Honorific-Prefix: | Hon. |
Ranjith Siyambalapitiya | |
Native Name: | රංජිත් සියඹලාපිටිය ரஞ்சித் சியம்பலாபிட்டிய |
Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
Office: | Minister of State for Finance |
Term Start: | 8 September 2022 |
Alongside: | Shehan Semasinghe |
President: | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
Primeminister: | Dinesh Gunawardena |
Office1: | Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka |
Term Start1: | 20 August 2020 |
Term End1: | 6 May 2022 |
Predecessor1: | Ananda Kumarasiri |
Successor1: | Ajith Rajapakse |
Office2: | Minister of State for Education Services |
Term Start2: | 27 November 2019 |
Term End2: | 12 August 2020 |
President2: | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
Primeminister2: | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Office3: | Minister of Power and Renewable Energy |
President3: | Maithripala Sirisena |
Primeminister3: | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
Term Start3: | 4 September 2015 |
Term End3: | 26 October 2018 |
Office4: | Minister of Disaster Management |
President4: | Maithripala Sirisena |
Primeminister4: | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
Term Start4: | 4 September 2015 |
Term End4: | 26 October 2018 |
Office5: | Minister of State for Environment |
Term Start5: | 29 May 2015 |
Term End5: | 17 August 2015 |
President5: | Maithripala Sirisena |
Primeminister5: | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
Office6: | Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology |
Term Start6: | 29 May 2015 |
Term End6: | 17 August 2015 |
President6: | Maithripala Sirisena |
Primeminister6: | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
Office7: | Deputy Minister of Economic Development |
Term Start7: | 23 April 2010 |
Term End7: | 22 November 2010 |
President7: | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Primeminister7: | D. M. Jayaratne |
Office8: | Deputy Minister of Higher Education |
Term Start8: | 23 November 2005 |
Term End8: | 23 April 2010 |
President8: | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Primeminister8: | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
Successor8: | Nandimithra Ekanayake |
Office9: | Deputy Minister of Finance |
Term Start9: | 10 April 2004 |
Term End9: | 23 April 2010 |
President9: | Chandrika Kumaratunga Mahinda Rajapaksa |
Primeminister9: | Mahinda Rajapaksa Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
Constituency Mp10: | Kegalle District |
Parliament10: | Sri Lankan |
Term Start10: | 2000 |
Nationality: | Sri Lankan |
Party: | United People's Freedom Alliance |
Occupation: | Politics |
Spouse: | Achala Siyambalapitiya |
Children: | Shasha Siyabalapitiya Shamee Siyambalapitiya |
Alma Mater: | Royal College, Colombo |
Profession: | Politician |
Website: | Parliament of Sri Lanka |
Basnayaka Ralalage Ranjith Siyambalapitiya (born 1 May 1961) (known as Ranjith Siyambalapitiya) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is currently serving as Minister of State for Finance, serving with Shehan Semasinghe since 8 September 2022.[1] He was the Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He is a member of parliament for the Kegalle District. He had served as the former Cabinet Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technology.
Born to Basnayaka Ralalage Cyril Siyambalapitiya of Kegalle and Rajakumara Atapattu Mudiyanselage Kusumawathi of Wendala, Ruwanwella, he had his education at Ruwanwella Primary School and then at Royal College Colombo. In 1981 he entered to the University of Sri Jayawardanapura and graduated with a Bachelor of Business Administration in 1985.