Chandima Weerakkody | |
Native Name: | චන්දිම වීරක්කොඩි சந்திமா வீரக்கொடி |
Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
Office1: | Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training |
President1: | Maithripala Sirisena |
Predecessor1: | Mahinda Samarasinghe |
Successor1: | Vacant |
Term Start1: | 21 May 2015 |
Term End1: | 12 April 2018 |
Office2: | Minister of Petroleum Resources Development |
President2: | Maithripala Sirisena |
Predecessor2: | Anura Priyadharshana Yapa |
Successor2: | Arjuna Ranatunga |
Term Start2: | 4 September 2015 |
Term End2: | 21 May 2017 |
Office3: | Deputy speaker and chairman of committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka |
Predecessor3: | Piyankara Jayaratne |
Successor3: | Thilanga Sumathipala |
Term Start3: | 23 November 2010 |
Term End3: | 26 June 2015 |
Constituency Mp4: | Galle District |
Parliament4: | Sri Lankan |
Term Start4: | 2009 |
Birth Date: | 23 May 1968 |
Birth Place: | Galle, Sri Lanka |
Nationality: | Sri Lankan |
Party: | United People's Freedom Alliance |
Occupation: | Politics |
Spouse: | Devika weerakkody |
Children: | Vireign WeerakkodyDevinya Weerakkody |
Residence: | Galle |
Alma Mater: | St. Aloysius' College (Galle) Nalanda College, Colombo |
Profession: | Lawyer |
Website: | Official website |
Chandima Weerakkody MP (born 23 May 1968) is a Member of Parliament representing the Galle District.[1] He is currently a member of parliament representing Galle district.[2]
Chandima was the former Cabinet Minister of Petroleum & Petroleum Gas.[3]
He was also the Deputy Speaker of the 14th Parliament of Sri Lanka and Chairman of Committees.
He is a lawyer by profession and was educated at St. Aloysius' College, Galle and Nalanda College Colombo.[4]