D. B. Herath

D. B. Herath
ඩී. බී. හේරත්
தர்மசிறி பண்டார ஹேரத்
State Minister of Livestock, Farm Promotion and Dairy and Egg Related Industries
Assumed office
12 August 2020
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Assumed office
2019
Preceded bySalinda Dissanayake
ConstituencyKurunegala District
Member of the North Western Provincial Council
In office
2009–2018
ConstituencyKurunegala District
Personal details
Born
H. M. Dharmasiri Bandara Herath

(1956-05-23) 23 May 1956
Political partySri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Other political
affiliations
Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance

H. M. Dharmasiri Bandara Herath (born 23 May 1956) is a Sri Lankan politician, Member of Parliament and state minister.

Herath was born on 23 May 1956. He was a member of the North Western Provincial Council and Minister Agriculture for the North Western Province.

He contested the 2015 parliamentary election as one of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) electoral alliance's candidates in Kurunegala District but failed to get elected after coming 10th amongst the UPFA candidates. However, following the death of Salinda Dissanayake, he was appointed to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in September 2019. He was re-elected at the 2020 parliamentary election as a Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance electoral alliance candidate. After the election he was appointed State Minister of Livestock, Farm Promotion and Dairy and Egg Related Industries.

Electoral history of D. B. Herath
Election Constituency Party Alliance Votes Result
2009 provincialKurunegala DistrictUnited People's Freedom Alliance43,896Elected
2013 provincialKurunegala DistrictUnited People's Freedom Alliance60,908Elected
2015 parliamentaryKurunegala DistrictUnited People's Freedom Alliance42,719Not elected
2020 parliamentaryKurunegala DistrictSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaSri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance61,954Elected
2024 parliamentaryKurunegala DistrictNew Democratic FrontNot elected