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{{Short description|Sri Lankan politician}}
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| honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable|Hon.]]
| honorific-prefix = [[The Honourable|Hon.]]
| name = Mahinda Wijesekera
| name = Mahinda Wijesekera
| honorific-suffix = [[Member of Parliament|MP]]
| honorific-suffix = [[Member of Parliament|MP]]
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| office = Member of Parliament
| office = Member of Parliament
| term_start = 1989
| term_start = 1989
| term_end = 1994
| term_end = 1994
| office1= Deputy Minister of Ports, Shipping, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
| office1 = Deputy Minister of Ports, Shipping, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction
| term_start1 = 1994
| term_start1 = 1994
| term_end1 = 1997
| term_end1 = 1997
| office2= Deputy Minister of Housing and Urban Development
| office2 = Deputy Minister of Housing and Urban Development
| term_start2= 1997
| term_start2 = 1997
| term_end2= 1999
| term_end2 = 1999
| office3= Minister of Forestry & Environment
| office3 = Minister of Forestry and Environment
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| term_start3 = 1999
| term_start3 = 1999
| term_end3 = 2001
| term_end3 = 2001
| office4 = Minister of Fisheries & Ocean Resources
| office4 = Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Resources
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| term_start4 = 2001
| term_start4 = 2001
| term_end4 = 2004
| term_end4 = 2004
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| office5 = Minister of Special Projects
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| term_start5 = 2007
| term_start5 = 2007
| term_end5 = 2008
| term_end5 = 2008
| office6= Minister of Postal and Telecommunication
| office6 = Minister of Postal and Telecommunication
| term_start6= 2008
| term_start6 = 2008
| term_end6= 2010
| term_end6 = 2010
| constituency_MP4 = [[Matara Electoral District|Matara District]]
| constituency_MP4 = [[Matara Electoral District|Matara District]]
| parliament4 = Sri Lanka
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| birth_date = 14 November
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| birth_place = Devinuwara
| birth_place = Devinuwara
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| party = Sri Lanka Freedom Party
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| children = [[Kanchana Wijesekera]]
| children = [[Kanchana Wijesekera]]
| residence = Matara
| residence = Matara
| alma_mater = Jayawardanepura Vidyodaya University , Sri Lanka Law College
| alma_mater = [[St. Servatius' College]]{{cn|date=November 2022}}<br/>Jayawardanepura Vidyodaya University, [[Sri Lanka Law College]]
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'''Mahinda Wijesekera''' is a [[Sri Lanka]]n politician, former Fisheries [[cabinet minister]]<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2006/04/060402_wijesekara.shtml Govt. urged to sack the JVP]</ref> and a former member of the [[Parliament of Sri Lanka]].
'''Mahinda Wijesekera''' is a [[Sri Lanka]]n politician, former Fisheries [[cabinet minister]]<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2006/04/060402_wijesekara.shtml Govt. urged to sack the JVP]</ref> and a former member of the [[Parliament of Sri Lanka]].
In 2001, Wijesekara left the President [[Chandrika Kumaratunga]]'s ruling [[Sri Lanka Freedom Party]] and joined [[United National Party]] along with few other senior ministers of the government such as [[S. B. Dissanayake]] and [[G. L. Peiris]].<ref>[http://www.dailynews.lk/2001/11/22/pol06.html I never thought SB will cut short his political career so soon] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050928102559/http://www.dailynews.lk/2001/11/22/pol06.html |date=2005-09-28 }}</ref> He was a member of the working committee of UNP and the party organizer for Weligama. However, in 2006 UNP leader [[Ranil Wickramasinghe]] removed from all of his positions in the party as a result of internal crisis against the leadership.<ref>[http://archives.dailymirror.lk/2006/04/03/front/03.asp Mahinda Wijesekara stripped of Matara top slot] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329193112/http://archives.dailymirror.lk/2006/04/03/front/03.asp |date=2013-03-29 }}</ref>
In 2001, Wijesekara left the President [[Chandrika Kumaratunga]]'s ruling [[Sri Lanka Freedom Party]] and joined [[United National Party]] along with few other senior ministers of the government such as [[S. B. Dissanayake]] and [[G. L. Peiris]].<ref>[http://www.dailynews.lk/2001/11/22/pol06.html I never thought SB will cut short his political career so soon] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20050928102559/http://www.dailynews.lk/2001/11/22/pol06.html |date=2005-09-28 }}</ref> He was a member of the working committee of UNP and the party organiser for Weligama. However, in 2006 UNP leader [[Ranil Wickramasinghe]] removed from all of his positions in the party as a result of internal crisis against the leadership.<ref>[http://archives.dailymirror.lk/2006/04/03/front/03.asp Mahinda Wijesekara stripped of Matara top slot] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130329193112/http://archives.dailymirror.lk/2006/04/03/front/03.asp |date=2013-03-29 }}</ref>
On 2007, Wijesekara again crossed over to [[United People's Freedom Alliance]] government.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2007/01/070126_wijesekara_dissidents.shtml UNP dissidents 'joining on Sunday']</ref> He was the Telecommunications Minister in the government.
On 2007, Wijesekara again crossed over to [[United People's Freedom Alliance]] government.<ref>[http://www.bbc.co.uk/sinhala/news/story/2007/01/070126_wijesekara_dissidents.shtml UNP dissidents 'joining on Sunday']</ref> He was the Telecommunications Minister in the government.
He was injured in [[Akuressa suicide bombing|a suicide bombing]] in 2009.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/2009/03/10/idUSSP477627 Sri Lanka bombing kills 10, wounds cabinet minister]</ref>
He was injured in [[Akuressa suicide bombing|a suicide bombing]] in 2009.<ref>[https://www.reuters.com/article/idUSSP477627 Sri Lanka bombing kills 10, wounds cabinet minister]</ref>


==References==
==References==
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[[Category:Fisheries ministers of Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:Fisheries ministers of Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:Failed assassination attempts in Sri Lanka]]




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Latest revision as of 09:09, 28 September 2024

Hon.
Mahinda Wijesekera
MP
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
for Matara District
In office
2001–2004
Minister of Special Projects
In office
2007–2008
Minister of Postal and Telecommunication
In office
2008–2010
Personal details
Born14 November
Devinuwara
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partySri Lanka Freedom Party
Other political
affiliations		United People's Freedom Alliance
ChildrenKanchana Wijesekera
ResidenceMatara
Alma materSt. Servatius' College[citation needed]
Jayawardanepura Vidyodaya University, Sri Lanka Law College
Professionlawyer

Mahinda Wijesekera is a Sri Lankan politician, former Fisheries cabinet minister[1] and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. In 2001, Wijesekara left the President Chandrika Kumaratunga's ruling Sri Lanka Freedom Party and joined United National Party along with few other senior ministers of the government such as S. B. Dissanayake and G. L. Peiris.[2] He was a member of the working committee of UNP and the party organiser for Weligama. However, in 2006 UNP leader Ranil 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 to United People's Freedom Alliance government.[4] He was the Telecommunications Minister in the government. He was injured in a suicide bombing in 2009.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Govt. urged to sack the JVP
  2. ^ I never thought SB will cut short his political career so soon Archived 2005-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Mahinda Wijesekara stripped of Matara top slot Archived 2013-03-29 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ UNP dissidents 'joining on Sunday'
  5. ^ Sri Lanka bombing kills 10, wounds cabinet minister


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