Sri Lankan politician
Nimal Siripala de Silva MP |
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නිමල් සිරිපාල ද සිල්වා
நிமல் சிறிபால டி சில்வா |
 Silva at Indian Ocean Conference in Dhaka (2023) |
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| Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation |
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Incumbent |
Assumed office
20 May 2022 |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Ranil Wickramasinghe |
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| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickramasinghe
Dinesh Gunawardena |
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| Preceded by | Pramitha Tennakoon |
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| Minister of Labour |
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In office
12 August 2020 – 18 April 2022 |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
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| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
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| Preceded by | Dullas Alahapperuma |
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| Succeeded by | Vidura Wickremanayake |
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In office
4 September 2015 – 26 October 2018 |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
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| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
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| Preceded by | Ranjith Maddumabandara |
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| Succeeded by | Arjuna Ranatunga |
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| Minister of Justice |
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In office
22 November 2019 – 12 August 2020 |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
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| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
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| Preceded by | Thalatha Atukorale |
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| Succeeded by | Ali Sabry |
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| 13th Leader of the Opposition |
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In office
16 January 2015 – 26 June 2015 |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
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| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
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| Preceded by | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
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| Succeeded by | R. Sampanthan |
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Member of Parliament
for Badulla District |
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Assumed office
2000 |
Member of Parliament
for Colombo District |
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In office
1989–2000 |
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| Personal details |
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| Born | (1944-09-06) 6 September 1944 (age 79)
Badulla, British Ceylon |
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| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
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| Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
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Other political
affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
(2019 – Present)
United People's Freedom Alliance
(2004 – 2019)
People's Alliance
(1994 – 2004) |
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| Alma mater | Nalanda College, Colombo |
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| Occupation | Politics |
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| Profession | Proctor |
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Nilenthi Nimal Siripala de Silva MP (born 6 September 1944) is a Sri Lankan politician currently serving as the Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation[1] and former Cabinet Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation in 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka. He was the former Leader of the Opposition, former Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management and former Leader of the House.[2]
He is a member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and a Member of Parliament representing the Badulla District.
Early life and education
De Silva born to a family of teachers in Badulla. He was educated at Nalanda College, Colombo where he was a member of the college debating team. He entered Colombo Law College in 1966 and qualified as a proctor in 1971.[3][4]
Early career
Having started his legal practice in 1971, de Silva was active in politics from his student years, having started the Sri Lanka Freedom Party Law Students Association. He supported the Sirima Bandaranaike in a campaign in the 1970 general election. He went to the United Kingdom in 1975, and qualified as a solicitor. He returned to Ceylon over land in 1978, and assisted Bandaranaike in her defense in the Special Presidential Commission was appointed by President J. R. Jayawardene to investigate allegations against Bandaranaike for abuses of power during her tenure as Prime Minister.[3]
Political career
He entered parliament in 1989 having been elected from the Colombo Electoral District in the 1989 general election and was re-elected from Colombo till 2000, when he was elected from Badulla Electoral District and had been re-elected consecutively till the present. He is the Assembly President of the World Health Organization. He has hold cabinet positions in all 5 presidents cabinet after 1994.
Assassination attempt
On 4 July 1996 De Silva escaped with injuries in an attempted assassination by a LTTE female suicide bomber at the Stanley Road in Jaffna. This incident took place minutes after the Minister declared open a branch of Building Materials Corporation (BMC) in Jaffna. Brigadier Ananda Hamangoda (Jaffna Sector Commander), Ranjith Godamuna (Chairman, Lanka Cement) and 21 others were killed with more than 50 injured in the explosion.[5]
See also
References
- ^ New Cabinet: Nimal Siripala de Silva appointed Minister of Labour
- ^ Hon. Nimal Siripala de Silva is a member of the biggest thieves gang in Sri lanka, M.P
- ^ a b "COVER STORY - JULY 2013". Business Today. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ Always With The Party
- ^ Wasantha Siriwardena (7 July 1996). "Thursdays blast in Jaffna". The Sunday Times - Sri Lanka. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
Sources
- Biographies of Present Members
- "Old Nalandians elected MPs to be felicitated". Daily News. Archived from the original on 2 April 2002. Retrieved 27 March 2002.
- "Opposition weaker than ever before -Minister Nimal Siripala De Silva". Sunday Observer. Retrieved 4 April 2010.
- "International concerns on Lanka elections unfounded: Minister". India.com. 11 November 2018 – via PTI.
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