Minister of State for Samurdhi, Household Economy, Micro Finance, Self Employment and Business Development[a]
In office 12 August 2020 – 3 April 2022
President
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime Minister
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Minister of State for Development Banking and Loan Schemes
In office 27 November 2019 – 12 August 2020
President
Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime Minister
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Member of Parliament for Anuradhapura District
Incumbent
Assumed office 2010
Personal details
Born
(1976-11-13) November 13, 1976 (age 47)
Nationality
Sri Lankan
Political party
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Other political affiliations
Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
Asanka Shehan Semasinghe is a Sri Lankan Politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from Anuradhapura. He belongs to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna.[1][2] He is currently serving as Minister of State for Finance, serving with Ranjith Siyambalapitiya since 8 September 2022.[3] Following the mass resignation of the Sri Lankan cabinet in the wake of the 2022 Sri Lankan protests, he was appointed as the Minister of Trade by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on 18 April 2022.[4][5] He left office on May 9 following the resignation of then Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and thereby the collapse of the government.
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