Ranjit Atapattu

Ranjit Atapattu
Minister of Health
In office
1982–1989
Preceded bySiva Obeyesekere
Succeeded byRenuka Herath
Minister of Labour and Social Welfare
In office
18 February 1989 – 5 January 1990
Preceded byC. P. J. Seneviratne
Succeeded byDingiri Banda Wijetunga
Member of Parliament
for Hambantota
In office
9 March 1989 – 24 June 1994
Member of the Ceylon Parliament
for Beliatta
In office
1977–1989
Preceded byMahinda Rajapaksa
Succeeded byseat abolished
Personal details
BornRanjit Kanishka Parakrama Atapattu
(1933-04-29)29 April 1933
Tangalle, Sri Lanka
Died8 January 2018(2018-01-08) (aged 84)
Colombo
PartyUnited National Party
SpouseDreda
RelationsD. P. Atapattu (father)
Daya Dahanayake (mother)
Indrani Atapattu (sister)
Alma materRoyal College, Colombo, University of Ceylon
OccupationPolitics
ProfessionPhysician
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Ranjith Kanishka Parakrama Atapattu (29 April 1933 – 8 January 2018) was a Sri Lankan physician and politician. He was the Minister of Health in Sri Lanka from 1982 to 1989 and Minister of Labour and Social Welfare from 1989 to 1990.