Hon. G. J. L. Neomal Perera
Deputy Minister of External Affairs, Sri Lanka
3/3, Rock wood Place, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka
Tel: + 94 777 311 855, +94 11 2677244

Date of Birth                         : 7th May 1965                                                                                                                                           

Family Details                      : Married, father of two sons and a daughter

Primary Education               : St. Joseph College, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Secondary  Education          : Kodikanal International School, Kodikanal, India   

Diploma in Business Management, National Institute of Business Management (NIBM) Sri Lanka
Diploma in Human Rights, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka
Successfully completed a Course in ‘Conflict Resolution’, Stanford University, United Kingdom
Secondary Education completed at Kodikanal International School, Kodikanal , India
Primary Education Completed at St Joseph’s College, Colombo, Sri Lanka

Ministerial Portfolio :

2013 – April, Chairman National Steering Committee,” Ministry of External Affairs – United Nations POST 2015 Development Agenda Consultations”
2012 – August, Chairman CHOGM Business Forum 2013 – Colombo, Sri Lanka
2010 - November to date, Deputy Minister of External Affairs, Sri Lanka
2010 - April to November, Deputy Minister of Co-operatives & Internal Trade, Sri Lanka
2007 - January to 2010 January, Deputy Minister of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources, Sri Lanka

Political Profile :

2010 – Contested General Election United People’s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) Puttalam District, Re-elected Member of Parliament
2009 - Appointed Chief Organiser Sri Lanka Freedom Party Chilaw Constituency – Puttalam District
2004 – Contested General Election UNP Puttalam District, Re-elected Member of Parliament
2004 - District Leader – Puttalam District , United National Party
2000 - Contested General Election – Puttalam District , Re-elected as Member of Parliament, UNP
2000 - Contested General Election – Puttalam District, Elected and entered Parliament, UNP
2000 - Appointed Chief Organiser United National Party, Chilaw Constituency
1996 - Appointed District Organiser United National Party (UNP) Puttalam District
1983 - Entered Politics as a Member of the United National Party