H.E. Mr. Susil Premajayantha
Minister of Science, Technology and Research, SriLanka
Susil Premajayantha, MP, had his primary and secondary education at St. John's College, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka. In 1982, he completed the Bachelor of Law Degree at the University of Colombo and passed out as an Attorney-at-Law in 1985. He has also completed a Master of Public Administration at the Post Graduate Institute of Management, University of Sri Jayewardenepura.
Presently, he is reading for a Doctorate in Business Management at the Open University of Malaysia. He has followed short term programs at Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA in 2007.
Mr. Premajayantha commenced his political career with his appointment as Deputy Chairman of Sri Jayawardhanapura, Kotte, Urban Council in 1991. In 1993 he was elected as a Provincial Council Member of the Western Province and was the Minister of Agriculture of the local Government in the Western Provincial Council. In 1995 he was appointed as the Chief Minister of Western Province. Subsequently the electorate reposed their faith in him by re-electing him and he became the Chief Minister of the Western Provincial Council between 1995 and 2000.
He was elected to the Sri Lanka Parliament in the year 2000 and has continued to be in Parliament since then. During this period he has held the Cabinet portfolios of Education and Higher Education, Power and Energy, Petroleum Industries, the Minister of Environment and Renewable Energy and is presently the Minister of Science Technology and Research.
In the International arena he was elected to the Executive Board of UNESCO in 2007 and was the Chairman of the Sri Lanka National Commission for UNESCO 2005-2010, Chairman of Sri Lanka Russia Parliamentary Friendship Association, Vice Chairman Sri Lanka Japan Parliamentary Friendship Association and Chairman, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Cuba Parliamentary Friendship Association.
Beginning his political career as a grass root politician at the Urban Council level he is now associated in many initiatives at the national and International level on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka. He placed his signature on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka to Climate Change Paris Agreement on 22 April 2016 at UN head Quarters in New York. He has attended many International Fora as a participant and as a Minister during his tenure as Minister of Science Technology and Research.
Presently, he is reading for a Doctorate in Business Management at the Open University of Malaysia. He has followed short term programs at Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, USA in 2007.
Mr. Premajayantha commenced his political career with his appointment as Deputy Chairman of Sri Jayawardhanapura, Kotte, Urban Council in 1991. In 1993 he was elected as a Provincial Council Member of the Western Province and was the Minister of Agriculture of the local Government in the Western Provincial Council. In 1995 he was appointed as the Chief Minister of Western Province. Subsequently the electorate reposed their faith in him by re-electing him and he became the Chief Minister of the Western Provincial Council between 1995 and 2000.
He was elected to the Sri Lanka Parliament in the year 2000 and has continued to be in Parliament since then. During this period he has held the Cabinet portfolios of Education and Higher Education, Power and Energy, Petroleum Industries, the Minister of Environment and Renewable Energy and is presently the Minister of Science Technology and Research.
In the International arena he was elected to the Executive Board of UNESCO in 2007 and was the Chairman of the Sri Lanka National Commission for UNESCO 2005-2010, Chairman of Sri Lanka Russia Parliamentary Friendship Association, Vice Chairman Sri Lanka Japan Parliamentary Friendship Association and Chairman, Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Cuba Parliamentary Friendship Association.
Beginning his political career as a grass root politician at the Urban Council level he is now associated in many initiatives at the national and International level on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka. He placed his signature on behalf of the Government of Sri Lanka to Climate Change Paris Agreement on 22 April 2016 at UN head Quarters in New York. He has attended many International Fora as a participant and as a Minister during his tenure as Minister of Science Technology and Research.