Hon. Susil Premajayantha, M.P.

State minister of Education Reforms, Promotion of Open Universities and Distance Learning

Achchige Don Susil Premajayantha (born 10 January 1955) is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

Education

Premajayantha received his primary and secondary education at St. John's College, Nugegoda. After that he attended the University of Colombo and received a Bachelor of Laws in 1982 and became an Attorney at Law in 1984. Later on in 2004 he also gained a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Sri Jayewardenepura.

Political Career

Premajayantha began his political career in 1991 being elected as the Deputy Chairman of Sri Jayewardenepura Kotte Urban Council. In 1993 he was elected to the Western Provincial Council and was elected Chief Minister in 1995.

In 2000 he entered parliament for the first time from Gampaha District and became the Minister of Education. Even though the People's Alliance was defeated in the 2001 general elections, Premajayantha was elected back into the Parliament from Colombo District and held his seat in subsequent elections.

With the formation of the United People's Freedom Alliance in 2004, Premajayantha was made its inaugural General Secretary of the party. When the United People's Freedom Alliance won the 2004 general elections he was given the post of Minister of Power and Energy When HE. Mahinda Rajapaksa became President, he was again appointed Minister of Education and after the 2010 general elections as the Minister of Petroleum Industries  and in a 2013 cabinet reshuffle he became the Minister of Environment and Renewable Energy on 25 August 2015, few days after general elections he resigned as the General Secretary of the United People's Freedom Alliance. After the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and United National Party signed a Memorandum of Understanding to form a National unity government,  Premajayantha became the Minister of Science Technology and Research

  • Ministry of Technology and Research
  • Education Ministers of Sri Lanka
  • Power & Energy ministers of Sri Lanka
  • Mahaweli Development and Environment ministers of Sri Lanka
  • Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka (2015–2020)
  • Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka (2010–2015)
  • Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka (2004–2010)
  • Members of the 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka (2001–2004)
  • Members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka (2000–2001)
  • Members of the Sri Lankan Parliament from Colombo
  • Members of the Sri Lankan Parliament from Gampaha
  • Chief Ministers of Western Province
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