Udith Lokubandara

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Udith Lokubandara
Member of Parliament
for Badulla District
In office
2010–2015
Personal details
Born (1984-12-19) 19 December 1984 (age 38)
NationalitySri Lankan
Political party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna,
United People's Freedom Alliance
Sri Lanka Freedom Party
SpouseRajitha Thennakoon
ChildrenThareesh Sanjaya Lokubandara, Udeesha Lokubandara, Devan Sanjaya Lokubandara
Parent(s) W. J. M. Lokubandara
(father)
Malathi Lokubandara
(mother)
Alma mater Lyceum International School
University of London
OccupationChief Organiser Sri Lanka Freedom Party Haputale Electorate
ProfessionMarketeer

Wijesinghe Jayaweera Mudiyanselage Udith Sanjaya Lokubandara (born 19 December 1984) (known as Udith Lokubandara) is a Sri Lankan politician. Current Parliament Affairs Secretary to Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, he was his former private secretary and Member of Parliament, representing the Badulla District. He is the son of former Speaker W. J. M. Lokubandara. [1] [2]

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Early life

He was raised in Nugegoda and studied at Lyceum International School. After his high school graduation he joined the University of London as an external student and read for a Diploma in Economics. He is a Dimplomate from LCCI and holds an ACIM qualification from the Charterd Institute of Marketing UK. [3]

Political career

President Mahinda Rajapakse was one of the witnesses at his wedding. On that day, he was appointed as the Sri Lanka Freedom Party organizer for Haputale electorate. He served as an adviser to the President Rajapakse prior to his election to parliament in 2010. He contested the 2015 parliamentary election and the 2020 parliamentary election, without securing a seat. He served as personal secretary to the former president and thereafter private secretary when Rajapaksa became Prime Minister in 2019.

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