Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi

Weerasinghe Mallimaratchi
Former Cabinet Minister of Food and Co-operative and Janasaviya-Poverty Alleviation ) He is the world's first cabinet minister of Poverty Alleviation )
Member of Parliament
for Colombo District Kolonnawa
In office
25 August 1977  24 October 1994
Preceded byT. B. Ilangaratne
Succeeded byBennet Cooray
Majority5300 votes
Personal details
Born6 November 1929
Kandy Central province
Died24 October 1994(1994-10-24) (aged 64)
Thotalanga, Grandpass,
Sri Lanka
Manner of deathAssassination
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyUnited National Party
SpousePrema Mallimaratchi
Children3
Residence(s)10,Tamarind Gardens,Kolonnawa
Alma materAnanda College & Dharmaraja College,Kandy
ProfessionPolitician

Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi (6 November 1929 - 24 October 1994) was a Sri Lankan politician who served as mayor, congressman, and cabinet minister. He was in the United National Party government from 1990 until his assassination.