| Anuradha Dullewe Wijeyeratne අනුරාධ දූල්ලෑව විජයරත්න |
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| Councillor, Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council |
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| In office 1988–1993 |
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| Born | March 22, 1962 Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Spouse(s) | Dayanganie Dullewe Wijeyeratne (nee Gunasekara) |
| Children | Yanushi Dullewe Wijeyeratne |
| Residence | 168 / 7, Inner Flower Road, Colombo 7, Sri Lanka. |
| Alma mater | Royal College, Colombo |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Religion | Buddhist |
Anuradha Dullewe Wijeyeratne (Sinhala:අනුරාධ දූල්ලෑව විජයරත්න) (born 22 March 1962) is a Sri Lankan politician, being a former Member of the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council and former member of the United National Party National Executive Committee. He had subsequently served as the Acting Diyawadana Nilame (Chief lay Custodian) of the Temple of the Tooth Kandy on several occasions for three decades, appointed by the Commissioner of Buddhist Affairs with recommendation from Mahanayaka Theras of the Malwatte and Asgiriya Chapters.[1]
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Anuradha is the third son of Dr Nissanka Wijeyeratne & Nita Dullewe Wijeyeratne and he has three brothers and a sister. They are Neranjan, Mano, Lankesh & Nishangani. His father Nissanka and grandfather, Sir Edwin Wijeyeratne were prominent politicians who had become cabinet ministers. He was educated at the prestigious Royal College Colombo.
Wijeyeratne entered for active politics from United National Party's Samavadhi Student League and also served as member of the United National Party National Executive Committee. Later he contested the Provincial Council elections in 1988 and was elected to the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council. He had also served as the Public Relations Officer, Ministry of Higher Education & Coordinating Secretary to the Ministry of Justice. He was a member of Sri Lanka Government Delegation to UNESCO 1979 Regional Conference in Switzerland, member of Sri Lanka Government Delegation, in 1983 for the Commonwealth Sri Lanka festival held in London, member of Sri Lanka Government Delegation to UNESCO 1985 General Conference in Sofia and in 1987 member of Sri Lanka Government Delegation to UNESCO General Conference in France.
He is married to Dayanganie Gunasekara, daughter of Tudor (former minister and diplomat) and Chandra Gunasekara. Anuradha & Dayanganie has one daughter, Dr Yanushi Dullewe Wijeyeratne (born 1986), a medical doctor currently working for National Health Service (England).[2]