Weerakumara Dissanayake | |
|---|---|
| වීරකුමාර දිසානායක வீரகுமார திஸாநாயக்க | |
| State Minister of Mahaweli Development | |
| In office 2018–2018 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Deputy Minister of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development | |
| In office 2010–2015 | |
| President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | D. M. Jayaratne |
| Member of Parliament forAnuradhapura District | |
| In office 2010–2018 | |
| Member of Parliament forPuttalam District | |
| In office 2004–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1971-04-10)10 April 1971 (age 54) |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| Other political affiliations | United People's Freedom Alliance,National Freedom Front |
Weerakumara Dissanayake (Sinhala:වීරකුමාර දිසානායක; born 10 April 1971) is aSri Lankan politician and former member of theParliament of Sri Lanka. He is a member of theSri Lanka Freedom Party and member of theUnited People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA).He was deputy minister ofMinistry of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development from 2010 to 2015.[1] In 2017 he left theNational Freedom Front (NFF) to join theSri Lanka Freedom Party.[2]
In the2004 General Elections Weerakumara contested thePuttalam Electorate from theUnited People's Freedom Alliance and was elected. On 2 April 2018, Weerakumara was appointed as the State Minister of Mahaweli Development.[3]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 parliamentary | Puttalama District | UPFA | 50,194 | Elected |
| 2010 parliamentary[4] | Anuradhapura District | UPFA | 27,102 | Elected |
| 2015 parliamentary[5] | Anuradhapura District | UPFA | 69,489 | Elected |
| 2020 parliamentary[6] | Anuradhapura District | UPFA | - | Not Elected |
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