Sarath Weerasekara

Sarath Weerasekara
සරත් වීරසේකර
சரத் வீரசேகரன்
Minister of Public Security
In office
26 November 2020 – 3 April 2022
PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime MinisterMahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded byOffice Established
Succeeded byPrasanna Ranatunga
Member of Parliament
for Colombo District
In office
20 August 2020 – 24 September 2024
Majority328,095 Preferential Votes
Member of Parliament
for Ampara District
In office
22 April 2010 – 26 June 2015
Majority54,373 Preferential Votes
Personal details
Born (1951-10-29) 29 October 1951 (age 73)
Colombo, Sri Lanka
Political partySri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Domestic partnerHemanthi Weerasekera
RelationsMajor General Ananda Weerasekara
Alma materNalanda College, Colombo
Ananda College
University of Kelaniya
ProfessionPolitician
Websitesarathweerasekera.com
Military service
AllegianceSri Lanka
Branch/service Sri Lanka Navy
Years of service1971 - 2006
RankRear admiral
Battles/warsSri Lankan Civil War
Awards

Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara, RSP, VSV, USP, MP is a retired Sri Lankan admiral, politician and a filmmaker. He was a former Cabinet Minister of Public Security and a State Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government Affairs, member of parliament and former Deputy Minister of Labour and Labour Relations. He had served as the Deputy Chief of Staff of the Sri Lanka Navy and first Director General of the Civil Security Force.[1][2][3][4]

  1. ^ "SARATH WEERASEKARA". Directory of Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  2. ^ "Parliamentary Elections -2010" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 13 May 2010. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  3. ^ "Military-LTTE commanders meet at Muhamalai second time". Tamilnet. 16 November 2002. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
  4. ^ Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara: another feather in his cap