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Ranjith Bandara
Sri Lankan economist, academic and politician / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rajapakshe Wasala Tennakoon Mudiyanselage Ranjith Bandara (born 4 November 1961) is a Sri Lankan economist, academic, politician and Member of Parliament.[1]
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රංජිත් බණ්ඩාර ரஞ்சித் பண்டார | |
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Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
Assumed office 2020 | |
Constituency | National List |
Personal details | |
Born | Rajapakshe Wasala Tennakoon Mudiyanselage Ranjith Bandara (1961-11-04) 4 November 1961 (age 62) |
Political party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
Alma mater | University of Peradeniya University of Colombo Agricultural University of Norway University of Queensland |
Occupation | Academic |
Bandara was born on 4 November 1961.[1] He was educated at Sirimalwatte Rajakiya Vidyalaya.[2] He has a BA degree in economics from the University of Peradeniya (1990) and a MA degree in economics from the University of Colombo (1992).[2][3] He has a MSc degree in management of natural resources and sustainable agriculture from the Agricultural University of Norway (1995) and PhD in economics from the University of Queensland (2003).[2][3][4]
Bandara was a senior lecturer at the University of Colombo's Department of Economics before becoming a professor.[2][3][4] He has been a consultant to several Sri Lankan businesses.[2][4] Following the 2020 parliamentary election he was appointed to the Parliament of Sri Lanka as a National List MP representing the Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance.[5][6][7]
Bandara is the author of The Economics of Human-Elephant Conflict.[2] He was a director on the National Livestock Development Board, Sri Lanka-Libya Agricultural and Livestock Development Company and Merchant Bank of Sri Lanka.[2][4]