Honorific-Prefix: | Hon. |
Ediriweera Weerawardhana | |
Native Name: | එදිරිවීර වීරවර්ධන |
Honorific-Suffix: | MP |
Constituency Mp1: | Kandy District |
Parliament1: | Sri Lanka |
Term Start1: | 1994 |
Term End1: | 2005 |
Office2: | Deputy Minister of Development, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of the East and Rural Housing Development |
Term Start2: | 2000 |
Term End2: | 2005 |
Birth Date: | 1951 4, df=y |
Birth Place: | Kandy, Sri Lanka |
Nationality: | Sri Lankan |
Party: | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
Children: | Eric Prasanna Weerawardhana |
Profession: | Politician |
Ediriweera Weerawardhana (si|එදිරිවීර වීරවර්ධන), is a Sri Lankan politician and former Member of Parliament.[1] He served as a Deputy Minister in the Central Government for some time, later withdrew from national politics and entered provincial council politics.[2]
In 2000, he was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Development, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of the East and Rural Housing Development under Kumaratunga cabinet.[3] In 2014, he assumed the duties as the Central Provincial Minister of Road Development, Transport, Power, Energy, Housing and Construction. In June 2016, Weerawardhana was appointed as the acting Chief Minister in Central Province.[4] In 2019, he was appointed as the New seat organizer for Harispattuwa seat in Kandy district.[5] In 2021 under the presidency of Maithripala Sirisena, he was appointed as one of the 10 Vice Presidents of The Sri Lanka Freedom Party's (SLFP) Executive Committee.[6] [7] [8]
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