Harsha de Silva
| Honourable Dr Harsha de Silva MP, PhD |
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| Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| Assumed office 9 September 2015 |
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| Deputy Minister of Economic Development | |
| In office 12 January 2015 – 17 August 2015 |
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| Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Colombo District |
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| Assumed office 2015 |
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| Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for National List |
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| In office 2010–2015 |
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| Nationality |  Sri Lankan |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Economist |
Dr Harsha de Silva (Sinhala : ආචාර්ය. හර්ෂ ද සිල්වා ), MP is a Sri Lankan economist and politician. A current member of Parliament of Sri Lanka, he is the current Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs [1] and the former deputy minister of Policy Planning and Economic Development in the 100 day government. He has gained lime light as a media personality hosting several talk shows relating to development and international matters. In the recent years he voiced his opposition to the economic policies of the previous government.[2]
Educated at Royal College Colombo, he gained his BS in Business Management from Truman State University in 1988 and went on to complete his MA and PhD in Economics at the University of Missouri in 1993. He has also participated for an executive program on evaluating social programs at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2006 as an Eisenhower Fellow.[3]
As an economist he worked for the DFCC Bank, going on to become its chief economist and treasurer. Thereafter he was the co-founder and Joint Managing Director of The Nielsen Company.
References
- ↑ New State and Deputy Ministers sworn in
- ↑ In conversation with Dr. Harsha de Silva, MP
- ↑ Harsha de Silva, PhD
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