The current prime minister is Ranil Wickremesinghe, who took office on January 9, 2015 and had previously served twice as prime minister (1993-1994 and 2001-2004).
However, the chief executive of the government is the President of Sri Lanka, currently Mahinda Rajapaksa.
The former prime minister (2010-2015) was D. M. Jayaratne (Disanayaka Mudiyanselage Jayaratne).
Percy Mahendra "Mahinda" Rajapaksa was the President of Sri Lanka in 2009. He became the 6th President of Sri Lanka on 2005 November 19, and was re-elected in 2010.
Having a political family, Mahinda Rajapaksa joined politics early, getting elected to Parliament in 1970 at the age of 24. He served as leader of the Opposition from 2001 - 2004, before becoming Prime Minister from 2004 April 6 to 2005 November 19.
Given below is a list of all the presidents of Sri Lanka along with the tenure of their service.
Remarks- He was the last governor general of Ceylon, the dominion state. He became the first president when Ceylon declared a republic and changed its name to Sri Lanka.
Remarks- He introduced a new constitution and executive presidency in 1978. He made Sri Lanka the first South Asian country to liberalize its economy.
Remarks- He had served as the Prime Minister in the full term of J. R. Jayewardene's government. He was assassinated in a suicide bombing by LTTE in Colombo.
Remarks- He was the Prime Minister at time of Premadasa's assassination. He was appointed as acting president and after a week was elected by Parliament to the office of President under Article 40 of the constitution.
Remarks- She is the country's only female president till date. She is the daughter of two former prime ministers and was the leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) until the end of 2005. She was victim of multiple assassination attempts by LTTE, which were all unsuccessful.
Remarks- He is accused of war crimes in the final stages of Sri Lankan Civil War.
Remarks- Current President.
Percy Mahendra "Mahinda" Rajapaksa is the President of Sri Lanka in 2013. He became the 6th President of Sri Lanka on 2005 November 19, and was re-elected in 2010.
Having a political family, Mahinda Rajapaksa joined politics early, getting elected to Parliament in 1970 at the age of 24. He served as leader of the Opposition from 2001 - 2004, before becoming Prime Minister from 2004 April 6 to 2005 November 19.
Percy Mahendra "Mahinda" Rajapaksa is the President of Sri Lanka in 2014. He became the 6th President of Sri Lanka on 2005 November 19, and was re-elected in 2010.
Having a political family, Mahinda Rajapaksa joined politics early, getting elected to Parliament in 1970 at the age of 24. He served as leader of the Opposition from 2001 - 2004, before becoming Prime Minister from 2004 April 6 to 2005 November 19.
It is very important to know who leads or runs a country. The current president of Sri Lanka is Mahinda Rajapaksa.
President Mihinda Rajapaksa is the current Sri Lankan president.!!!
Yes. Sri Lanka is a Democratic Socialist Republic with a president and prime minister.
Maithripala Sirisena
Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Jayaratne is the Prime Minister for Sri Lanka.
Disanayaka Mudiyanselage (D S) Jayaratnewas the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka in 2011.Jayaratne became the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on 2010 April 10.
Mr.D.S. SenanayakaD.S.Senanayeka
Sri Lanka
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake was prime minister of Sri Lanka at the start of 2010 and until the 21st of April 2010. Disanayaka Mudiyanselage Jayaratne, became prime minister on the 21st of April 2010.
Sri Lanka. Her name was Sirimavo Bandaranaike.She became prime minister of Ceylon in 1960. Ceylon became Sri Lanka in 1972.Therfore the correct answer is Ceylon not Sri Lanka.
The first lady Prime Minister in the UK was Margaret Thatcher.
Don Stephen Senanayake
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka in 1960. However, it should be noted that in India, Israel, and the UK, the Prime Minister is the Head of the Government whereas in Sri Lanka it is only the head of the Cabinet and subservient to the President of Sri Lanka. India had the first woman Prime Minister who was actually head of the government, Indira Gandhi, in 1966.
First woman prime minister of Sri Lanka was Ms. Sirimavo BandaranaikeThe world's first & Sri Lanka's first elected woman prime minister on 1960 July 20. Mrs. Sirimavo Bandaranayake.Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike 1960 to 1965 of the Sri Lankan Freedom Party and a second term from 1970 to 1972
The first elected female Prime Minister was Sirimavo Bandarnayake (Sri Lanka).