Vidura Wickremanayake
Vidura Wickremanayake (born 11 July 1959) is a Sri Lankan politician. He is the current State Minister of National Heritage, rural arts and Member of Parliament. He is the son of the former Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake.
Vidura Wickremanayake | |
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| Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Kalutara District | |
| Assumed office 2010 | |
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| Born | 11 July 1959 |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
| Relations | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake (father) |
Early life and education
Born to Ratnasiri Wickremanayake and Kusum Wickremanayake, he was educated at Royal College, Colombo and gained a BSc in Agriculture in the Philippines.[1]
Political career
Wickremanayake was elected to parliament from Kalutara from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party in the 2015 parliamentary election and was appointed State Minister of Agriculture. He was re-elected in the 2020 parliamentary election from the Kaluthara electorate with 147,958 preferential votes and was appointed State Minister of National Heritage, rural arts.[2]
References
- "Family jewels on parade in new parliament". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 23 August 2015.
- Saman, patirage (7 August 2020). www.adaderana.lk http://www.adaderana.lk/news/66275/2020-ge-kalutara-district-preferential-votes. Retrieved 2020-08-07. Missing or empty
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