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Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe MP
රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ
10th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
Incumbent
Assumed office 9 January 2015 Disputed with Mahinda Rajapaksa from 26 October to 16 December 2018.
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Preceded by	D. M. Jayaratne
In office 9 December 2001 – 6 April 2004
President	Chandrika Kumaratunga
Preceded by	Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Succeeded by	Mahinda Rajapaksa
In office 7 May 1993 – 18 August 1994
President	Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
Preceded by	Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
Succeeded by	Chandrika Kumaratunga
11th and 14th Leader of the Opposition
In office 22 April 2004 – 9 January 2015
President	Chandrika Kumaratunga
Prime Minister	Ratnasiri Wickremanayake D. M. Jayaratne
Preceded by	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Succeeded by	Nimal Siripala de Silva
In office 28 October 1994 – 10 October 2001
President	Chandrika Kumaratunga
Prime Minister	Sirimavo Bandaranaike Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Preceded by	Gamini Dissanayake
Succeeded by	Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Cabinet posts Minister of National Policies, Economic Affairs, Resettlement, Rehabilitation, Northern Province Development, Vocational Training, Skills Development and Youth Affairs Incumbent Assumed office 20 December 2018 Prime Minister Himself Preceded by Maithripala Sirisena In office 4 September 2015 – 26 October 2018 President Maithripala Sirisena Prime Minister Himself Succeeded by Himself Minister of Law and Order In office 25 February 2018 – 8 March 2018 President Maithripala Sirisena Prime Minister Himself Preceded by Sagala Ratnayaka Succeeded by Ranjith Madduma Bandara Minister of Policy Planning, Economics Affairs, Child, Youth and Cultural Affairs In office 12 January 2015 – 17 August 2015 President Maithripala Sirisena Prime Minister Himself Preceded by Basil Rajapaksa In office 12 December 2001 – 6 April 2004 President Chandrika Kumaratunga Prime Minister Himself Minister of Industries, Science & Technology In office 18 February 1989 – 1 May 1993 President Ranasinghe Premadasa Prime Minister Dingiri Banda Wijetunga Preceded by Cyril Mathew Succeeded by C. V. Gunaratne
Leadership positions 7th Leader of the United National Party Incumbent Assumed office 12 November 1994 Deputy Sajith Premadasa Karu Jayasuriya Preceded by Dingiri Banda Wijetunga 12th Leader of the House In office 6 March 1989 – 7 May 1993 Preceded by Ranasinghe Premadasa Succeeded by Wijayapala Mendis
Constituencies Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Colombo District Incumbent Assumed office 25 August 1994 Majority 500,566 Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Gampaha District In office 9 March 1989 – 19 August 1994 Majority 86,477 Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Biyagama In office 21 July 1977 – 15 February 1989 Preceded by Constituency created Succeeded by Constituency abolished Majority 22,045
Personal details
Born	Ranil Wickremesinghe 24 March 1949 (1949-03-24) Colombo, Dominion of Ceylon
Political party	United National Party
Spouse(s)	Maitree Wickremasinghe (m. 1994)
Relations	Wijewardene family Wickremesinghe family
Parents	Esmond Wickremesinghe Nalini Wickremesinghe
Residence	115 Fifth Lane
Alma mater	University of Ceylon, Colombo campus (now University of Colombo) Sri Lanka Law College
Profession	Attorney at law
Other offices held 23 July 1977 – 5 October 1977: Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs 5 October 1977 – 14 February 1980: Minister of Youth Affairs & Employment 14 February 1980 – 2 January 1989: Minister of Education 2001 – present: Leader of the United National Front for Good Governance

Ranil Wickremesinghe, MP (Sinhala: රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ, Tamil: ரணில் விக்ரமசிங்க; born 24 March 1949) is a Sri Lankan politician who has served as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka since 9 January 2015. Before, he was Prime Minister of Sri Lanka two times, from 7 May 1993 to 19 August 1994 and from 9 December 2001 to 6 April 2004. A member of the United National Party he was nominated as party leader in November 1994. He is also the leader of the United National Front having been nominated head of the organization in October 2009.