Hemali Weerasekara | |
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හේමාලි වීරසේකර ஹேமாலி வீரசேகர் | |
Deputy Chairperson of Committees | |
Assumed office 21 November 2024 | |
President | Anura Kumara Dissanayake |
Prime Minister | Harini Amarasuriya |
Speaker | Ashoka Ranwala |
Preceded by | Angajan Ramanathan |
Member of Parliament for Gampaha District | |
Assumed office 21 November 2024 | |
Majority | 66,737 preferential votes |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 March 1969 |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | National People's Power |
Hemali Weerasekara (born 1 March 1969) [1] is a Sri Lankan politician currently serving as the Deputy Chairperson of Committees since 21 November 2024. She is the first woman to hold this office. A member of the National People's Power,She was elected to the parliament in the 2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election representing the Gampaha Electoral District. [2] [3]
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