Janaka Wakkumbura

Hon.
Janaka Wakkumbura
MP
ජානක වක්කුඹුර
ஜனக வக்கும்புர
Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation
In office
18 April 2022 – 9 May 2022
PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime MinisterMahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded byMahindananda Aluthgamage[N 1]
Chamal Rajapaksa[N 2]
Succeeded byMahinda Amaraweera[N 3]
Roshan Ranasinghe[N 4]
Member of Parliament
for Ratnapura District
Incumbent
Assumed office
2010
Personal details
Born (1967-12-15) December 15, 1967 (age 56)
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partySri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Other political
affiliations		Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
Children2
Residence(s)Dheerananda Mawatha, Ellapatha, Ratnapura.

Janaka Wakkumbura (born 15 December 1967) is a Sri Lankan politician.[1] He is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and Kalawana SLPP organiser.[2] Following the mass resignation of the Sri Lankan cabinet in the wake of the 2022 Sri Lankan protests, he was appointed as the Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on 18 April 2022.[3] He served until 9 May 2022 following another mass resignation of the Sri Lankan cabinet.[4]


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  1. ^ "Janaka Wakkumbura". Manthri.lk. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  2. ^ Parliament of Sri lanka (18 April 2022). "Hon. Janaka Wakkumbura, M.P." Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. ^ Krishnasai, C. "Sri Lankan president appoints 17 cabinet ministers amid calls for govt ouster". WION News. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. ^ "Mahinda Rajapaksa resigns as Prime Minister". Ada Derana. 9 May 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022. The PM's departure also results in the dissolution of the Cabinet.