Sarath Ekanayake

Sarath Ekanayake is the 7th and current Chief Minister of the Central Province of Sri Lanka. He previously served as the 2nd and 4th Chief Minister of Central Province between in April and June 1999 and again between November 2000 and April 2002 and has been the Chief Minister since 2004 in the current tenure. He was also the Governor of the North central Province [1] He belongs to the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and is part of the United People's Freedom Alliance. He is also the president of the Sri Lanka Basketball Federation[2][3]

Sarath Ekanayake
Ekanayake in May 2017
2nd, 4th & 7th Chief Minister of Central Province
Assumed office
18 June 2004
Preceded byWasantha Aluvihare
In office
6 November 2000  30 April 2002
Preceded byNandimithra Ekanayake
Succeeded byW. M. P. B. Dissanayake
In office
April 1999  June 1999
Preceded byVacant
Succeeded byNandimithra Ekanayake
Personal details
BornSri Lanka
Political partySri Lanka Freedom Party

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