Mahinda Wijesekera is a Sri Lankan politician, former Fisheries cabinet minister[1] and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. In 2001, Wijesekara left the President Chandrika Kumaratunga's ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party and joined United National Party along with few other senior ministers of the government such as S. B. Dissanayake and G. L. Peiris.[2] He was a member of the working committee of UNP and the party organiser for Weligama. However, in 2006 UNP leader Ranil Wickramasinghe removed from all of his positions in the party as a result of internal crisis against the leadership.[3] On 2007, Wijesekara again crossed over to United People's Freedom Alliance government.[4] He was the Telecommunications Minister in the government. He was injured in a suicide bombing in 2009.[5]
Mahinda Wijesekera | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament | |
| In office 1989–1994 | |
| Deputy Minister of Ports, Shipping, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction | |
| In office 1994–1997 | |
| Deputy Minister of Housing and Urban Development | |
| In office 1997–1999 | |
| Minister of Forestry and Environment | |
| In office 1999–2001 | |
| Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Resources | |
| Member of Parliament for Matara District | |
| In office 2001–2004 | |
| Minister of Special Projects | |
| In office 2007–2008 | |
| Minister of Postal and Telecommunication | |
| In office 2008–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 November Devinuwara |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| Other political affiliations | United People's Freedom Alliance |
| Children | Kanchana Wijesekera |
| Residence | Matara |
| Alma mater | St. Servatius' College[citation needed] Jayawardanepura Vidyodaya University, Sri Lanka Law College |
| Profession | lawyer |
References
edit- ^ Govt. urged to sack the JVP
- ^ I never thought SB will cut short his political career so soon Archived 2005-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Mahinda Wijesekara stripped of Matara top slot Archived 2013-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ UNP dissidents 'joining on Sunday'
- ^ Sri Lanka bombing kills 10, wounds cabinet minister
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