Anura Priyadharshana Yapa

Anura Priyadharshana Yapa
අනුර ප්‍රියදර්ශන යාපා
அனுர பிரியதர்ஷனா யாப்பா
General Secretary Sri Lanka Freedom Party
In office
22 November 2014 – 14 August 2015
LeaderMaithripala Sirisena
Mahinda Rajapakse
Preceded byMaithripala Sirisena
Succeeded byDuminda Dissanayake
Minister of Disaster Management
In office
4 September 2015 – 12 April 2018
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Member of Parliament
for Kurunegala District
Assumed office
1994
Personal details
Born (1959-01-18) 18 January 1959 (age 65)
Kurunegala, Sri Lanka
Political partySri Lanka Freedom Party
Other political
affiliations
United People's Freedom Alliance
(2004 - Present)
People's Alliance
(1994 - 2004)
Alma materNalanda College Colombo
OccupationPolitics
ProfessionLawyer

Yapa Appuhamilage Anura Priyadharshana (known as Anura Priyadharshana Yapa born 18 January 1959) MP for Kurunegala [1] former Cabinet Minister of Disaster Management in 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka. Anura Priyadharshana Yapa is also the General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. He was also Sri Lanka's former Cabinet Minister of Petroleum and a Member of Parliament representing the Kurunegala District.

He is a lawyer by profession and was educated at Nalanda College, Colombo.