Vijitha Herath

Vijitha Herath
විජිත හේරත්
விஜித ஹேரத்
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Assumed office
24 September 2024
PresidentAnura Kumara Dissanayake
Prime MinisterHarini Amarasuriya
Preceded byAli Sabry
Former cabinet positions
Minister of Environment, Wildlife, Forest Resources, Water Supply, Plantation and Community, and Infrastructure
In office
24 September 2024 – 18 November 2024
PresidentAnura Kumara Dissanayake
Prime MinisterHarini Amarasuriya
Preceded byRamesh Pathirana
Succeeded byDammika Patabendi
Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, National Integration, Social Security and Mass Media
In office
24 September 2024 – 18 November 2024
PresidentAnura Kumara Dissanayake
Prime MinisterHarini Amarasuriya
Preceded byVidura Wickremanayake
Succeeded byHiniduma Sunil Senevi
Minister of Public Security
In office
24 September 2024 – 18 November 2024
PresidentAnura Kumara Dissanayake
Prime MinisterHarini Amarasuriya
Preceded byTiran Alles
Succeeded byAnanda Wijepala
Minister of Rural and Urban Development, and Housing and Construction
In office
24 September 2024 – 18 November 2024
PresidentAnura Kumara Dissanayake
Prime MinisterHarini Amarasuriya
Preceded byPrasanna Ranatunga
Succeeded byAnura Karunathilake
Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation
In office
24 September 2024 – 18 November 2024
PresidentAnura Kumara Dissanayake
Prime MinisterHarini Amarasuriya
Preceded byBandula Gunawardane
Succeeded byBimal Rathnayake
Minister of Cultural Affairs and National Heritage
In office
10 April 2004 – 24 June 2005
PresidentChandrika Kumaratunga
Prime MinisterMahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded byChandrika Kumaratunga
Succeeded byMahinda Yapa Abeywardena
Member of Parliament
for Gampaha District
Assumed office
18 October 2000
Majority716,715 Preferential votes
Personal details
Born
Herath Mudiyanselage Vijitha Herath

(1968-05-01) 1 May 1968 (age 56)
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyJanatha Vimukthi Peramuna
Other political
affiliations
National People's Power
Residence(s)49/53 B Salmal Uyana, Kirindiwela Road, Yakkala
Alma materUniversity of Kelaniya (BSc)
Websitewww.npp.lk/en/about

Herath Mudiyanselage Vijitha Herath (born 1 May 1968) is a Sri Lankan politician who has served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs since September 2024. Herath has been a Member of Parliament (MP) for Gampaha District since 2000.