Ramesh Pathirana

Hon.
Ramesh Pathirana
MP
Hon. Ramesh Pathirana MP
රමේෂ් පතිරණ ; ரமேஷ் பத்திரண
Minister of Health
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 23 October 2023
President	Ranil Wickramasinghe
Prime Minister	Dinesh Gunawardena
Preceded by	Keheliya Rambukwella
Minister of Industries
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 20 May 2022
President	Gotabaya Rajapaksa ; Ranil Wickramasinghe
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickramasinghe ; Dinesh Gunawardena
Preceded by	Dilum Amunugama
Minister of Plantations
	In office; 22 November 2019 – 23 October 2023
President	Gotabaya Rajapaksa ; Ranil Wickramasinghe
Prime Minister	Mahinda Rajapaksa ; Ranil Wickramasinghe ; Dinesh Gunawardena
Preceded by	Navin Dissanayake
Succeeded by	Mahinda Amaraweera
Minister of Education
	In office; 18 April 2022 – 9 May 2022
President	Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime Minister	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded by	Navin Dissanayake
Succeeded by	Susil Premajayantha
Member of Parliament; for Galle District
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2010
Personal details
Born	12 May 1969
Political party	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Other political; affiliations	Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
Alma mater	Richmond College (Sri Lanka), University of Peradeniya
Profession	Physician

Ramesh Pathirana is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and is serving as the current Minister of Health. He previously served as the Minister of Plantation Industries, Minister of Industries and Minister of Education.He belongs to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna. He was educated at Richmond College, Galle and University of Peradeniya. He is a physician by profession and is the son of former Education and Higher Education minister Richard Pathirana.

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