Ramesh Pathirana

Hon.
Ramesh Pathirana
MP
රමේෂ් පතිරණ
ரமேஷ் பத்திரண
Minister of Health
Assumed office
23 October 2023
PresidentRanil Wickramasinghe
Prime MinisterDinesh Gunawardena
Preceded byKeheliya Rambukwella
Minister of Industries
Assumed office
20 May 2022
PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksa
Ranil Wickramasinghe
Prime MinisterRanil Wickramasinghe
Dinesh Gunawardena
Preceded byDilum Amunugama[N 1]
Minister of Plantations
In office
22 November 2019 – 23 October 2023
PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksa
Ranil Wickramasinghe
Prime MinisterMahinda Rajapaksa
Ranil Wickramasinghe
Dinesh Gunawardena
Preceded byNavin Dissanayake
Succeeded byMahinda Amaraweera
Minister of Education
In office
18 April 2022 – 9 May 2022
PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime MinisterMahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded byNavin Dissanayake
Succeeded bySusil Premajayantha
Member of Parliament
for Galle District
Assumed office
2010
Personal details
Born (1969-05-12) 12 May 1969 (age 55)
Political partySri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Other political
affiliations		Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
Alma materRichmond College (Sri Lanka), University of Peradeniya
ProfessionPhysician

Ramesh Pathirana is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and is serving as the current Minister of Health.[1] He previously served as the Minister of Plantation Industries, Minister of Industries and Minister of Education.[2]He belongs to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna.[3] He was educated at Richmond College, Galle and University of Peradeniya. He is a physician by profession and is the son of former Education and Higher Education minister Richard Pathirana.


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  1. ^ "Cabinet reshuffle: New health and environment ministers appointed". Ada Derana. 23 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  2. ^ "President appoints new 17-member Cabinet". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 2022-04-17.
  3. ^ "RAMESH PATHIRANA". Directory of Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 14 March 2013.