Asanka Shehan Semasinghe

Asanka Shehan Semasinghe is a Sri Lankan Politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from Anuradhapura. He belongs to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna.[1][2] Following the mass resignation of the Sri Lankan cabinet in the wake of the 2022 Sri Lankan protests, he was appointed as the Minister of Trade by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on 18 April 2022.[3][4]

Hon.
Shehan Semasinghe
MP
අසංක ෂෙහාන් සේමසිංහ
அசங்க ஷெஹான் சேமசிங்க
Minister of Trade
Assumed office
18 April 2022
PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime MinisterMahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded byBandula Gunawardena
Member of Parliament
for Anuradhapura District
Assumed office
2010
Personal details
Born (1976-11-13) November 13, 1976
NationalitySri Lanka
Political partySri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Other political
affiliations		Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance


References
  1. "SHEHAN SEMASINGHE". Directory of Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 13 October 2010. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
  2. "Shehan Semasinghe". Manthri.lk. 18 April 2022. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  3. Krishnasai, C. "Sri Lankan president appoints 17 cabinet ministers amid calls for govt ouster". WION News. Retrieved 18 April 2022.
  4. "President appoints 17 new Cabinet ministers". Ada Derana.lk. Retrieved April 18, 2022.


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