Champika Ranawaka

Patali Champika Ranawaka
පාඨලී චම්පික රණවක
பாடலி சம்பிக்க ரணவக்க
Minister of Megalopolis and Western Development
In office
4 September 2015 – 17 November 2019
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Preceded byMinistry established
Minister of Power and Energy
In office
12 January 2015 – 17 August 2015
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Preceded byPavithra Devi Wanniarachchi
Succeeded byRanjith Siyambalapitiya
Member of Parliament
for Colombo District
In office
22 April 2010 – 24 September 2024
Majority65,574 Preferential Votes
Member of Parliament
for National List
In office
01 February 2007 – 09 February 2010
Preceded byOmalpe Sobhitha Thero
Personal details
Born (1965-08-04) 4 August 1965 (age 59)
Kalutara, Sri Lanka
Political partyUnited Republican Front (since 2023)
Other political
affiliations
Jathika Hela Urumaya (until 2023)
Samagi Jana Balawegaya (2020-2024)
Alma materUniversity of Moratuwa
Taxila Central College, Horana
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionMember of Parliament[1]
WebsiteOfficial website

Achchige Patali Champika Ranawaka (Sinhala: පාඨලී චම්පික රණවක; born 4 August 1965) is a Sri Lankan electrical engineer and a politician. He is a Member of Parliament from the Colombo District of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya. He is currently the leader of a civil society named "43rd Brigade", after declaring himself as an independent Member of Parliament on 8 June 2022.[2] He was the Cabinet Minister of Megapolis and Western Development, as well as Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Power and Energy and Technology, Research and Atomic Energy.[3][4]

  1. ^ Hon. Patali Champika Ranawaka, M.P.
  2. ^ News Desk, Colombo Page (8 June 2022). "MP Patali Champika Ranawaka becomes independent in Parliament". Retrieved 12 August 2022.
  3. ^ "Technology, Research to be national priority". Archived from the original on 2 February 2013. Retrieved 2013-01-29.
  4. ^ "Work on Megapolis from 2016". Archived from the original on 15 October 2015. Retrieved 29 October 2015.