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Hon.
Nimal Lanza
MP
නිමල් ලාන්සා
நிமல் லான்சா
Member of Parliament
for Gampaha District
Assumed office
2015
Personal details
BornNegombo
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partySri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
SpouseEnoka
Alma materSt. Maris College, Negombo
Occupationpolitician

Nimal Lanza (Sinhala: නිමල් ලාන්සා, Tamil: நிமல் லான்சா) is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, Sri Lanka Freedom Party - United People's Freedom Alliance/ United People's Freedom Alliance, from the Gampaha district

Nimal Lanza has a brother, Dayann, who is Mayor of Negombo.[1]

He received his education at St. Maris College, Negombo.[2]

He was elected to parliament representing the Gampaha District at the 2015 parliamentary elections.[3] On 9 September 2015 he was appointed the deputy minister of Home Affairs in the second Sirisena cabinet, but resigned from the role on 19 December 2017.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ Dayan Lanza
  2. ^ "St.Mary's college".
  3. ^ "Preferential votes- General Election 2015". adaderana.lk. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 19 August 2015.
  4. ^ Palihawadana, Norman (19 December 2017). "Lanza says high CoL made him resign". The Island. Retrieved 18 February 2020.
  5. ^ "Nimal Lanza resigns as Deputy Minister". The Daily Mirror. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 18 February 2020.


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