Sunethra Ranasinghe

Sunethra Ranasinghe was a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. She was elected to the seat of Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia in a by-election in 1977,^[1] replacing her father S. de Silva Jayasinghe who died whilst in office. She is a Member of the United National Party. She served as the Minister of Health.^[2][3][4]

Hon. Sunethra Ranasinghe
3rd Mayor of Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
In office 1996–2002
Preceded by	Susil De Silva Jayasinghe
Succeeded by	Danasiri Amaratunga
Member of Parliament for Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia
In office 1977–1989
Preceded by	S. de Silva Jayasinghe
Succeeded by	Constituency abolished
Member of Parliament for Colombo
In office 1989–1994
Personal details
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	United National Party

References

1. "Results of the Parliamentary By Elections held between 1947 – 1988" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
2. "REMINISCENCES: – PART 1 Dr. Hector Weerasinghe – Former Director National Hospital of Sri Lanka". Daily News. 10 November 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
3. "Sri Lanka Ministers". Worldwide Guide to Women in Leadership. Retrieved 7 July 2018.
4. "Lady Members". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 7 July 2018.