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Ediriweera Weerawardena
Sri Lankan politician

Ediriweera Weerawardena

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Ediriweera Weerawardena (Sinhala: එදිරිවීර වීරවර්ධන), is a Sri Lankan politician and former Member of Parliament. He served as a Deputy Minister in the Central Government for some time, later withdrew from national politics and entered provincial council politics.

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In 2000, he was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Development, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of the East and Rural Housing Development under Kumaratunga cabinet. In 2014, he assumed the duties as the Central Provincial Minister of Road Development, Transport, Power, Energy, Housing and Construction. In June 2016, Weerawardena was appointed as the acting Chief Minister in Central Province. In 2019, he was appointed as the New seat organizer for Harispattuwa seat in Kandy district. 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.

ElectionConstituencyPartyAllianceVotesResult
1994 parliamentaryKandy DistrictSri Lanka Freedom PartyPeople's Alliance53,192Elected
2000 parliamentaryKandy DistrictSri Lanka Freedom PartyPeople's Alliance35,388Elected
2004 provincialKandy DistrictSri Lanka Freedom PartyUnited People's Freedom Alliance27,047Elected
2009 provincialKandy DistrictSri Lanka Freedom PartyUnited People's Freedom Alliance46,903Elected
2013 provincialKandy DistrictSri Lanka Freedom PartyUnited People's Freedom Alliance44,206Elected
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