Background
He was born on 22 March 1962 in Anuradhapura to a prominent political family who had been in active politics in the country for eight decades since 1931.
He was born on 22 March 1962 in Anuradhapura to a prominent political family who had been in active politics in the country for eight decades since 1931.
Royal College, Colombo.
They are Neranjan, Mano, Lankesh and Nishangani. He was educated at the Royal College, Colombo. Later he contested the Provincial Council elections in 1988 and was elected to the Sabaragamuwa Provincial Council.
He had also served as the Public Relations Officer, Ministry of Higher Education & coordinating secretary to the Ministry of Justice.
Wijeyeratne had also served as the Chairman of Dedigama Development Planning Committee.
Anuradha and Dayanganie have one daughter, Doctor Yanushi Dullewe Wijeyeratne (born 1986), a Cardiology Specialty Registrar in London and National Institute for Health Research Academic Clinical Fellow in Cardiology at Street George"s University of London.
Wijeyeratne entered active politics from United National Party"s Samavadhi Student League and also served as member of the United National Party National Executive Committee. He was a member of Sri Lanka Government Delegation to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 1979 Regional Conference in Geneva, Switzerland, member of the Sri Lankan Government Delegation in 1983 for the Commonwealth Sri Lanka festival held in London, member of the Government Delegation for the 1983 International Peace Conference, Hiroshima, Japan, a member of the Sri Lanka Government Delegation to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 1985 General Conference in Sofia, member of Sri Lanka Government Delegation to United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization 1987 General Conference in Paris, France and member of Sri Lanka Government Delegation to 1993 Asia Local government Conference in Kyoto, Japan.