Hon. Shan Wijayalal De Silva | |
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| ෂාන් විජයලාල් ද සිල්වා ஷான் விஜயலால் த சில்வா | |
| Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Galle District | |
| Assumed office 15 August 2020 67,793 Preferential votes | |
| 5th Chief Minister of Southern Province | |
| In office 16 July 2004 – 26 April 2019 | |
| Preceded by | H. G. Sirisena |
| 5th Governor of Eastern Province | |
| In office 5 June 2019 – 16 November 2019 | |
| Preceded by | M. L. A. M. Hizbullah |
| Succeeded by | Anuradha Yahampath |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Shan Wijayalal De Silva 17 August 1959 Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka |
| Citizenship | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Samagi Jana Balawegaya (since 2024) |
| Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka Freedom Party (until 2024) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka. |
| Alma mater | Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Custom Officer |
Shan Wijayalal De Silva is a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament (MP) for the Galle District since 2020. Since 1 January 2024, he has belonged to the Samagi Jana Balawegaya.[1] He formerly belonged to the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and the Freedom People's Alliance.[2][3][4]
He has previously served three times as the Chief Minister of the Southern Province from 2004 to 2019. Several months after leaving the office, Shan Wijayalal De Silva was sworn in as the new Governor of the Eastern Province on 5 June 2019 before President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat, Colombo.