Rajiva Wijesinha elected Liberal Party leader

UPFA National list parliamentarian Prof. Rajiva Wijesinha was elected leader of the Liberal Party of Sri Lanka at its annual congress held in Kurunegala on December 18, 2011.

At the demise of Dr. Chanaka Amaratunge the founding leader of the party in 1996 Rajiva was elected to the leadership and in 2007 Kamal Nissanka became the leader.

Under Liberal Party constitution the National Committee composed of 23 members elects the leader for a period of one year.

Liberal Party is affiliated to the Council of Asian Liberal and Democrats (CALD) that composed of 11 political parties in Asia and to the Liberal International. Presently Rajiva Wijesinha holds the Chairmanship of CALD.