Anura Priyadharshana Yapa | |
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අනුර ප්රියදර්ශන යාපා அனுர பிரியதர்ஷனா யாப்பா | |
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General Secretary Sri Lanka Freedom Party | |
In office 22 November 2014 – 14 August 2015 | |
Leader | Maithripala Sirisena Mahinda Rajapakse |
Preceded by | Maithripala Sirisena |
Succeeded by | Duminda Dissanayake |
Minister of Disaster Management | |
In office 4 September 2015 – 12 April 2018 | |
President | Maithripala Sirisena |
Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
Member of Parliament for Kurunegala District | |
Assumed office 1994 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Kurunegala, Sri Lanka | 18 January 1959
Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
Other political affiliations | United People's Freedom Alliance (2004 - Present) People's Alliance (1994 - 2004) |
Alma mater | Nalanda College Colombo |
Occupation | Politics |
Profession | Lawyer |
Yapa Appuhamilage Anura Priyadharshana (known as Anura Priyadharshana Yapa born 18 January 1959) MP for Kurunegala [1] former Cabinet Minister of Disaster Management in 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka. Anura Priyadharshana Yapa is also the General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party. He was also Sri Lanka's former Cabinet Minister of Petroleum and a Member of Parliament representing the Kurunegala District.
He is a lawyer by profession and was educated at Nalanda College, Colombo.