Edmund Wijesuriya Explained

Honorific-Prefix:Hon.
Edmund Wijesuriya
Constituency Mp1:Maskeliya
Parliament1:Ceylonese
Term Start1:1960
Term End1:1970
Predecessor1:Donald J. Ranaweera
Successor1:P. Gamini Ariyatilake
Birth Date:21 June 1919
Party:United National Party
Otherparty:Sri Lanka Freedom Party

Henry Edmund Wijesuriya (21 June 1919 – 3 October 2006) was a Sri Lankan politician who was a Member of Parliament from Maskeliya, and President of the All Ceylon Co-operative Federation.[1]

Wijesuriya was elected from the Maskeliya electorate from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) in the 1960 July general election defeating the incumbent Donald J. Ranaweera from the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna. He was one of thirteen SLFP parliamentarians who crossed over to the opposition with C. P. de Silva on 3 December 1964 resulting in the defeat of the SLFP government under Sirima Bandaranaike. He contested the 1965 general election from the United National Party and won, but lost his seat in the 1970 general election.[2] [3]

Wijesuriya died on 3 October 2006, at the age of 87.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: B/N 892–Visvalingam Veerasingam . stamps.gov.lk . Philatelic Bureau-Sri Lanka . 9 July 2020.
  2. Web site: Hon. Wijesuriya, Henry Edmund, M.P. . parliament.lk . Parliament of Sri Lanka . 9 July 2020.
  3. News: Raymond . Roel . Five Stories Of Real-Life Political Drama In Sri Lanka . 9 July 2020 . Roar.
  4. News: Condolence Messages . 4 February 2023 . Daily News . 20 August 2010.