Shan Wijayalal De Silva

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Hon.
Shan Wijayalal De Silva
ෂාන් විජයලාල් ද සිල්වා
ஷான் விஜயலால் த சில்வா
Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Galle District
Incumbent
Assumed office
15 August 2020
67,793 Preferential votes
5th
In office
16 July 2004 – 26 April 2019
Preceded byH. G. Sirisena
6th Governor of Eastern Province
In office
5 June 2019 – 16 November 2019
Preceded byM. L. A. M. Hizbullah
Personal details
Born
Shan Wijayalal De Silva

17 August 1959
Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka
CitizenshipSri Lankan
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partySri Lanka Freedom Party
Children2
Residence(s)Ambalangoda, Sri Lanka.
Alma materDharmasoka College, Ambalangoda
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionCustom Officer

Shan Wijayalal De Silva is a Sri Lankan politician. He is a Member of Parliament (MP) for Galle District since 2020. He belongs to the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and part of the United People's Freedom Alliance.[1][2][3] He was previously served three times as the Chief Minister of the Southern Province from 2004 to 2019. Several months after leaving the office, Shan Wijayalal De Silva was sworn in as the new Governor of the Eastern Province On 5 June 2019 before the President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat, Colombo.

References[]

  1. ^ Southern Province Chief Minister Archived 2012-04-06 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ Southern Province chief Ministers
  3. ^ Shan Wijayalal De Silva sworn in


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