H.A. Ranasinghe was appointed a Central Province Councillor before Central Province Governor Niluka Ekanayake today.
He replaces the seat formerly filled by the late SLFP Councillor Jagath Wijenaike.
UPFA Councillor Ranasinghe formerly served in the Sri Lanka Railway Department as Vice President in 1974.
He was appointed as the Nawalapitiya Municipal Councilor in 1991 and has represented the Central Province Council since 1999 – 2013.