Vijitha Herath

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Herath Mudiyanselage Vijitha Herath (born 1 May 1968) is a Sri Lankan politician who has served as a Member of Parliament (MP) for Gampaha District since 2000. He is the incumbent Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, National Integration, Social Security and Mass Media, Minister of Environment, Wildlife, Forest Resources, Water Supply, Plantation and Community, and Infrastructure, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Public Security, Minister of Rural and Urban Development, and Housing and Construction and Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation since 2024 under president Anura Kumara Dissanayake.^[1] He previously served as the Minister of Cultural Affairs & National Heritage from 2004 to 2005.