| Dhanapala Weerasekera | |
| Constituency Mp2: | Ratnapura |
| Parliament2: | Ceylon |
| Term Start2: | 1960 |
| Term End2: | 1965 |
| Predecessor2: | H. Weragama |
| Successor2: | Dhanapala Attygalle |
| Constituency Mp3: | Dehiowita |
| Parliament3: | Ceylon |
| Term Start3: | 1965 |
| Term End3: | 1977 |
| Predecessor3: | Soma Wickremanayake |
| Successor3: | Post-abolished |
| Birth Date: | 26 May 1924 |
| Birth Place: | Ratnapura, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality: | Sri Lankan |
| Spouse: | Joyce Eleanor Pinto Jayawardena |
| Profession: | politician |
Dhanapala Philip Ranil Weerasekera (26 May 1924 - 24 February 2011) was a Ceylonese politician.[1] [2]
A member of the Lanka Sama Samaja Party, he was elected to parliament from the Ratnapura electorate in the July 1960 general elections. He then contested the Dehiowita electorate and won in the 1965 general elections and the 1970 general elections. He contested and lost the 1977 general elections from the Deraniyagala electorate.[3]
Born to P. D. Weerasekara, Mahatmaya of Pelmadulla. He was married to Joyce Eleanor Pinto Jayawardena, they had two daughters.[4]