Wimalaweera Dissanayake (Sinhala: විමලවීර දිසානායක) is a Sri Lankan politician and current member of parliament for Digamadulla District.[1] He was elected on 18 August 2015 from United People's Freedom Alliance.[2] After the 2019 Presidential election, the newly elected president Gotabhaya Rajapaksa appointed him as state minister of wildlife on 27 November 2019,[3] and he was once again appointed to the same post after the cabinet stepped down in the 2022 crisis.[4] He served from 18 April 2022 until 9 May 2022 following another mass resignation of the Sri Lankan cabinet.[5]
Wimalaweera Dissanayake | |
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| විමලවීර දිසානායක விமலவீர திசாநாயக்க | |
| Minister of Wildlife and Forest Conservation | |
| In office 18 April 2022 – 9 May 2022 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | C. B. Ratnayake |
| Succeeded by | Mahinda Amaraweera |
| State Minister of Wildlife Protection, Adoption of Safety Measures including the Construction of Electrical Fences and Trenches and Reforeststation and Forest Resource Development | |
| In office 27 November 2019 – 3 April 2022 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | Sarath Fonseka |
| Member of Parliament for Ampara District | |
| Assumed office 17 August 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
Political career
He was the opposition leader of the Damana Pradeshiya Sabha (local council), Ampara.[1]