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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 forMatara 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 |
Mahinda Wijesekera is aSri Lankan politician, former Fisheriescabinet minister[1] and a former member of theParliament of Sri Lanka. In 2001, Wijesekara left the PresidentChandrika Kumaratunga's rulingSri Lanka Freedom Party and joinedUnited National Party along with few other senior ministers of the government such asS. B. Dissanayake andG. L. Peiris.[2] He was a member of the working committee of UNP and the party organiser for Weligama. However, in 2006 UNP leaderRanil 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 toUnited People's Freedom Alliance government.[4] He was the Telecommunications Minister in the government. He was injured ina suicide bombing in 2009.[5]
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