Ranjith Madduma Bandara

Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage Ranjith Madduma Bandara (born 25 August 1954) is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He served as Minister of Law and Order and Minister of Public Administration and Management from March 2018 to November 2019.^[1][2] He has also acted as the Minister of Transport.

Hon. Ranjith Madduma Bandara MP
රංජිත් මද්දුම බණ්ඩාර ரஞ்சித் மத்தும பண்டார
Minister of Law and Order
In office 8 March 2018 – 18 November 2019
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by	Ranil Wickramasinghe
Minister of Public Administration
In office 4 September 2015 – 18 November 2019
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Minister of Internal Transport
In office 12 January 2015 – 17 August 2015
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
General Secretary of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 February 2020
Leader	Sajith Premadasa
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Kabir Hashim
Member of Parliament for National List
Incumbent
Assumed office 20 August 2020
Member of Parliament for Monaragala District
In office 9 March 1989 – 20 August 2020
Personal details
Born	(1954-08-25) 25 August 1954 (age 70) Medagama, Dominion of Ceylon
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	Samagi Jana Balawegaya (since 2020)
Other political affiliations	United National Party (before 2020)
Relations	R. M. Gunasekera (father), Dharmadasa Banda (uncle)
Children	Chamathka Ratnayake, Manthika Ratnayake
Alma mater	Ananda College

His father R. M. Gunasekera, former member of the parliament for Bibile, was assassinated when he was seven years old. His uncle was Dharmadasa Banda. He was educated at Ananda College and became a planter and a businessman.^[3]

He is a long time member of the United National Party, and has held many positions in the party. On 11 February 2020, he was appointed as the inaugural general secretary of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya.^[4]