Hon.Ediriweera WeerawardhanaMP | |
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එදිරිවීර වීරවර්ධන | |
Member of Parliament for Kandy District | |
In office 1994–2005 | |
Deputy Minister of Development, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of the East and Rural Housing Development | |
In office 2000–2005 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1951-04-30) 30 April 1951 (age 73) Kandy, Sri Lanka |
Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
Children | Eric Prasanna Weerawardhana |
Profession | Politician |
Ediriweera Weerawardhana (Sinhala: එදිරිවීර වීරවර්ධන), is a Sri Lankan politician and former Member of Parliament. He served as a Deputy Minister in the Central Government for some time, later withdrew from national politics and entered provincial council politics.
Political career
In 2000, he was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Development, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of the East and Rural Housing Development under Kumaratunga cabinet. In 2014, he assumed the duties as the Central Provincial Minister of Road Development, Transport, Power, Energy, Housing and Construction. In June 2016, Weerawardhana was appointed as the acting Chief Minister in Central Province. In 2019, he was appointed as the New seat organizer for Harispattuwa seat in Kandy district. In 2021 under the presidency of Maithripala Sirisena, he was appointed as one of the 10 Vice Presidents of The Sri Lanka Freedom Party's (SLFP) Executive Committee.
Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
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1994 parliamentary | Kandy District | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | People's Alliance | 53,192 | Elected | ||
2000 parliamentary | Kandy District | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | People's Alliance | 35,388 | Elected | ||
2004 provincial | Kandy District | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | United People's Freedom Alliance | 27,047 | Elected | ||
2009 provincial | Kandy District | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | United People's Freedom Alliance | 46,903 | Elected | ||
2013 provincial | Kandy District | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | United People's Freedom Alliance | 44,206 | Elected |
References
- "Directory of Members: Hon. Weerawardhana, Ediriweera, M.P." Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 23 May 2022.
- ^ "People do not care if the leaders of the opposition change". archives.dinamina.lk. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- "CBK springs surprise, appoints 35 deputy ministers". The Island. 6 November 2000.
- "Ediriweera Weerawardena assumes duties as Acting CM". Retrieved 24 May 2022 – via PressReader.
- "New electoral organizers appointed for the Sri Lanka Freedom Party". dinamina. 24 May 2022. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- "SLFP new office bearers appointed, Sirisena heads party". Times Online. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- "New SLFP electoral organizers appointed". Daily News. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
- "Sri Lanka : President appoints new electoral organizers for SLFP". www.colombopage.com. Retrieved 24 May 2022.
Members of the Sri Lankan Parliament from Kandy | |
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One–member (1947 – 1989) | |
Multi–member (1989 – Present) |
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