Former Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as a new Member of Parliament before Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena today (23).
After the official oath / affirmation taken before the Speaker, he signed in the Member Roll kept before the Secretary General of Parliament Mr. Dhammika Dasanayake.
Parliamentarian Ranil Wickremasinghe, who was elected to Parliament from the United National Party in 1977, holds the record of being representing the Parliament of Sri Lanka 42 years consecutively up until the 8th Parliament and also hold the record for holding office as the Prime Minister of the country.
He has held a number of positions as a cabinet minister, including being the Leader of the House and Leader of the Opposition.
Parliamentarian Ranil Wickremasinghe, 73, will represent the 9th Parliament as a UNP National List Member.
The former PM was named for the National List seat of the UNP after a prolonged period of the party not naming a candidate for the vacancy.
Wickremesinghe was nominated at the party’s Working Committee meeting recently, following several rounds of discussions on the matter.
