Ranjith de Zoysa
Ranjith de Zoysa | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Ratnapura District | |
| In office 22 April 2010 – 4 December 2019 | |
| Succeeded by | Waruna Liyanage |
| Majority | 63,078 preferential votes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 May 1962 Ratnapura, Sri Lanka |
| Died | 4 December 2019 (aged 57) |
| Party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| Other political affiliations | United People's Freedom Alliance |
| Spouse | Muditha Prishanthi |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Planter |
| Committees | Ministerial Consultative Committee on Plantation Industries[1] |
Thirimadura Ranjith de Zoysa (3 May 1962 – 4 December 2019) was a Sri Lankan politician and member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He was a member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna.[2]
Early life
Zoysa was born to a family of seven children from Elpitiya, Godakawela, on 3 May 1962. He received his primary education from Siddhartha Vidyalaya in Elpitiya, his secondary education from Rahula College in Elpitiya, and later studied agriculture in Aquinas University College.[3][4]
Political career
In the late 1980s, motivated at the time by the radical political wave of second JVP insurrection, Zoysa entered politics. He was elected chairman of the Atakalampanna Pradeshiya Sabha in 1997 and appointed chairman of the same Pradeshiya Sabha as opposition leader in 2002. Zoysa was elected to the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council in 2004 and 2008, where he held many positions of provincial minister.[5]
He was first elected to parliament from the Rakwana Electorate in 2010, and was re-elected in 2015. He later served as the deputy national organizer of the Joint Opposition.[6]
In the 2019 presidential election, Zoysa was a prominent supporter of Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna candidate Gotabaya Rajapaksa.[7]
Controversies
Zoysa was arrested for assaulting a person on 20 December 2018 and was remanded until 1 January 2019.[8]
Death
Zoysa died on 4 December 2019 while receiving treatments at a hospital in Singapore for a cardiac condition.[9]
References
- ^ "Hon. T. Ranjith De Zoysa, M.P." The Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "T. RANJITH DE ZOYSA, M.P." Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 15 December 2014.
- ^ "Ranjith De Zoysa". Ada Derana. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ Godakumbura, Dhanushka. "He was a real gem in politics". Daily News. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
- ^ "Ranjith De Zoysa Passed Away". Hiru News. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ Hettiarachchi, Thushara (5 December 2019). "MP Ranjith de Zoysa dead". Daily News. Sri Lanka. Retrieved 17 August 2020.
- ^ "T. Ranjith De Zoysa, M.P." Colombo Page. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ "UPFA MP Ranjith Zoysa remanded". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
- ^ "MP Ranjith De Zoysa passed away". www.lankanewsweb.net. Archived from the original on 4 December 2019. Retrieved 4 December 2019.