Seetha Arambepola ( ) is a

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, and former Member of the Parliament from National List. She was the State Minister of Skills Development, Vocational Education, Research and Innovation. Currently she is the State Minister of Health. An

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specialist, she was a strong supporter of

Gotabaya Rajapaksa Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa, (; ; born 20 June 1949) was a Sri Lankan politician and military officer who served as the eighth President of Sri Lanka from 18 November 2019 until his Resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, resignation on 14 July 202 ...

in his presidential election in 2019 and briefly served as the Governor of the Western Province from December 2019 to March 2020 having been appointed by President

. She resigned as Governor on March 19, 2020, to enter parliament from the National List of the

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. She was succeeded by Marshal of the Air Force Roshan Goonetileke.

Education

Seetha Arambepola had her school education at Viharamahadevi Balika Vidyalaya - Kiribathgoda and

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, Colombo 08 from 1985 to 1993. She received her Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree from University of Sri Jayawardanepura (1996–2002) and graduated from

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in Doctor of Medicine (MD) (2007–2011) and gained a DOHNS Otorhinolaryngology from the Royal College of Surgeons Edinburgh (2014–2015).

Professional career

* Registrar in ENT, National Hospital, Colombo (Oct 2007-Jun 2011) * Senior Registrar, Colombo South Teaching Hospital (Oct 2011-Jan 2013) * Speciality Doctor in ENT, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, King's Lynn (Feb 2013-Jul 2014) * Consultant ENT surgeon, General Hospital, Mannar (Jul 2014- Sep 2014) * Acting Consultant Otorhinolaryngologist, National Hospital, Colombo (Sep 2014-Dec 2015) * Senior Lecture, South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine (Jan 2015–Present) * Consultant ENT, Head and Neck Surgeon, Private Sector Reputed Hospitals (Jan 2015–Present) She authored a book in Sinhala on ear, nose and throat related ailments.

Political career

She was a prominent speaker at Viyathmaga campaign which was started in 2016 to promote

as the presidential candidate for the presidential election. held in November 2019. On 21 November 2019 she was appointed as the Governor of Western Province by president Gotabhaya Rajapakse. She was appointed State Minister for Skills Development, Vocational Education, Research and Innovation by president Gotabhaya Rajapakse on 12 August 2020.

External links

Governor's office of the Western Province - Sri Lanka

College of Otorhinolaryngologists and Head and Neck Surgeons of Sri LankaWestern Provincial Council

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Arambepola, Seetha Alumni of the University of Sri Jayewardenepura Alumni of the University of Colombo Governors of Western Province, Sri Lanka Living people Sinhalese people Sri Lankan medical doctors 1975 births Members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka

Education

Professional career

Political career

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