Ganepola Arachchige Duleep Pandula Perera Wijesekera is a Sri Lankan politician. He is a member of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) and member of the Sri-Lankan parliament for the Gampaha District since 2004.[1] He was the Deputy Minister of Disaster Management in the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[2]

Duleep Wijesekera
Member of Parliament
for Gampaha District
Assumed office
2004
Preceded byJeyaraj Fernandopulle
Personal details
Born (1966-02-05) 5 February 1966 (age 58)
Papiliyawela
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyUnited People's Freedom Alliance
SpouseKeshani
ChildrenEasara, Dinasara, Nimsara
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionMember of Parliament

He was removed from his ministerial position by president Maithripala Sirisena on 29 October 29, 2017. On 30 October 2017 he crossed over to the opposition. The crossover was not valid since the meeting in the parliament was a committee meeting on 30 October and not a regular parliament sitting day.[3]

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References

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  1. ^ "Parliament of Sri Lanka - Duleep Wijesekera".
  2. ^ Sri Lankan parliamentary directory Archived October 20, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Sacked MP Wijesekara confuses Parliament with crossover".