Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake (Sinhala: රත්නසිරි වික්රමනායක, Tamil: ரத்னசிறி விக்க்றேமனயகே; 5 May 1933 – 27 December 2016) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was Prime Minister of Sri Lanka two times from 2000 to 2001 and again from 2005 to 2010. He is currently a National List member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake | |
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| Prime Minister of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 19 November 2005 – 21 April 2010 | |
| President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Succeeded by | D. M. Jayaratne |
| In office 10 August 2000 – 9 December 2001 | |
| President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Preceded by | Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
| Succeeded by | Ranil Wickremasinghe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 May 1933 British Ceylon |
| Died | 27 December 2016 (aged 83) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Political party | Freedom Party |
| Spouse(s) | Kusum Wickremanayake |
| Profession | Politician |
Wickremanayake first served as Prime Minister from August 2000 to December 2001. He became minister after Sirimavo Bandaranaike resigned from the position at the age of 84. He is a senior vice-president of the ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP).