Ranjith Madduma Bandara

Ranjith Madduma Bandara
රංජිත් මද්දුම බණ්ඩාර
ரஞ்சித் மத்தும பண்டார
Minister of Law and Order
In office
8 March 2018 – 18 November 2019
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Preceded byRanil Wickramasinghe
Minister of Public Administration
In office
4 September 2015 – 18 November 2019
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Minister of Internal Transport
In office
12 January 2015 – 17 August 2015
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
General Secretary of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya
Assumed office
11 February 2020
LeaderSajith Premadasa
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byKabir Hashim
Member of Parliament
for National List
Assumed office
20 August 2020
Member of Parliament
for Monaragala District
In office
9 March 1989 – 20 August 2020
Personal details
Born (1954-08-25) 25 August 1954 (age 70)
Medagama, Dominion of Ceylon
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partySamagi Jana Balawegaya (since 2020)
Other political
affiliations
United National Party (before 2020)
RelationsR. M. Gunasekera (father),
Dharmadasa Banda (uncle)
ChildrenChamathka Ratnayake,
Manthika Ratnayake
Alma materAnanda College

Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage Ranjith Madduma Bandara (born 25 August 1954) is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He served as Minister of Law and Order and Minister of Public Administration and Management from March 2018 to November 2019.[1][2] He has also acted as the Minister of Transport.

His father R. M. Gunasekera, former member of the parliament for Bibile, was assassinated when he was seven years old. His uncle was Dharmadasa Banda. He was educated at Ananda College and became a planter and a businessman.[3]

He is a long time member of the United National Party, and has held many positions in the party. On 11 February 2020, he was appointed as the inaugral general secretary of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya.[4]

  1. ^ "Ranjith Maddumabandara appointed new Minister of Law and Order - Sri Lanka News". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst | Breaking News and Latest News provider | Political | Sports | International | Business. 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  2. ^ "Sunday Times - Ranjith Madduma Bandara sworn in as Law and Order Minister". www.sundaytimes.lk. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  3. ^ "A Chat With Ranjith Madduma Bandara". life.lk. Retrieved 26 July 2021.
  4. ^ "Ranjith Madduma Bandara appointed as General Secretary of New Political movement". 5 February 2020.