Sunethra Ranasinghe

Sunethra Ranasinghe was a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. She was elected to the seat of Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia in a by-election in 1977,[1] replacing her father S. de Silva Jayasinghe who died whilst in office. She is a Member of the United National Party. She served as the Minister of Health.[2][3][4]

Hon.
Sunethra Ranasinghe
3rd Mayor of Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
In office
1996–2002
Preceded bySusil De Silva Jayasinghe
Succeeded byDanasiri Amaratunga
Member of Parliament
for Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
In office
1977–1989
Preceded byS. de Silva Jayasinghe
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Member of Parliament
for Colombo
In office
1989–1994
Personal details
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyUnited National Party

References
  1. "Results of the Parliamentary By Elections held between 1947 – 1988" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  2. "REMINISCENCES: – PART 1 Dr. Hector Weerasinghe – Former Director National Hospital of Sri Lanka". Daily News. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  3. "Sri Lanka Ministers". Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
  4. "Lady Members". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 7 July 2018.


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