NPP’s Nishantha Jayaweera Takes Oath as MP

NPP’s Nishantha Jayaweera Takes Oath as MP

by Staff Writer 09-07-2025 | 9:47 AM

COLOMBO (News 1st); Nishantha Jayaweera was officially sworn in as a Member of Parliament on July 9, 2025, filling the vacancy left by Dr. Harshana Suriyapperuma, who resigned to assume duties as the Secretary to the Ministry of Finance

Jayaweera was nominated through the National List of the National People’s Power (NPP), following a submission by the party’s General Secretary to the Election Commission.

His appointment was formalized via an extraordinary gazette notification issued by the Commission. Dr. Suriyapperuma, previously serving as Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning, stepped down from both his ministerial and parliamentary roles to take on the senior bureaucratic position at the Finance Ministry.