Keerthilatha Abeywickrama
Keerthilatha Premawathie Abeywickrama was a Sri Lankan politician and a Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[1]
Abeywickrama was the daughter of Padikara Muhandiram Don Pedris Francis Abeywickrama and Catharina Liyanage from Morawaka, Sri Lanka.
Abeywickrama joined the United National Party and was appointed as a Member of Parliament for the Deniyaya Electoral District on 11 September 1987 after her brother Keerthisena was killed in the 1987 grenade attack in the Sri Lankan Parliament.[2][3][4]
She was the cousin of Sumanadasa Abeywickrama Deputy Minister of Agriculture Development & Research and Member of Parliament for Akmeemana.
References
- "Hon. Abeywickrema, Keerthilatha Premawathie, M.P." Directory of Past Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- Ratnapala, Neetha S. (11 March 2003). "The track record on representation". The Daily News. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
- Ferguson's Sri Lanka Directory 1997-1999. Colombo: The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd. 2001. p. 44.
- Women, Political Empowerment, and Decision-making. Centre for Women's Research. 1995. p. 151. ISBN 9789559052289.
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