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词条 Harsha de Silva
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  1. Early life

  2. Career

  3. Political Career

  4. References

  5. External links

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| name = Harsha de Silva
| honorific-suffix = MP
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| office1 = Minister of Economic Reforms and Public Distribution
| term_start1 = 21 December 2018
| term_end1 =
| president1 = Maithripala Sirisena
| primeminister1 = Ranil Wickremesinghe
| office2 = State Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs
| term_start2 = 10 February 2018
| term_end2 = 26 October 2018
| president2 = Maithripala Sirisena
| primeminister2 = Ranil Wickremesinghe
| constituency_MP4 = Colombo District
| parliament4 = Sri Lanka
| term_start4 = 2015
| constituency_MP5 = National List
| parliament5 = Sri Lankan
| term_start5 = 2010
| term_end5 = 2015
| office3 = Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
| term_start3 = 9 September 2015
| term_end3 = 31 May 2017
| president3 = Maithripala Sirisena
| primeminister3 = Ranil Wickremesinghe
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| nationality = Sri Lankan
| party = United National Party
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| relations = M. W. H. de Silva (Great Uncle)[1]
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}}Harsha de Silva (Sinhala : හර්ෂ ද සිල්වා; born 30 August 1964) is a Sri Lankan economist and politician . He serves as a member of Parliament of Sri Lanka, as the Minister of Economic Reforms and Public Distribution [2]ans was the State Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs and served as Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs.[3]

Early life

He was educated at Royal College Colombo, earning a BS in Business Management from Truman State University in 1988. He completed his MA and PhD in Economics at the University of Missouri in 1993. He participated in an executive program on evaluating social programs at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 2006 as an Eisenhower Fellow.[4]

Career

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As an economist he worked for the DFCC Bank, becoming its chief economist and treasurer. He was co-founder and Joint Managing Director of The Nielsen Company.

He was placed in charge of "Economic Diplomacy" of the government and was a supporter of economic liberalization and trade agreements. He is a supporter of major trade agreements and is a supporter of Sri Lanka joining the Trans Pacific Partnership.[5][6][7]

He was the main backer of the Indian-aided project to create a modern EMT and Ambulance service in Sri Lanka. When India offered a gift to Sri Lanka in order to mark Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe's visit, De Silva proposed an emergency medical service after personal experiences with shortcomings in the Sri Lankan system as well as the urging of doctors. Wickremesighe also backed it, leading India's GVK Emergency Response Institute to offer training to hundreds of Sri Lankan EMTs and Paramedics as well as donating ambulances and granting 7.5 million dollars to start the service in Colombo and Galle.[8]

Political Career

He was the Deputy Minister of Policy Planning and Economic Development in the 100-day government. He became known as a media personality hosted talk shows relating to development and international matters. He voiced his opposition to the economic policies of the previous government.[9]

References

1. ^{{cite AV media| people=Harsha De Silva|title=Dr. Harsha De Silva talks about his past|medium=|publisher=YouTube|location=Colombo|date=2015|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0kkOyr39_kk}}
2. ^http://utvnews.lk/trending-news/2018/12/21/112867/
3. ^New State and Deputy Ministers were sworn in
4. ^Harsha de Silva, PhD
5. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=2015/11/16/business/govt-pushing-gsp-tpp-membership-dr-harsha|title=Govt pushing for GSP+, TPP membership - Dr. Harsha {{!}} Daily News|website=www.dailynews.lk|access-date=2016-04-09}}
6. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/102087/govt-to-discuss-with-the-us-in-joining-ttp|title="Govt. to discuss with the US in joining TTP" ::: Dailymirror.lk ::: Breaking News|website=www.dailymirror.lk|access-date=2016-04-09}}
7. ^{{Cite web|url=http://www.ft.lk/article/503847/Dr--Harsha-De-Silva-on-new-foreign-policy-initiatives-or--economic-diplomacy-|title=Dr. Harsha De Silva on new foreign policy initiatives or ‘economic diplomacy’|website=www.ft.lk|access-date=2016-04-09}}
8. ^{{Cite web|url=http://economynext.com/Emotional_Harsha_firmly_behind_life_saving_EMT_service;_invites_Sri_Lanka_businesses_to_support-3-4709.html|title=economynext.com|website=economynext.com|access-date=2016-04-09}}
9. ^In conversation with Dr. Harsha de Silva, MP

External links

  • Harsha de Silva, PhD
{{Members of 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka}}{{Members of 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka}}{{Members of the Sri Lankan Parliament from Colombo}}{{DEFAULTSORT:De Silva, Harsha}}

10 : Living people|1925 births|Sri Lankan economists|Alumni of Royal College, Colombo|Truman State University alumni|University of Missouri alumni|Members of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka|Members of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka|Deputy ministers of Sri Lanka|1964 births

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