Tissa Vitharana

Tissa Vitharana
තිස්ස විතාරණ
திஸ்ஸ விதாரண
Governor of North Central Province
In office
December 2019 – 23 March 2020
Preceded bySarath Ekanayake
Succeeded byMaheepala Herath
Minister of Science and Technology
In office
April 2004 – April 2010
Succeeded byHimself (as Minister of Technology and Research)
Minister of Technology and Research
In office
May 2010 – November 2010
Preceded byHimself (as Minister of Science and Technology)
Succeeded byPavithra Devi Wanniarachchi
Senior Minister of Scientific Affairs
In office
November 2010 – 12 January 2015
Member of Parliament
for National List
Assumed office
2020
In office
2004–2015
Personal details
Born (1934-08-30) 30 August 1934 (age 90)
Nuwara Eliya, Ceylon
Political partyLanka Sama Samaja Party
Other political
affiliations
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Alma materUniversity of Ceylon
University of London
OccupationPhysician

Upali Tissa Vitharana (born 30 August 1934) is a Sri Lankan politician, former Member of Parliament and former cabinet minister. He is the current leader of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party (LSSP) and served as Governor of North Central Province from 2019 to 2020.