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Hemali Weerasekara

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Hemali Weerasekara
හේමාලි වීරසේකර
ஹேமாலி வீரசேகர்
Deputy Chairperson of Committees
Assumed office
21 November 2024
PresidentAnura Kumara Dissanayake
Prime MinisterHarini Amarasuriya
SpeakerAshoka Ranwala
Preceded byAngajan Ramanathan
Member of Parliament
for Gampaha District
Assumed office
21 November 2024
Majority66,737 preferential votes
Personal details
Born (1969-03-01) 1 March 1969 (age 55)
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyNational 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]

References

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  1. ^ "Parliament of Sri Lanka - Hemali Weerasekara". www.parliament.lk. Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Parliamentary General Election 2024". Adaderana. 16 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.
  3. ^ "Gampaha District preference votes results: Vijitha breaks Harini's record". Newswire. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 16 November 2024.