Athula Wijesinghe | |
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Chief Minister of North Western Province | |
In office 2002 –3 October 2013 | |
Preceded by | S. B. Nawinne |
Succeeded by | Dayasiri Jayasekara |
Personal details | |
Born | Kurunegala,Sri Lanka |
Nationality | Sri Lanka |
Political party | United People's Freedom Alliance |
Alma mater | Maliyadeva College,Kurunegala and Nalanda College Colombo |
Occupation | Politics |
Profession | Lawyer |
Athula Wijesinghe was the Chief Minister of North Western Province between 2002 and 2013.
He is a lawyer by profession and was educated at Maliyadeva College,Kurunegala and Nalanda College Colombo.
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