Asanka Shehan Semasinghe

Asanka Shehan Semasinghe is a Sri Lankan Politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from Anuradhapura. He belongs to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna.^[1][2] He is currently serving as Minister of State for Finance, serving with Ranjith Siyambalapitiya since 8 September 2022.^[3] Following the mass resignation of the Sri Lankan cabinet in the wake of the 2022 Sri Lankan protests, he was appointed as the Minister of Trade by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on 18 April 2022.^[4][5] He left office on May 9 following the resignation of then Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa and thereby the collapse of the government.

Hon. Shehan Semasinghe
අසංක ෂෙහාන් සේමසිංහ அசங்க ஷெஹான் சேமசிங்க
Minister of State for Finance
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 September 2022 Serving with Ranjith Siyambalapitiya
President	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Prime Minister	Dinesh Gunawardena
Minister of Trade
In office 18 April 2022 – 9 May 2022
President	Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime Minister	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded by	Bandula Gunawardena
Succeeded by	Nalin Fernando
Minister of State for Samurdhi, Household Economy, Micro Finance, Self Employment and Business Development[a]
In office 12 August 2020 – 3 April 2022
President	Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime Minister	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Minister of State for Development Banking and Loan Schemes
In office 27 November 2019 – 12 August 2020
President	Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime Minister	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Member of Parliament for Anuradhapura District
Incumbent
Assumed office 2010
Personal details
Born	(1976-11-13) November 13, 1976 (age 48)
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Other political affiliations	Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance

Notes

1. Minister of State for Samurdhi, Household Economy, Micro Finance, Self Employment, Business Development and Underutilized State Resources Development from 12 August 2020 to 25 September 2020.