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'''Eran Wickramaratne''', ({{lang-si|ඉරාන් වික්‍රමරත්න}}) ({{lang-ta|இரான் விக்கிரமரத்ன}}) [[Parliament of Sri Lanka|MP]] is a [[Sri Lanka]]n [[banker]] and politician. He is the former [[State Minister]] of [[Ministry of Finance (Sri Lanka)|Finance]] and member of [[Parliament of Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adaderana.lk/news/32279/new-state-and-deputy-ministers-sworn-in|title=New State and Deputy Ministers sworn in|author=|date=|website=www.adaderana.lk|accessdate=20 April 2018}}</ref> He was the [[Ministry of Highways, Ports & Shipping|Deputy Minister of Investment Promotions and Highways]] under 100 days program. He was the former [[CEO]] of NDB Bank since 2001 to 2010 and former Chairman of the [[Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka|Information Communication Technology Agency]] (ICTA).<ref name="island1">{{cite web|url=http://www.island.lk/2010/03/01/news24.html|title=The Island-News|author=|date=|website=www.island.lk|accessdate=20 April 2018}}</ref>
'''Eran Wickramaratne''', ({{lang-si|ඉරාන් වික්‍රමරත්න}}) ({{lang-ta|இரான் விக்கிரமரத்ன}}) [[Parliament of Sri Lanka|MP]] is a [[Sri Lanka]]n [[banker]] and politician. He is the former [[State Minister]] of [[Ministry of Finance (Sri Lanka)|Finance]] and member of [[Parliament of Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adaderana.lk/news/32279/new-state-and-deputy-ministers-sworn-in|title=New State and Deputy Ministers sworn in|website=www.adaderana.lk|access-date=20 April 2018}}</ref> He was the [[Ministry of Highways, Ports & Shipping|Deputy Minister of Investment Promotions and Highways]] under 100 days program. He was the former [[CEO]] of NDB Bank since 2001 to 2010 and former Chairman of the [[Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka|Information Communication Technology Agency]] (ICTA).<ref name="island1">{{cite web|url=http://www.island.lk/2010/03/01/news24.html|title=The Island-News|website=www.island.lk|access-date=20 April 2018}}</ref>


==Education==
==Education==
Educated at [[Royal College Colombo]], where he served as [[Head Prefect]] and played at the [[Royal–Thomian]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-sri-lankas-elite-high-school-cricket-match-is-more-than-a-game-1426456241|title=For Sri Lanka’s Elite, High-School Cricket Match Is More Than a Game|first=Gordon|last=Fairclough|date=16 March 2015|publisher=|accessdate=20 April 2018|via=www.wsj.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dailynews.lk/?q=sports%2Feran-wickremaratne-was-fine-opening-batsman-royal |title=Archived copy |access-date=2019-08-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723230246/http://dailynews.lk/?q=sports%2Feran-wickremaratne-was-fine-opening-batsman-royal |archive-date=2015-07-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He gained a [[BSc]] in Economics and Politics and an [[MSc]] in Economics from the [[University of London]]. He is also an [[Eisenhower Fellowships|Eisenhower Fellow]].<ref>http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2014/10/05/religion-to-kill-or-die-for</ref>
Educated at [[Royal College Colombo]], where he served as [[Head Prefect]] and played at the [[Royal–Thomian]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/for-sri-lankas-elite-high-school-cricket-match-is-more-than-a-game-1426456241|title=For Sri Lanka’s Elite, High-School Cricket Match Is More Than a Game|first=Gordon|last=Fairclough|date=16 March 2015|access-date=20 April 2018|via=www.wsj.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://dailynews.lk/?q=sports%2Feran-wickremaratne-was-fine-opening-batsman-royal |title=Archived copy |access-date=2019-08-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150723230246/http://dailynews.lk/?q=sports%2Feran-wickremaratne-was-fine-opening-batsman-royal |archive-date=2015-07-23 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He gained a [[BSc]] in Economics and Politics and an [[MSc]] in Economics from the [[University of London]]. He is also an [[Eisenhower Fellowships|Eisenhower Fellow]].<ref>http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2014/10/05/religion-to-kill-or-die-for</ref>


==Banking career==
==Banking career==
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==Political career==
==Political career==
He joined the right of center [[United National Party]], serving as its treasurer and entered parliament from the National List at the 2010 General Elections. After the election of [[Maithripala Sirisena]], Wickramaratne was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Investment Promotions and Highways in the "good governance" government under the premiership of [[Ranil Wickremasinghe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ceylontoday.lk/89-98170-news-detail-investment-over-debt-driven-growth-eran-wickramaratne.html|title=CeylonToday|author=|date=|website=ceylontoday.lk|accessdate=20 April 2018}}</ref> He was appointed as the United National Party chief organizer of the Colombo-East electorate before being shifted to the [[Moratuwa]] electorate in 2015. In the [[2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election|general election]] that followed he was elected to parliament from the Colombo district gaining 82,737 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adaderana.lk/news/32022/preferential-votes-general-election-2015|title=Preferential votes- General Election 2015|author=|date=|website=www.adaderana.lk|accessdate=20 April 2018}}</ref> In 2015, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Investment Promotions and Highways and in 2017 he was appointed State Minister of Finance, holding office until the appointment in 2019 of a new caretaker cabinet headed by [[Mahinda Rajapaksa]].
He joined the right of center [[United National Party]], serving as its treasurer and entered parliament from the National List at the 2010 General Elections. After the election of [[Maithripala Sirisena]], Wickramaratne was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Investment Promotions and Highways in the "good governance" government under the premiership of [[Ranil Wickremasinghe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ceylontoday.lk/89-98170-news-detail-investment-over-debt-driven-growth-eran-wickramaratne.html|title=CeylonToday|website=ceylontoday.lk|access-date=20 April 2018}}</ref> He was appointed as the United National Party chief organizer of the Colombo-East electorate before being shifted to the [[Moratuwa]] electorate in 2015. In the [[2015 Sri Lankan parliamentary election|general election]] that followed he was elected to parliament from the Colombo district gaining 82,737 votes.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.adaderana.lk/news/32022/preferential-votes-general-election-2015|title=Preferential votes- General Election 2015|website=www.adaderana.lk|access-date=20 April 2018}}</ref> In 2015, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Investment Promotions and Highways and in 2017 he was appointed State Minister of Finance, holding office until the appointment in 2019 of a new caretaker cabinet headed by [[Mahinda Rajapaksa]].


