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The first woman representative was Adeline Molamure, elected to the State Council, daughter of J. H. Meedeniya and wife of Alfred Francis Molamure, both State Councillors. 60 women have served in the legislature of Sri Lanka, including 13 who are currently serving, constituting over 5% of all current Members.
Minister of Child Development and Women's Affairs Sunethra Ranasinghe: Minister of Women's Affairs and Teaching Hospitals: 1985: Renuka Menike Herath: Minister of Health and Women's Affairs: 1989: Chandra Karunaratne: Minister of State of Women's Affairs: 1990: Srimani Athulathmudali: Minister of Transport, Highways, Environment and Women's ...
The UK-based Guardian in its edition of 14 June 2013 published an article titled, "Top 10 sexist moments in politics: Julia Gillard, Hillary Clinton and more" which described an encounter in 2012 between Rosy Senanayake and Kumara Welgama, Sri Lanka's transport minister, as sexist. Welgama is quoted as saying, "You are such a charming woman.
Chamindrani Kiriella is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya. [1] She was elected to the parliament in the 2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election representing Kandy Electoral District. [2] [3] [4] She is the daughter of former member of parliament and cabinet minister Lakshman Kiriella. [5]
21st-century Sri Lankan women politicians (31 P) F. First ladies and gentlemen of Sri Lanka (10 P) G. Women government ministers of Sri Lanka (13 P) L.
Lists of political office-holders in Sri Lanka (5 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Lists of Sri Lankan politicians" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
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The following is a list of Sri Lankan politicians. National. President Prime minister. Speaker of the Parliament. Leader of the Opposition. Cabinet Ministers ...