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Kanchana Wijesekera

PEP · Politician

Kanchana Wijesekera is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Kanchana Wijesekera · کانچنا وجے سیکرا				[sources]
Birth date	1982-04-27				[sources]
Place of birth	Matara				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Citizenship	Sri Lanka				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
Email	kanchana_w@parliament.lk				[sources]
Political association	Sri Lanka Freedom Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q20987515				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	en.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka · Minister of Energy (2022-) · Minister of Power (2022-) · Parliament (member, 2015-)				[sources]
Education	Royal College, Colombo				[sources]
Last change	2026-05-04	Last processed	2026-05-04	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Sri Lankan politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories350,779

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

MySociety's EveryPolitician Legislators40,466

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons282,564

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Global · Wikidata · non-official source

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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