Gamini Jayawickrama Perera

Mallawa Arachchige Gamini Jayawickrama Perera, MP, is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka representing Kurunegala. He is currently the Cabinet Minister of Sustainable Development and Wildlife and Minister of Buddha Sasana.[1] He was the former Cabinet Minister of Food Protection. He was elected as the chairman of ESCAP (Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific) in April 2016. He was also the Chairman of United National Party (UNP) and the former Cabinet Minister for Irrigation and Water Management.[2]

Gamini Jayawickrama Perera
Minister of Sustainable Development & Wildlife and Minister of Buddha Sasana
Assumed office
12 January 2015
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Minister of Buddha Sasana
Assumed office
25 August 2017
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Preceded byWijeyadasa Rajapakshe
Member of Parliament
for Kurunegala District
Assumed office
1994
Personal details
Born (1941-01-29) 29 January 1941
Kurunegala, Sri Lanka
Political partyUnited National Party
RelationsLincoln Perera
Alma materNalanda College Colombo
OccupationPolitics

Early life and education

Gamini was educated at Nalanda College, Colombo. He was a member of the college's first XI cricket team and captained the team in 1960.

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