Ruwan Wijewardene
Ruwan Wijewardene | |
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| Deputy Leader of the United National Party | |
| Assumed office 14 September 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Sajith Premadasa |
| Member of Parliament for Gampaha District | |
| In office 22 April 2010 – 3 March 2020 | |
| Majority | 157,932 Preferential Votes |
| State Minister of Defence | |
| In office 12 January 2015 – 17 November 2019 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Non-cabinet Minister of Mass Media | |
| In office 22 February 2019 – 17 November 2019 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 August 1975 |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Residence | Sri Lanka. |
| Alma mater | S. Thomas' Preparatory School, Colombo, Sri Lanka University of Sussex |
| Occupation | Politician |
Dinendra Ruwan Wijewardene (Sinhala: දිනේන්ද්ර 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. He was a former Member of Parliament for Gampaha District. Also he is the Deputy Leader of the United National Party and chief organiser for Kelaniya Electorate.
Prior to entering parliament in 2010, he was a member of the Western Provincial Council. He was appointed as the acting minister of defence few times after 2019.