Udaya Gammanpila

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Hon. Udaya Gammanpila MP
උදය ගම්මන්පිල உதய கம்மன்பில
Minister of Energy
In office 12 August 2020 – 3 March 2022
President	Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime Minister	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded by	Mahinda Amaraweera[N 1]
Succeeded by	Gamini Lokuge
Minister of Buddha Sasana and Religious Affairs
In office 9 November 2018 – 15 December 2018
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded by	Gamini Jayawickrama Perera[N 2]
Succeeded by	Gamini Jayawickrama Perera[N 3]
Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation, Industries and Environment, Western Province
In office 2009–2014
Governor	Alavi Moulana
Chief Minister	Prasanna Ranatunga
Member of Parliament for Colombo District
In office 1 September 2015 – 24 September 2024
Member of the Western Provincial Council for Colombo District
In office 2009–2015
Personal details
Born	Udaya Prabath Gammanpila (1970-02-06) 6 February 1970 (age 54) Nawalapitiya, Sri Lanka
Political party	Pivithuru Hela Urumaya
Other political affiliations	Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (2019 – 2022) United People's Freedom Alliance (2009 – 2019)
Alma mater	D. S. Senanayake College Monash University Sri Lanka Law College
Profession	Computer Engineer, Lawyer, University Lecturer
Website	udayagammanpila.com

Udaya Prabath Gammanpila (born 6 February 1970) is a Sri Lankan nationalist politician. By profession, he is a computer engineer,^{[citation needed]} a lawyer and a politician. He is a former Minister of Energy and Member of Sri Lanka Parliament for Colombo District.

He has also worked as the former minister in the Western province and carried out the ministerial portfolio as the government's Cabinet minister for Buddhism and Religious affairs. He was elected as a Member of Parliament with 198,818 preferential votes from the Colombo District at the General Election held on 17 August 2015. He is also the leader of the Pivithuru Hela Urumaya political party.^[1]

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