Pettagan Dedreck Weerasingha de Silva (21 January 1935 – November 2006) was a Sri Lankan politician and a former MP who represented the seat of Balapitiya.
Weerasinghe de Silva | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament | |
| Member of Parliament for Balapitiya | |
| In office 1970–1977 | |
| Preceded by | L. C. de Silva |
| Succeeded by | Norman Waidyaratna |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Pettagan Dedreck Weerasingha de Silva 21 January 1935[1] Balapitiya, Sri Lanka |
| Died | November 2006 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Political party | Lanka Sama Samaja Party |
| Alma mater | Siddharta Maha Vidyalaya, Balapitiya Nalanda College Colombo |
| Occupation | Politics |
| Profession | Lawyer |
De Silva was the nephew of Dr. Colvin R. de Silva, his younger brother was Asoka Weerasinghe de Silva and his brother-in-law was Sarath Muthetuwegama.[2]
He was educated at Siddharta Maha Vidyalaya Balapitiya[2] for primary education and then received secondary education from Nalanda College Colombo before entering the Law College, where he passed out as a Senior Counselor.[3]
At the 1970 general parliamentary elections he successfully contested the seat of Balapitiya, as part of the United Front, winning by over 8,000 votes.[4] At the next parliamentary elections in 1977 he was defeated by almost 9,000 votes by the United National Party's candidate, Norman Waidyaratna.[5]
References edit
- ^ "Hon. de Silva, Pettagan Dedreck Weerasingha, M.P." Directory of Past Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ a b "Death of Weerasinghe de Silva". Daily News. 2 December 2006. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ Water Supply and Drainage Minister and Chief Government Whip Dinesh Gunawardena
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- ^ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 22 May 2017.
- "PARLIAMENT". Daily News. Retrieved 2010-10-25.