Chulantha Wickramaratne
Chulantha Wickramaratne | |
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| 41st Auditor General of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 29 April 2019 – 8 April 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Gamini Wijesinghe |
| Succeeded by | Samudika Jayarathna |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Widana Pathiranage Chulantha Wickramaratne |
| Education |
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| Profession | Civil servant |
Widana Pathiranage Chulantha Wickramaratne is a Sri Lankan former civil servant who served as the 41st Auditor General of Sri Lanka from 29 April 2019 to 8 April 2025.[1][2]
Education
Wickramaratne obtained a Bachelor of Commerce (Special) degree from the University of Kelaniya in 1991. He is a fellow member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (FCA), a qualified accountant with the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), United Kingdom, and an associate member of the Institute of Certified Management Accountants of Sri Lanka (ACMA).[3][4]
Career
Wickramaratne was appointed auditor general on 29 April 2019 by President Maithripala Sirisena,[1][2] with the consent of the Constitutional Council.[5] In accordance with Section 9 of the National Audit Act, No. 19 of 2018, he took the oath of secrecy in his capacity as auditor general of the National Audit Office and chairperson of the Audit Service Commission before the then speaker of Parliament, Karu Jayasuriya.[6]
He retired from service on 8 April 2025.[7][8]
Following his retirement, Wickramaratne joined the boards of Cargills (Ceylon) and C T Holdings as an independent non-executive director.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b "The Gazette Extraordinary No. 2121/46, Thursday, 2 May 2019: Appointments & C., by the President" (PDF). Department of Government Printing. 2 May 2019. Archived (PDF) from the original on 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ a b "New appointments". Ada Derana. 29 April 2019. Archived from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Cargills appoints Chulantha Wickramaratne to board". Daily Mirror. 16 July 2025. Archived from the original on 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ a b "Former AG joins CT Land Development Board". Daily FT. 5 February 2026. Archived from the original on 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "CC approves Chulantha Wickramaratne as Auditor General". Daily Mirror. 26 April 2019. Archived from the original on 4 February 2020. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "New auditing methodologies would be adopted – Auditor General". Daily News. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "Corruption: Retiring AG blames some govt. officials". The Morning. 10 April 2025. Archived from the original on 3 March 2026. Retrieved 3 March 2026.
- ^ "Outgoing Auditor General flags State officials' involvement in corruption". Daily FT. 10 April 2025. Archived from the original on 24 July 2025. Retrieved 3 March 2026.