Thalatha Atukorale (born 30 May 1963) is a

Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an ...

n politician and a member of the

Parliament of Sri Lanka The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තුව ''Shri Lanka Parlimenthuwa'', Tamil: இலங்கை நாடாளுமன்றம் ''Ila� ...

. Atukorale was appointed as the cabinet minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare by President

Maithripala Sirisena Maithripala Yapa Sirisena ( si, පල්ලෙවත්‍ත ගමරාළලාගේ මෛත්‍රීපාල යාපා සිරිසේන; ta, பல்லேவத்த கமராளலாகே மைத்திரி� ...

on 12 January 2015. She was given the additional duties of

Minister of Justice A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in a v ...

on 25 August 2017. becoming the first woman to hold that position in Sri Lanka. She is the sister of

Gamini Atukorale Gamini Atukorale (2 April 1951 – 1 January 2002) was the former Transport, Highways and Civil Aviation Minister in Sri Lanka and former General Secretary and Deputy Leader of United National Party. Member of parliament Thalatha Atukorale is ...

, former Minister and assistant leader of the United National Party. Atukorale came into active politics in 2004, after the death of her brother Gamini, a former cabinet minister and assistant leader of the

United National Party The United National Party, often abbreviated as UNP ( si, එක්සත් ජාතික පක්ෂය, translit=Eksath Jāthika Pakshaya, ta, ஐக்கிய தேசியக் கட்சி, translit=Aikkiya Tēciyak Kaṭci), ...

. She won a seat in the parliament at the 2004, 2010 and the 2015 elections from Rathnapura district.

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* ;Specific 1963 births Living people Sri Lankan Buddhists People from Ratnapura Alumni of Musaeus College Alumni of Bishop's College, Colombo Sinhalese lawyers Members of the 13th Parliament of Sri Lanka Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka Members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka Samagi Jana Balawegaya politicians United National Party politicians Women's ministers of Sri Lanka 21st-century Sri Lankan women politicians Female justice ministers Justice ministers of Sri Lanka {{SabaragamuwaLK-politician-stub

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