Rajiva Wijesinha රජීව විජේසිංහ | |
|---|---|
 Rajiva Wijesinha in 2007 | |
| Member of Parliament for National List | |
| In office 2010–2015 | |
| State Minister of Higher Education | |
| In office 12 January 2015 – 17 February 2015 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 May 1954 Sri Lanka |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Alma mater | University College, Oxford; Corpus Christi College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Author |
| Website | rajivawijesinha |
Rajiva Wijesinha, MA, DPhil (Sinhala: රජීව විජේසිංහ) (born 16 May 1954)[1] is a Sri Lankan writer in English, distinguished for his political analysis as well as creative and critical work. An academic by profession for much of his working career, he was most recently Senior Professor of Languages at the University of Sabaragamuwa, Sri Lanka.
In June 2007 President Mahinda Rajapakse appointed him Secretary-General of the Sri Lankan Government Secretariat for Coordinating the Peace Process and in June 2008 he also became concurrently the Secretary to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Human Rights (Sri Lanka).[2] The Peace Secretariat wound up in July 2009),[3] and in February 2010 he resigned from the Ministry as well as the University,[4] and became a member of parliament on the National List of the United People's Freedom Alliance following the General Election held in April 2010,[5] following which he was appointed a member of parliament.[6][7]
He belongs to the Liberal Party of Sri Lanka,[8] and has served as its President and leader, and also as a Vice-President of Liberal International. He is currently Chair of the Council of Asian Liberals and Democrats and was re-elected leader of the Liberal Party Sri Lanka on the proposal of the previous leader following the Liberal Party Annual Congress of 2011.[9] He has travelled widely, including as a visiting professor on the Semester at Sea Programme of the University of Pittsburgh, and has published Beyond the First Circle: Travels in the Second and Third Worlds.
- ^ Team Lanka Mission (15 May 2008). "Sri Lanka: Happy birthday Dear Professor". The Permanent Mission of Sri Lanka to the United Nations Office in Geneva. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
- ^ Muhammad Akbar Notezai (8 May 2016). "Interview: Rajiva Wijesinha A leading author on Sri Lanka's efforts to repair relations with the Tamils". The Diplomat. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
- ^ Hiran H. Senewiratne (25 July 2009). "SCOPP to close down". Daily News Online. Archived from the original on 30 January 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
- ^ "Rajiva quits, question mark over Eran".
- ^ ":: :: :: Lakbimanews Online Edition :: :: ::". Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 25 July 2011.
- ^ "Sri Lanka Parliament profile". Archived from the original on 20 October 2010.
- ^ The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (21 April 2010). "Gazette Extraordinary No. 1650/19" (PDF). The Department of Government Printing, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2010.
- ^ Kamal Nissanka (27 May 2007). "Liberal Party Elects a New Leader". Liberal Lanka. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
- ^ Liberal Party (18 December 2011). "Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha Is To Lead The Party Again After Five Years". Liberal Party Sri Lanka. Retrieved 21 December 2011.