SL Economic Association elects new executive committee

The Annual General Meeting of the Sri Lanka Economic Association (SLEA) was held on 18 December at the auditorium of the Organisation of Professionals Association of Sri Lanka (OPA). A new SLEA Executive Council for 2020 was elected unanimously at the AGM. 

Dr. Upananda Vidanapathirana was re-elected President, and Rev. Prof. W. Wimalarathana, Prof. Sirimala Abeyratne, Chandrasena Maliyadda, Dr. Sarath Rajapathirana, Dr. Lloyd Fernando, Dr. Lochana Gunaratne, Prof. H. D. Karunaratne, Raja Korale, Malraj B. Kiriella, Nihan Rodrigo, Prof. Udith Jayasinghe, B. L. J. Saliya Balasuriya were all re-elected Vice Presidents of the SLEA.

Dr. Maringa Sumanadasa was re-elected General Secretary and Nuwan Medonza the Treasurer. Sarath Vidanagama and Dr. M. Ganeshamoorthy were elected Editor-in-Chief and Editor respectively. Dr. Menuka Udugama was elected Assistant Secretary while Dr. Ruwan Jayathilake was elected Assistant Editor.

P. T. Sirisena, Prof. Indunil Dayaratne, Selvy Sirikanathan, P. S. Lalinda Sugathadasa, Dr. Prasad Serasinghe, Dr. Faheema Saheed, Prof. Suranga Silva, Dr. Seetha Bandara, Prof. Tikiri Herath and Dr. Ravin De Alwis were the other Council Members elected.

Dr. Vidanapathirana thanked the members for re-electing him for another year. He also thanked the past Council of Management for their co-operation in helping carry out a well-attended series of policy oriented seminars and successful annual sessions generating a policy dialogue on the theme ‘The Impact of Globalisation on the Sri Lankan Economy’. He said that the SLEA would focus on carrying out research and other policy-oriented activities during the year 2020 to make an impact on policy makers.

Sri Lanka Economic Association (SLEA) is the professional body of Sri Lankan economists set up in 1985 and incorporated in 2011 by an Act of Parliament. The SLEA is part of the International Economic Association and has over 850 members at present.