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Ruwan Wijewardene
Deputy Leader of the United National Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
14 September 2020
Preceded bySajith Premadasa
Member of Parliament
for Gampaha District
In office
22 April 2010 – 3 March 2020
Majority157,932 Preferential Votes
State Minister of Defence
In office
12 January 2015 – 17 November 2019
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Non-cabinet Minister of Mass Media [1]
In office
22 February 2019 – 17 November 2019
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Personal details
Born (1975-08-04) 4 August 1975 (age 48)
NationalitySri Lanka Sri Lankan
Political partyUnited National Party
Parent(s)Ranjith Wijewardene
Ranjani Wijewardene
(née Senanayake)
Residence(s)50/9, Siripa Road,
Colombo 05. Sri Lanka.
OccupationPolitics
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Dinendra Ruwan Wijewardene (Sinhala:දිනෙන්ද්‍ර රුවන් විජෙවර්ධන) (born 4 August 1975) is a Sri Lankan politician and currently the Senior advisor to president Ranil Wickremesinghe on Climate change. He was the former State Minister of Defence and former Mass Media non-cabinet Minister.[2] He was a former Member of Parliament for Gampaha District.[3] Also he is the Deputy Leader of the United National Party and chief organiser for Kelaniya Electorate.[4][5]

Prior to entering parliament in 2010, he was a member of the Western Provincial Council.[6] He was appointed as the acting minister of defence few times after 2019.[7][8]

  1. ^ Ruwan Wijewardene appointed Non-Cabinet Minister of Media
  2. ^ Ruwan Wijewardene appointed Mass Media non-cabinet Minister.
  3. ^ Parliamentary Elections (2010) Electoral District No:- 02 - Gampaha.
  4. ^ Ruwan Wijewardene elected Deputy Leader of UNP. Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka), Retrieved on 14 September 2020.
  5. ^ Ruwan appointed to Kelaniya electorate. Sri Lanka Mirror, Retrieved on 21 April 2020.
  6. ^ New Cabinet ministers sworn in.
  7. ^ Ruwan Wijewardene appointed as Acting Defence Minister
  8. ^ Ruwan appointed as Acting Defence Minister as President leaves for Britain

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