PARLIAMENT

Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thero was sworn in as a Member of Parliament following the official oath/ affirmation before the Hon. Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane today.   

The name of Ven. Athuraliye Rathana Thero for the National List parliamentary seat won by “Ape Janabala Party” in the last General Election was announced by the National Election Commission in a Gazette Notification.

Ven. Rathana Thero, who was first elected to the Parliament from the Kalutara District in 2004, representing the “Jathika Hela Urumaya”, was elected to the 7th Parliament from the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) in 2010, representing the Gampaha District. Ven. Rathana Thero, who represented the United National Party (UNP) in the 8th Parliament as a National List Member of Parliament in 2015, will be representing the Parliament for the fourth time.