Wimalaweera Dissanayake

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Hon.
Wimalaweera Dissanayake
MP
විමලවීර දිසානායක
விமலவீர திசாநாயக்க
Member of Parliament
for Ampara District
Incumbent
Assumed office
17 August 2015
State Minister of Wildlife
Incumbent
Assumed office
27 November 2019
PresidentGotabhaya Rajapaksa
Prime MinisterMahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded bySarath Fonseka
Personal details
Political partySri Lanka Freedom Party

Wimalaweera Dissanayake (Sinhala: විමලවීර දිසානායක) is a Sri Lankan politician and current member of parliament for Digamadulla District.[1] He was elected on 18 August 2015 from United People's Freedom Alliance.[2] After 2019 Presidential electrion, the newly elected president Gotabhaya Rajapaksa appointed him as state minister of wildlife on 27 November 2019.[3]

Political career[]

He was the opposition leader of Damana Pradeshiya Sabha (local council), Ampara.[1]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Parliament of Sri Lanka - Wimalaweera Dissanayaka". Parliament Secretariat. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  2. ^ "Full List of Preferential vote results". Hiru Gossip English Edition. 18 August 2015. Retrieved 17 September 2015.
  3. ^ "New State and Deputy Ministers sworn in". Colombo Page. Retrieved 6 December 2019.


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