Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa

Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa is a Sri Lankan politician. He was the Chief Minister of Uva Province in Sri Lanka from July 2004 to Aug 2009. He was elected to the Sri Lankan Parliament in 1989, 2000, 2001 and 2010 from Monaragala. [1] [2] [3][4][5][6]

Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa
Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic Resources Development and Rural Economic Affairs
In office
1 May 2018 – 15 December 2018
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded byMahinda Amaraweera
Succeeded byP. Harrison[N 1]
Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management[N 2]
In office
22 March 2015 – 1 May 2018
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Preceded byDuminda Dissanayake
Succeeded byChamal Rajapaksa
Minister of Wildlife
In office
28 January 2013 – 12 January 2015
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Preceded byS. M. Chandrasena[N 3]
Succeeded byGamini Jayawickrama Perera
Member of Parliament
for National List
In office
1 September 2015 – 3 March 2020
Member of Parliament
for Monaragala District
In office
22 April 2010 – 26 June 2015
In office
18 October 2000 – 7 February 2004
In office
9 March 1989 – 24 June 1994
5th Chief Minister of Uva Province
In office
22 July 2004 – 20 August 2009
Preceded byAththintha Marakalage Buddhadasa
Succeeded byShasheendra Rajapaksa
Personal details
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partySamagi Jana Balawegaya
Other political
affiliations
Sri Lanka Freedom Party United People's Freedom Alliance

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  1. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1989" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2009. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  2. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 2000" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on August 26, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  3. ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 2001" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2010. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  4. ^ "Sri Lankan Provinces from 1988". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  5. ^ "Previous Provincial Council". Uva Provincial council. Retrieved March 15, 2013.
  6. ^ "225 new Members of Sri Lanka Parliament". Colombo Page. Apr 22, 2010. Retrieved April 6, 2013.