Thalatha Atukorale

Honourable Thalatha Atukorale MP
Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare
Incumbent
Assumed office 12 January 2015
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by	Dilan Perera
Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Ratnapura District
Incumbent
Assumed office 2004
Personal details
Born	(1963-05-30) May 30, 1963
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	United National Party
Other political affiliations	United National Front
Residence	231/1 Stanly Thilakeratne Mawatha, Nugegoda
Profession	Attorney-at-Law
Religion	Buddhist

Thalatha Atukorale (born May 30, 1963) is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. Mrs. Atukorala was appointed as the cabinet minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare by President Maithripala Sirisena on January 12th 2015. She is the sister of Late Gamini Atukorale, Former Minister and Assistant leader of the United National Party.

Mrs. Atukorale came in to active politics in 2004, after the death of her brother Gamini Atukorale a former cabinet minister and assistant leader of the United National Party. She won a seat in the parliament at the 2004, 2010 and the 2015 elections from Rathnapura district.

See also

• List of political families in Sri Lanka