Palitha Thewarapperuma

The Honourable
Palitha Thewarapperuma
පාලිත තෙවරප්පෙරුම
Thewarapperuma in 2020
Deputy Minister of Social Empowerment
In office
21 December 2018 – 21 November 2019
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
MinisterDaya Gamage
Preceded byRanjan Ramanayake
Succeeded byVacant
Deputy Minister of Sustainable Development, Wildlife and Regional Development
In office
2 May 2018 – 26 October 2018
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
MinisterSarath Fonseka
Preceded bySumedha G. Jayasena
Succeeded byAnanda Aluthgamage
Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs
In office
6 April 2016 – 2 May 2018
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
MinisterS. B. Nawinne
Preceded byHarsha de Silva
Succeeded byEdward Gunasekara
Member of Parliament
for Kalutara District
In office
22 April 2010 – 3 March 2020
Personal details
Born(1960-05-03)3 May 1960
Ceylon
Died16 April 2024(2024-04-16) (aged 63)
Kalutara, Sri Lanka
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyUnited National Party
ResidenceMathugama
Alma materAnanda Sastralaya, Matugama
OccupationPolitician

Palitha Kumara Thewarapperuma (Sinhala: පාලිත තෙවරප්පෙරුම, Tamil: பாலித்த தெவரப்பெரும; 3 May 1960 – 16 April 2024) was a Sri Lankan politician who served as a United National Party member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka for the Kalutara District between 2010 and 2020.[1][2] He served as the Deputy Minister of Social Empowerment, Deputy Minister of Sustainable Development, Wildlife and Regional Development and Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs during the Presidency of Maithripala Sirisena.

  1. ^ "PALITHA THEWARAPPERUMA". Directory of Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original on 20 October 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  2. ^ "Parliamentary Elections −2010" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2013.