Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena

Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana
මහින්ද යාපා අබේවර්ධන
மகிந்த யாப்பா அபேவர்தன
Abeywardena in 2023
21st Speaker of the Parliament
In office
20 August 2020 – 24 September 2024
DeputyRanjith Siyambalapitiya
Ajith Rajapakse
Preceded byKaru Jayasuriya
Succeeded byAshoka Ranwala
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
In office
February 2015 – May 2015
Preceded bySumedha Jayasena
Succeeded byLakshman Yapa Abeywardena
Minister of Agriculture
In office
2010 – 12 January 2015
Preceded byMaithripala Sirisena
Succeeded byDuminda Dissanayake
Minister of Cultural Affairs
In office
2005–2010
Preceded byVijitha Herath
Deputy Minister of Healthcare & Nutrition
In office
2004–2005
Preceded bySajith Premadasa
3rd Chief Minister of Southern Province
In office
1994–2001
Preceded byAmarasiri Dodangoda
Succeeded byH. G. Sirisena
Member of Parliament
for Matara District
In office
2001 – 24 September 2024
Personal details
Born (1945-10-10) 10 October 1945 (age 79)
Beragama, Matara, Colony of Ceylon (now Sri Lanka)
Political partySri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Other political
affiliations
Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance, United National Party
Children5
Alma materUniversity of Colombo, Rahula College, Matara, Thelijjawila Central College
OccupationLand Proprietor
ProfessionPolitician

Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena (born 10 October 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician and land proprietor. He was the Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from 2020 to 2024.[1]

  1. ^ "New Speaker of Parliament appointed". Daily News. Retrieved 2020-08-20.