Former Mayoress of Colombo Rosy Senanayake was appointed as the Advisor to the President on Local Government Affairs today.
Rosy Senanayake previously served as the Mayoress of the Colombo Municipal Council (CMC) from 2018 to 2023.
She also served as the Prime Minister’s Spokesperson and the Deputy Head of the Prime Minister’s Office for Ranil Wickramasinghe.
Rosy Senanayake was the former State Minister for Child Development under President Maithripala Sirisena in 2015.
She was also the leader of the opposition in the Western Provincial Council and the chief organizer of the United National Party for the Colombo West electorate.
Senanayake served as the Sri Lankan High Commissioner for Malaysia between 2001-2004 and was a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Population Fund. (NewsWire)
