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Profiles
Minister :  

Hon. D.E.W. Gunasekara M.P

  • Senior politician, in active politics from late 1950’s.
  • Member of Parliament from the Communist Party of Sri Lanka for Kalawana, in the Ratnapura District, from 1986 to 1989.
  • Chairman of the Public Petitions Committee of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  • Television administrator - Chairman of Independent
    Television Network (ITN) in 1994 and later Chairman of the Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation from 1995 to 2000.
  • Chairman Official Languages Commission from 2001 - 2004
    Appointed as Member of Parliament from National List of the United People's Freedom Alliance, after General Election in April 2004.
  • Appointed Minister of Constitutional Reform in June 2004, and later appointed Minister of Constitutional Affairs and National Integration in August 2004.

    Tel : +94 11 2375377, +94 11 2375183
    E-mail: minister@constitution.gov.lk  

Deputy Minister :  

Hon. S. Jegadheeswaran

Tel : +94 11 2301278
E-mail: Depminister@constitution.gov.lk

Secretary :  

M.S. Wickramasinghe (Mrs.)

  • Served in the Legal Draftsman's Department from June 1976 to 2004 April as Senior Legislative Draftsman.

    Tel: + 94 11 2375385  E-mail: secm@constitution.gov.lk  
Additional Secretary :  

Mrs. Malini Maduwegedera

  • Msc. in Rural Resources & Environmental Policy, Wye College,
  • University of London, U.K. (1994/95)
  • B.Phil in University of Colombo(1973)
  • B.A.(Major) University of Colombo(1972)
  • SLAS Grade I

    Tel: + 94 11 2375393
    E-mail: addlsec@constitution.gov.lk
   
Senior Assistant Secretary :
(Admin)
 

Mr. W.M.P.G. Wickramasinghe

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Management
    University of Peradeniya
  • B.A. Degree with Second Lower in 1982
  • Bachelor of Laws(LLB) Open University
    in 2002.
  • SLAS – Class I

    Tel: + 94 11 2375386    E-mail: sasw@constitution.gov.lk
Senior Assistant Secretary : (National Integration)
 

Mrs. Leela Dassanayaka

  • P.G.D in Management of State Enterprise
    Netherland
  • B.A. University of Peradeniya
  • SLAS – Class I

    Tel : +94 11 2375277   E-mail : sasni@constitution.gov.lk
Assistant Secretary:
(Admin)
 

Mrs. Chamini Wickramathilaka

  • B.Sc.(Special) Degree in Molecular Biology & Bio-Chemistry University of Colombo.
  • Attorney-at-Law
  • SLAS –II/II

Tel: +94 11 2375285   E-mail: asl@constitution.gov.lk

Assistant Secretary :
(National Integration)
 

Mr. P.V.M.S.B. Udowita

  • BA – University of Peradeniya
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Education (University of Peradeniya)
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Public Administration – Sri Lanka Institute of Development Administration(SLIDA)
  • SLAS – II/II


  • Tel No: +94 -11-2375387   E-mail: asni@constitution.gov.lk

Senior Advisor :

  Dr. Jayampathy Wickramaratne
  • M.A. in Public Administration University of Sri Jayawadenepura.
  • Phd. “Fundamental Rights in Sri Lanka” awarded by University of Peradeniya.
  • Served as a Consultant to the ministry of  Justice and Constitutional Affairs from 1996-2001.
  • Served as Assistant Secretary, member of the Executive Committee, Zonal vice president,
    Convener of the continuing Legal educating Committee and chairman of the Diplomas Committee.
  • Served as Consultant and Technical advisor for the United Nations in Laos, in the areas of International law, Human Rights and Legal Reform.
  • 28 years experience as an Attorney at Law.

Tel:+94-11-2375284
E-mail:sadvsr@constitution.gov.lk

Project Director NIPU :   Dr. Michael Fernando
  • BA(Ceylon), D.Phil, (Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany)
  • Head of Department, Faculty of Fine Arts, University of Peradeniya

    Tel: +94 11-2586497  E-mail :nipu@slt.lk
   
National Project Coordinator :
Equal Access to Justice
 

Viveka Siriwardane de Silva (Mrs.)

  • B.Sc. (Hons.) Colombo, LLM WSU, (Michigan), MPA (Sri JU)
  • Attorney-at-Law; State Counsel of the AttorneyGeneral's Department, currently on secondment to UNDP. Experience in Fundamental Rights legislation and Human Rights in Sri Lanka and the USA.
  • Obtained Masters Degree in USA following award of international fellowship by the American Association of University Women.

    Tel: + 94 11 2375290
    E-Mail : viveka@undpaccesstojustice.org

Assistant Director :
(Planning)

 

Ms. D.C. Nilmini Amarasena Kumarasinghe

  • B.A. (Special) Degree – University of Colombo
  • Post Graduate Diploma in Sub National Level Development Planning – University of Colombo
  • Sri Lanka Planning Service II/II

Tel : +94 11 2375391  E-mail: adp@constitution.gov.lk

Consultant :  

Mr. Uditha Egalahewa

  • Attorney-at-Law, formerly Senior State Counsel in Attorney General's Department with  experience in original and appellate Courts.
  • Member of the core group that drafted the Sri Lanka Constitution Bill drafted in 2000.
  • Holds Masters Degrees in Law from the University of Colombo and International Maritime Law Institute, Malta - awarded
    Professor Walter Muller Prize for his project on the Legislative
    Drafting of International Instruments.

    Tel: + 94 11 2375283 E-mail
Consultant :  

Mr. Nandasena Bambaravanage

Senior Administrator in the Public Service who has held many highly responsible positions including Controller of Immigration and Emigration; Secretary, Ministry of Fisheries; and Secretary to the Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery and Corruption.


Consultant :
N
ational Integration

 

Padma D. Jayaweera (Mrs.)

  • B.A.(Econ) Ceylon, Dip(Adv.Eng) Colombo University.
  • P.G, Diploma in Social Science Australia, Dip(H.R.) Colombo.
  • M.A.(Dev Studies) Australia.
  • Retired SLAS – Class I

    Tel:+94-11-2375278   E-mail: cnipadma@constitution.gov.lk

   
 
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