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Temple Trees. / 6.915378985189747; 79.84906077018499. Temple Trees is the official residence of the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. It is located in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Several recent Presidents have used it as their official residence as well.
History. The mansion was built in 1916 by Albert Emmanuel de Silva, a wealthy businessmen for his son Sir Ernest de Silva who was one of the richest people in the country, during which the house was equipped then with horse stables and tennis courts. [1] Following the death of Sir Ernest in 1957, the house remain within the de Silva family ...
List of prime ministers of Sri Lanka. Top left: D. S. Senanayake became the first prime minister of Ceylon in 1947. Top right: Sirimavo Bandaranaike was the first female prime minister of Ceylon and also its longest-serving prime minister, holding the office for over 17 years on three separate occasions. Bottom left: Ranasinghe Premadasa was ...
115 Fifth Lane. / 6.9055384°N 79.8558099°E / 6.9055384; 79.8558099. 115 Fifth Lane (commonly known as Fifth Lane) is the home of Ranil Wickremesinghe, the former Prime Minister and incumbent President of Sri Lanka. It was built by Wickremesinghe's father, press baron Esmond Wickremesinghe. In his capacity as Prime Minister ...
Visumpaya, is an official residence of the Government of Sri Lanka. It is located in Lillie Street, Colombo, Sri Lanka. The house has been used as a residence for visiting heads of state and local government ministers. In July 2023, government of Sri Lanka agreed to lease out this location to be developed as a hotel [1]
President's House is the official residence and workplace of the President of Sri Lanka, located at Janadhipathi Mawatha, Colombo, Sri Lanka.Since 1804 it had been the residence of British Governors and Governors-General and was known as the "King's House" or the "Queen's House" until Sri Lanka became a republic in 1972.
Attorney at law. Other offices held. 2001–2019: Leader of the United National Front for Good Governance [ a] Ranil Wickremesinghe[ b] (born 24 March 1949) is a Sri Lankan politician who is the 9th and current President of Sri Lanka. [ 1][ 2] He also holds several ministerial positions, including the Minister of Finance, Minister of Defence ...
The Prime Minister's Office is a ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka. It provides the administrative and institutional framework for the exercise of the duties and responsibilities vested in the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. From 1947 to 1978 it was the most powerful office within the government. However, after the creation of the executive ...