Talk:Johnston Fernando
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Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Firefangledfeathers (talk / contribs) 19:34, 11 May 2022 (UTC)
Early Career
[edit]Johnston Fernando was and is still a businessman. He studied at St. Anne's College, Kurunegala. He was first affiliated with the UNP. He has been:
- Town Councillor - Kurunegala from 191-1993;
- Wayamba Provincial Council Member from1993-1994;
- North Western Provincial Council Minister for Health, Indigenous Medicine, Sports and Youth Affairs, Textles, Rural Industries;
- UNP Chief Organiser for Mawathagama from July 1999.
- Minister of Youth Affairs & Sports In office 2001–2004
- Minister of Co-operatives & Internal Trade In office 2010 – 12 January 2015
- Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Kurunegala District Incumbent Assumed office 2000 [1] 2402:4000:2280:4D5E:CC:4E2B:4B41:1EE (talk) 09:59, 11 May 2022 (UTC)
References
- ^ johnston, fernando. "Biography". johnstonfernando.com.
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