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. She 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.^{[citation needed]}

See also

• List of political families in Sri Lanka
• Abeywickrama
• List of United National Party MPs

References

1. "Hon. Abeywickrema, Keerthilatha Premawathie, M.P." Directory of Past Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
2. Ratnapala, Neetha S. (11 March 2003). "The track record on representation". The Daily News. Retrieved 8 June 2020.
3. Ferguson's Sri Lanka Directory 1997-1999. Colombo: The Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Ltd. 2001. p. 44.
4. Women, Political Empowerment, and Decision-making. Centre for Women's Research. 1995. p. 151. ISBN 9789559052289.