{"id":13208,"date":"2020-08-14T08:48:12","date_gmt":"2020-08-14T08:48:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/?p=13208"},"modified":"2020-08-14T08:48:12","modified_gmt":"2020-08-14T08:48:12","slug":"profiles-of-elected-women-to-the-9th-parliament-of-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/ta\/profiles-of-elected-women-to-the-9th-parliament-of-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"Profiles of elected women to the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"<table style=\"border-collapse: collapse; width: 122.433%;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 55.3735%;\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13210 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/pavithra-277x300.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"277\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">1. <strong>Pavithra Wanniarachchi<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nPavithra Wanniarachchi is Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine. She represents the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP). \u00a0A lawyer by profession, she has been a member of the Parliament from the Ratnapura District since 1994 representing the United Peoples Freedom Alliance and the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and was also a Member of the Samabaragamuwa Provincial Council from 1993-1994. As a member of Parliament she has held the portfolios of Power &amp; Energy: 2013 \u2013 2015, Technology &amp;Research 2010 \u2013 2013, Cultural Affairs &amp; National Heritage &#8211; 2010, Youth Affairs: 2007 \u2013 2010, Samurdhi &amp; Poverty Alleviation: 2004 \u2013 2007, Plan &amp; Implementation: 2000 \u2013 2001. She also served as the Deputy Minister of Health &amp; Indigenous Medicine: 1998 \u2013 2000, Deputy Minister of Health, Highways, Social Services &amp; Welfare: 1994 \u2013 1998. In Parliament, she was also on the Sectoral Oversight Committees of Women and Gender and Sustainable Development, Environment and Natural resources. In the most recent Parliamentary Elections of 2020 she obtained 200,977 votes, from the Ratnapura District.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 66.0069%; text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13216 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/116693650_3096884137095837_6081051290069129221_o-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>2. <strong>Sudarshini Fernandopulle<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nSudarshani Fernandopulle is State Minister of Prison Reforms and Rehabilitation. She is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka representing the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP). She is a specialist Medical Officer by profession. She was appointed the Deputy Minister of Higher Education in 2015, under the 08<sup>th<\/sup> Sri Lanka Parliament representing the United Peoples Freedom Alliance. In Parliament, she was on the Sectoral Oversight Committees of Women and Gender. In the most recent Parliamentary Elections of 2020 she obtained 89,329 votes, from the Gampaha District.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 55.3735%;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-13213 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/84630176_160808275547513_2212669429636917547_o-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">3. <strong>Seetha Kumari Arambepola<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Seetha Kumari Arambepola is the State Minister of Skills Development, Research and Invention. She is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka representing the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP). She is a medical doctor by profession. She was the first female governor of the Western Province, appointed in November 21<sup>st<\/sup>, 2019. She resigned from the post of Governor in March 2020 to enter parliament from the national list.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 66.0069%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13218 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/20200615181900684123-icon-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">4. <strong>Rajika Wickramasinghe<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Rajika Wickramasinghe is the Kegalle District Committee Chairman for the Sri Lanka Government of 2020. She is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka representing the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP). In the most recent Parliamentary Elections of 2020 she obtained 68,802 votes, from the Kegalle District.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 55.3735%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13211 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Thalatha-1200x1044-1-300x261.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"261\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">5. <strong>Thalatha Athukorale<br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\nThalatha Atukorale is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka representing the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB). She is a lawyer by profession. She also won seats in parliament in 2004, 2010 and in the 2015 elections under the United National Party. \u00a0Atukorale was appointed as the cabinet minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare by President Maithripala Sirisena on 12 January 2015-2018. She was given the additional duties of Minister of Justice in August 2017 and Minister of Prison Reforms in 2018. In the most recent Parliamentary Elections of 2020 she obtained 45,105 votes, from the Ratnapura District.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 66.0069%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13209 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/images.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"248\" height=\"247\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">6. <strong>Rohini Kumari Kavirathne Wijerathne<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Rohini Kumari Wijerathne is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka representing the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB). She also won a seat in parliament in the 2015 elections under the United National Party. In parliament, she was on the Sectoral Oversight Committees of Women and Gender and Education and Human Resource Development. In the most recent Parliamentary Elections of 2020 she obtained 27,587 votes, from the Matale District.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 55.3735%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-13219 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/O5rzcJyp_400x400-geetha.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"256\" height=\"256\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">7. <strong>Geetha Samanmalee Kumarasingha\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Geetha Samanmalee Kurmarasingha is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka representing the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP). In 2014 she contested in the provincial council elections and took oath as the counselor of the Southern Provincial Council. She was elected in 2015, to the 08<sup>th<\/sup> Sri Lanka parliament representing the United Peoples Freedom Alliance. Geetha is primarily a film actress. She made her debut in veteran director K. A. W. Perera&#8217;s 1975 film, Wasana. In the most recent Parliamentary Elections of 2020 she obtained 63,357 votes, from the Galle District.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 66.0069%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13217 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/4408672776_0f0d829223_b-200x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"285\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">8. <strong>Kokila Gunawardena<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Kokila Gunawardena is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka representing the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP). She is a former Provincial Councilor of the Western Province. She entered politics in 2004, under the United Peoples Freedom Alliance. In the most recent Parliamentary Elections of 2020 she obtained 77,922 votes, from the Gampaha District.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 55.3735%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13221 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/116264911_179815830267501_1455694581043581148_n-158x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"158\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">9. <strong>Muditha Prishanthi Soysa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Muditha Prishanthi Soysa is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka representing the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP). In the most recent Parliamentary Elections of 2020 she obtained 65,933 votes, from the Ratnapura District.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 66.0069%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13214 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/88220378_124187669149464_8864127258386759680_n-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"265\" height=\"265\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">10. <strong>Manjula Wijekoon Dissanayake<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Manjula Wijekoon Dissanayake Gunawardena is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka representing the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP). She is a retired teacher instructor. She holds a seat in the 09<sup>th<\/sup> parliament of Sri Lanka from the national list.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 55.3735%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-13220 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/photo-2-807x455-c-300x169.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">11. <strong>Harini Amarasuriya\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Harini Amarasuriya is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka representing the Jathika Jana Balawegaya (JJB). She holds a PhD in Social Anthropology from the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom. A former Senior Lecturer at the Open University, she resigned from her post to enter parliament from the national list.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<td style=\"width: 66.0069%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-13215 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/womenandmedia.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/105695422_265182681573749_3729591556495894520_n-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"209\" height=\"209\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">12. <strong>Diana Gamage\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Diana Gamage is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka representing the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB). She is a lawyer, an actress and a former Provincial Council candidate representing the United National Party. She contested in the 2018 Local Government elections from the Kotte Municipal Council. As an actress she has been in Sriyani Amarasena&#8217;s &#8216;Hemanthaye Wasanthayak&#8217; and has also starred in also starred in Dandana Hewawitharana&#8217;s &#8216;Sihina Pauru&#8217; and Sirasa TV&#8217;s popular comedy drama &#8216;Yes Boss&#8217;. Currently she is the Deputy Secretary of the SJB and holds a seat in the 09<sup>th<\/sup> parliament from the national list.<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. Pavithra Wanniarachchi Pavithra Wanniarachchi is Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine. 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