Kanaka Herath

Hon.
Kanaka Herath
MP
කනක හේරත්
கனக ஹேரத்
Minister of Highways
In office
18 April 2022 – 9 May 2022
PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime MinisterMahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded byJohnston Fernando
Succeeded byBandula Gunawardena
Member of Parliament
for Kegalle District
Incumbent
Assumed office
2010
Personal details
Born (1976-04-27) April 27, 1976 (age 48)
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partySri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Other political
affiliations		Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance

Kanaka Herath is a Sri Lankan politician, former cabinet minister, and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He belongs to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna.[1][2] He was appointed as the Minister of Highways on 18 April 2022.[3] He served until 9 May 2022 following another mass resignation of the Sri Lankan cabinet.[4]

  1. ^ "KANAKA HERATH". Directory of Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 13 October 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  2. ^ "KANAKA HERATH". Manthri.lk. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. ^ "President appoints 17 new Cabinet ministers". Ada Derana.lk. Retrieved April 18, 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.