Ranasinghe Premadasa as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

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Ranasinghe Premadasa as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka refers to his tenure as the country's head of government in the late 1970s and 1980s, during which he pursued populist housing and poverty-alleviation programs before later becoming president.

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instanceOf political officeholding period
tenure as prime minister
appointedBy J. R. Jayewardene
associatedWithCity Colombo
branchOfGovernment executive branch
capitalOfJurisdiction Colombo
conflictContext early phase of Sri Lankan Civil War
ethnic tensions between Sinhalese and Tamils
constitutionalFramework 1978 Constitution of Sri Lanka
country Sri Lanka
domesticPolicyFocus housing programs
poverty alleviation
urban development
economicContext open economy reforms era
economicPolicy continuation of liberalization begun in 1977
support for export-oriented growth
elevationAfterTenure President of Sri Lanka
elevationAfterTenureDate 1989-01-02
endTime 1989-01-02
foreignPolicyOrientation non-alignment
governanceLevel national government
governingPartyStatus parliamentary majority
headOfStateDuringTenure J. R. Jayewardene
holder Ranasinghe Premadasa
ideology populism
pro-poor development
internationalContext Cold War period
linked to: Cold War
languageOfGovernment Sinhala
Tamil
legislativeBody Parliament of Sri Lanka
locatedInGovernment Government of Sri Lanka
notableCharacteristic populist leadership style
notableProgram Million Houses Programme (early initiatives and planning phase)
oversawMinistry Ministry of Housing and Construction (influential role in housing policy)
policyOrientation pro-low-income housing
rural development
politicalParty United National Party
positionHeld Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
precededBy J. R. Jayewardene as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
linked to: J. R. Jayewardene
region South Asia
roleInCabinet leader of the cabinet
roleInGovernment head of government
socialPolicy low-cost housing schemes
slum upgrading
startTime 1978-02-23
succeededBy Dingiri Banda Wijetunga as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
timeInOffice about 10 years 10 months

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J. R. Jayewardene succeededBy Ranasinghe Premadasa as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka