Buddhika Pathirana

Buddhika Pathirana
බුද්ධ්ක පතිරණ
புத்தர் பத்திரனா
Deputy Minister of Industries and Commerce
In office
20 June 2018 – 26 October 2018
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
MinisterRishad Bathiudeen
In office
20 December 2018 – 21 November 2019
State Minister of Industry and Commerce, Co-operative Development Vocational Training and Skills Development[1]
In office
09 June 2019 – 21 November 2019
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Member of Parliament
for Matara
Assumed office
2010
Personal details
Born (1974-03-17) 17 March 1974 (age 50)
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyUnited National Party
SpouseMihiri Warnakulasuriya
Alma materRahula College, Matara, University of Kelaniya
OccupationPolitician
Websitebuddhikapathirana.org

Dr.Akalanka Buddhika Uditha Dedduwa Pathirana (Sinhala: බුද්ධ්ක පතිරණ; born 17 March 1974) who was a Deputy Minister of Ministry of Industry and Commerce [2] in Sri Lanka and a Member of the 7th Parliament of Sri Lanka[3] represented the United National Party (UNP), for Matara District. He was elected to the Parliament at the General Election held on 8 April 2010 winning the second highest percentage of votes from the United National Party which is the major opposition in the country.

  1. ^ "Buddhika Pathirana takes over from Bathiudeen". 10 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Buddhika Pathirana appointed Deputy Minister". Daily News.
  3. ^ "Biographies of Present Members: Buddhika Pathirana, MP". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 13 May 2012. Retrieved 2011-10-18.