Sajith Premadasa

Hon. Sajith Premadasa MP
සජිත් ප්‍රේමදාස சஜித் பிரேமதாச
Sajith in 2016
15th Leader of the Opposition
Incumbent
Assumed office 3 January 2020
President	Gotabaya Rajapaksa Ranil Wickremesinghe Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Prime Minister	Mahinda Rajapaksa Ranil Wickremesinghe Dinesh Gunawardena Harini Amarasuriya
Preceded by	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Leader of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 February 2020
Preceded by	Position Established
Minister of Housing, Construction and Cultural Affairs
In office 20 December 2018 – 17 November 2019
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by	Wimal Weerawansa
Succeeded by	Mahinda Rajapaksa
In office 12 January 2015 – 26 October 2018
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by	Wimal Weerawansa
Succeeded by	Wimal Weerawansa
Deputy Minister of Health
In office 2001–2004
President	Chandrika Kumaratunga
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Member of Parliament for Colombo District
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 August 2020
Majority	305,744 Preferential Votes
Member of Parliament for Hambantota District
In office 18 October 2000 – 3 March 2020
Majority	112,645 Preferential Votes
Deputy Leader of the United National Party
In office 2014–2020
Preceded by	Karu Jayasuriya
Succeeded by	Ruwan Wijewardene
In office 2011–2013
Preceded by	Karu Jayasuriya
Succeeded by	Karu Jayasuriya
Member of Constitutional Council (Sri Lanka)
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 October 2020
President	Gotabaya Rajapaksa Ranil Wickremesinghe
Prime Minister	Mahinda Rajapaksa Ranil Wickremesinghe Dinesh Gunawardena
Personal details
Born	(1967-01-12) 12 January 1967 (age 57) Colombo, Dominion of Ceylon
Political party	Samagi Jana Balawegaya (after 2020)
Other political affiliations	United National Party (before 2020)
Spouse(s)	Jalani ​ (m. 1999)​
Children	1
Parents	Ranasinghe Premadasa Hema Premadasa
Education	Royal College, Colombo
Alma mater	London School of Economics University of Maryland
Profession	Politician
Website	Official website

Sajith Premadasa, MP (Sinhala: සජිත් ප්‍රේමදාස, Tamil: சஜித் பிரேமதாச; born 12 January 1967) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is the current Leader of the Opposition of Sri Lanka since 2020.^[1][2] He is also a Member of Parliament for Colombo District.

Premadasa is the son of Ranasinghe Premadasa, who was the President of Sri Lanka from 1989 to 1993. He studied at S. Thomas' Preparatory School, Royal College, Colombo and Mill Hill School before entering London School of Economics.

1. ↑ admin (2019-12-05). "UNP decides to nominate Sajith as Opposition Leader". Colombo Gazette. Retrieved 2019-12-05.
2. ↑ Srinivasan, Meera (2019-12-05). "Sajith Premadasa named Opposition leader in Sri Lanka". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2019-12-05.