Dilan Perera
National List | |
|---|---|
| In office 2015–2019 | |
| Member of Parliament for Badulla District | |
| In office 1994 – 2015 2020– | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 19 April 1962 |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
| Other political affiliations | United People's Freedom Alliance |
| Alma mater | Royal College, Colombo |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Website | http://www.dilanperera.com |
Boddhiya Baduge Dilan Priyanjan Anslam Perera, MP (born 19 April 1962) (known as Dilan Perera) is a Sri Lankan politician. Current Member of Parliament for Badulla District, he was the former State Minister of Highways, State Minister of Housing and Samurdhi, Non-Cabinet Minister of Port Development, and Deputy Minister of Justice.
Early life and education
Born to
Royal College Colombo and studied at the Sri Lanka Law College.[1]
Political career
Perera entered politics in 1988, when he was elected to the Uva Provincial Council and served as leader of the opposition from 1993 to 1994. He was elected to parliament in the
national list, Perera had served as Deputy Minister of Ports and Aviation, Deputy Minister of Media and Communication, Cabinet Minister of Estate Infrastructure, Minister of Ports and Ports Development, Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare and State Minister of Highways.[2]
Controversies
In February 1997, he was involved in a shooting with political rivals in which parliamentarian
human smuggling, a link he strongly denied.[3] That same month, he publicly admitted that some of the LTTE soldiers and civilians who surrendered in the Sri Lankan Civil War had been killed by Armed forces.[4]
Family
Perera was married to
High Commissioner to the United Kingdom.[5]
References
- ^ Minister Dilan Perera, Governor of Central Bank and Chairman of SEC resign from their positions
- ^ "JVP calculations wrong: Dilan". BBC. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
- ^ "Foreign Employment Bureau official nabbed for human smuggling: Dilan Perera denies links". Sundayobserver.lk. 23 September 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ "Rajapaksa Govt Ex-ministers S.B.Dissanayake and Dilan Perera Admit That Some LTTE Members and Tamil Civilians Who Surrendered to the Armed Forces Were Killed". Dbsjeyaraj.com. 16 September 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2018.
- ^ "Exposé: Tax Payer Pays Staggering Rs 13 Million For Saroja Sirisena's US Surgery". Colombo Telegraph. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
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