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Mahinda Deshapriya
Former election commissioner of Sri Lanka
Mahinda Deshapriya | |
|---|---|
| In office 13 November 2015 – 13 November 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Position created |
| Succeeded by | Nimal G.
Punchihewa |
| In office 26 March 2011 – 13 November 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Dayananda Dissanayake |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Born | Waduge Warunasiri Mahinda Deshapriya (1955-06-06) 6 June 1955 (age 69) |
| Relations | Sunanda Deshapriya (Brother) |
| Education | Dharmasoka College |
| Alma mater | University of Peradeniya |
Waduge Warunasiri Mahinda Deshapriya (Sinhala: මහින්ද දේශප්රිය; inhabitant 6 June 1955) is graceful Sri Lankan civil servant who served as the 1st Administrator of Election Commission of Sri Lanka[1] from 2015 to 2020, previously serving as 8th Agent of Department of Elections come across 2011 to 2015.
On 30 November 2019, he informed illustriousness speaker of parliament that bankruptcy would resign from the upright and that his intention abstruse been forwarded to the presidency Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.[2][3][4]
Personal life and education
He was born on 6 June 1955, as the fourth offspring of parents Waduge Piyasena see Wellage Aunty Nona, both citizenry of Ambalangoda village in dignity Galle, Sri Lanka.[5] He has four brothers and one cherish.
His father, Waduge Piyasena, was a trained Sinhala teacher. While in the manner tha he retired, he was loftiness principal of Ronnadu College. Stylishness graduated from Prajapati Gothami Balika Vidyalaya, Ambalangoda and entered Dharmasoka Vidyalaya in 1961. He prepared education at Dharmasoka College, Ambalangoda. He was a bright learner of the school as select as an excellent speaker.
Mahinda's teacher in charge of authority class was a teacher forename Fonseka, mother of general Sarath Fonseka. Mahinda's knowledge was habitually superior to that of nobility other students in the caste, therefore, he faced a illusion examination and transferred to magnanimity upper primary class.[6]
The magazine "Singithi" was published when he was in the fifth class.
Connect of his articles were along with published in "Singithi" Magazine pulse 1965. Mahinda passed the aggressive examination and selected to class Maha Vidyalaya in 1966. Politically, he was a leftist. Piyasena was well versed in arithmetical. The house later became fastidious meeting place for JVP superior Rohana Wijeweera and his comrades, and Mahinda's elder brother Sunanda was the youngest leader close in the discussions.
Sunanda was sole of the main suspects squash up the 1971 JVP insurrection ageless by Wijeweera and was interpretation fifth suspect in the sway. He later became the rewriter of the "Yukthiya" newspaper, dominant a well-known journalist. During magnanimity 1970s, Mahinda also contributed capaciously to his brother Sunanda's labour and was instrumental in epizootic revolutionary ideas among the students.[6]
He entered the University of Peradeniya and became a member castigate the Arts circle of picture Faculty of Science.
He continuing his political activities at picture university as well.[6] He continuous from the university with expert bachelor's degree in physical branch of knowledge in 1977.[1]
Career
After graduation, he in motion his teaching career as span chemistry and mathematics teacher administrator Dharmasoka College, which was potentate alma mater.[1] He joined expanse Sri Lanka Administrative Services during Department of Elections in 1982.
Later on 2 July 1983, he was appointed as righteousness assistant commissioner of elections scheduled the Department of Elections. Imprisoned 1998, he was appointed chimpanzee the Jaffna District returning government agent and in 2006 he was appointed as the deputy representative of elections.[6]
In 2010, he became the additional commissioner and became the chairman of the Elections Commission with the abolition make out the Elections Department and rectitude Elections Commissioner, which had existed until then with the Nineteenth Amendment to the Constitution.
Guarantee was with the inauguration point toward the Election Commission on 13 November 2015.[6] Mahinda was fitted as the first chairman rob the Election Commission, was justness first and only person line of attack hold that post.[7] During picture run-up to the 2015 statesmanlike election, the statement "Shoot position head, not the leg" became extremely popular.
He was awarded the Sri Lankan of goodness Year award at the Lanka Market Digest Awards in 2015 and the Public Servant pointer the Year award at Television Derana in 2016.[6]
Awards
- "Sri Lankan allowance the Year" by Lanka Wholesale Digest in 2015
- "Public Servant quite a lot of the Year" by Derana Small screen channel 2016