==Family==
==Family==
He is the son of prominent evangelical pastor Rev. Dr. Colton Wickramaratne and of brother Dishan Wickramaratne. He is married to Kushlani Wickramaratne and is a father to two children, Sohanya and Dhishan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.charismanews.com/world/36598-faith-and-politics-in-sri-lanka|title=What Born-Again Politicians Means for South Asia|first=Nayomini|last=Weerasooriya|date=|website=charismanews.com|accessdate=20 April 2018}}</ref>
He is the son of prominent evangelical pastor Rev. Dr. Colton Wickramaratne and of brother Dishan Wickramaratne. He is married to Kushlani Wickramaratne and is a father to two children, Sohanya and Dhishan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.charismanews.com/world/36598-faith-and-politics-in-sri-lanka|title=What Born-Again Politicians Means for South Asia|first=Nayomini|last=Weerasooriya|website=charismanews.com|access-date=20 April 2018}}</ref>


==References ==
==References ==

Revision as of 22:42, 8 December 2020

Eran Wickramaratne
ඉරාන් වික්රමරත්න
இரான் விக்கிரமரத்ன
MP
State Minister of Finance
In office
31 May 2017 – 21 November 2019
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Deputy Minister of State Enterprise Development
In office
04 September 2015 – 31 May 2017
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Deputy Minister of Investment Promotions and Highways
In office
12 January 2015 – 17 August 2015
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Member of Parliament
for Colombo District
Incumbent
Assumed office
2015
Member of Parliament
for National List
In office
2010–2015
Personal details
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyUnited National Party
Alma materRoyal College, Colombo
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionBanker

Eran Wickramaratne, (Template:Lang-si) (Template:Lang-ta) MP is a Sri Lankan banker and politician. He is the former State Minister of Finance and member of Parliament of Sri Lanka.[1] He was the Deputy Minister of Investment Promotions and Highways under 100 days program. He was the former CEO of NDB Bank since 2001 to 2010 and former Chairman of the Information Communication Technology Agency (ICTA).[2]

Education

Educated at Royal College Colombo, where he served as Head Prefect and played at the Royal–Thomian.[3][4] He gained a BSc in Economics and Politics and an MSc in Economics from the University of London. He is also an Eisenhower Fellow.[5]

Banking career

Having joined Citibank in 1982, he went on to become a Vice President in 1996. In 2000, he was involved in founding NDB Bank, where he became CEO in 2001. In 2005, he served as a Director and advisor for Board of Investment (BoI) and later became an adviser to the Ministry of Science & Economic Reform. During this time he was instrumental in the formation of the first Information Communication Act and became the founder chairman of the Information Communication Technology Agency (ICTA). He resigned from his post of CEO of NDB to take up his seat in Parliament in 2010.[2]

Political career

He joined the right of center United National Party, serving as its treasurer and entered parliament from the National List at the 2010 General Elections. After the election of Maithripala Sirisena, Wickramaratne was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Investment Promotions and Highways in the "good governance" government under the premiership of Ranil Wickremasinghe.[6] He was appointed as the United National Party chief organizer of the Colombo-East electorate before being shifted to the Moratuwa electorate in 2015. In the general election that followed he was elected to parliament from the Colombo district gaining 82,737 votes.[7] In 2015, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Investment Promotions and Highways and in 2017 he was appointed State Minister of Finance, holding office until the appointment in 2019 of a new caretaker cabinet headed by Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Family

He is the son of prominent evangelical pastor Rev. Dr. Colton Wickramaratne and of brother Dishan Wickramaratne. He is married to Kushlani Wickramaratne and is a father to two children, Sohanya and Dhishan.[8]

References

  1. ^ "New State and Deputy Ministers sworn in". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  2. ^ a b "The Island-News". www.island.lk. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  3. ^ Fairclough, Gordon (16 March 2015). "For Sri Lanka's Elite, High-School Cricket Match Is More Than a Game". Retrieved 20 April 2018 – via www.wsj.com.
  4. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2015-07-23. Retrieved 2019-08-09.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. ^ http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2014/10/05/religion-to-kill-or-die-for
  6. ^ "CeylonToday". ceylontoday.lk. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  7. ^ "Preferential votes- General Election 2015". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  8. ^ Weerasooriya, Nayomini. "What Born-Again Politicians Means for South Asia". charismanews.com. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
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