Ravi Karunanayake

Ravi Karunanayake
රවී කරුණානායක
ரவி கருணாநாயக்க
(2023)
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
22 May 2017 – 10 August 2017
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Preceded byMangala Samaraweera
Succeeded byTilak Marapana
Minister of Finance
In office
12 January 2015 – 22 May 2017
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Preceded byMahinda Rajapaksa
Succeeded byMangala Samaraweera
Minister of Commerce, Consumer Affairs
In office
12 December 2001 – 6 April 2004
PresidentChandrika Kumaratunga
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Member of Parliament
for Colombo District
In office
1994–2020
Personal details
Born (1963-02-19) February 19, 1963 (age 61)
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyUnited National Party
(2000 - Present)
Independent
(1998 - 1999)
Democratic United National Front
(1989 - 1998)
Other political
affiliations
United National Front
(2001 - Present)
SpouseMela
ChildrenOnella, Shenella, Minella
EducationRoyal College, Colombo
OccupationPolitics
ProfessionManagement Accountant
WebsiteOfficial Website

Ravindra Sandresh Karunanayake (born 19 February 1963) is a Sri Lankan politician. A former Member of Parliament for the Colombo District, he served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs from May 2017 to August 2017, Minister of Finance from 2015 to 2017, and Cabinet Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs from 2001 to 2004 and Cabinet Minister of Power and Energy since December 2018 till November 2019.

Karunanayake is also the assistant leader of the United National Party (UNP), the District Leader of Colombo, and the chief organiser for the Colombo North Electorate.[citation needed]