Talk:Nissanka Wijeyeratne

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CURRICULAM VITAE
Name:                    Nissanka  Parakrama Wijeyeratne

Date of  Birth:          14th  June  1924

Place of  Birth:         Colombo, Sri Lanka

Date of  Death:          07th  January  2007

Place of  Death:         Kandy, Sri Lanka

Marital Status:          Married   in   1954     Nita   Dullewe,    of                               Meeduma  Walauwa,  Rambukkana. Had  five  children  ( Neranjan, Mano, Anuradha, Lankesh   &  Nishanganie).

Educational Qualifications:                           Having   obtained    a   B.A   Honors   degree                                                                          In   History   at   the     University   of   Colombo  &   Joined   the   Ceylon   Civil  Service

1:   Second  Lieutenant,  Ceylon  Artillery  Volunteers

2:   Deputy  Director,   Department  of  Immigration  &  Emigration

3:   Asst  Settlement  Officer,  Department  of  Land  Settlement

4:   Deputy  Director,  Department  of  Rural  Development

5:   Deputy  Director  ( Administration ),  Department  of   Agriculture

6:   Assistant  Government  Agent, Galle

7:    Deputy  Controller  of  Establishment,  Treasury

8:    Director ( Treasury  Representative ), Ceylon  Transport  Board

9:    Personal Manager,  Port  Cargo  Corporation

10:  Government  Agent,  Anuradhapura

11:  Chairman,  Anuradhapura  Preservation  Board

12:  Chairman, Anuradhapura  Co-operative  Bank

13:   Superintendent  of  Prisons,  Anuradhapura

14:  Government  Agent,  Jaffna

15:  Government  Agent,  Mannar

16:   Secretary,  Public  Service  Commission

17:   Director  General,  Ceylon  Broadcasting  Corporation

18:   Director, Department  of  Cultural   Affairs

19:   Chairman, Ceylon  Broadcasting  Corporation

20:   Director ( Organization  &  Methods ), Staff   Training  Centre

21:   Chairman, Ceylon  Savings  Bank

22:   Chairman,  Lady  Lohore  Fund

23:   Senior  Asst  Secretary,  Ministry  of  Home  Affairs

24:   Permanent  Secretary, Ministry  of  Transport

25:   Permanent  Secretary,  Ministry  of  Cultural   Affairs

26:  Chairman, National  Emblem  Design   &   National  Flag  Design  Committee

27:  Permanent  Secretary,  Ministry  of   Information   &  Broadcasting

28:  Member, Sri  Lanka  Press  Council

Retired  from   Government   Administrative   Service   in   1973

29:  Diyawadana  Nilame of  the  Sri Dalada  Maligawa, Kandy  in  1975 - 1985

30:  Became  a  member  of    U N P   in  1976

31:  Appointed   U N P’s   Chief  Organizer  for  the  Dedigama  electorate   in 1977

32:  Won  the  1977  Parliamentary  Elections  &  M.P  for  Dedigama  electorate

33:  Cabinet  Minister  of   Education  &  Higher Education  1977 - 1980

34:  Cabinet  Minister  of   Justice  &  UNESCO  Affairs  1980 - 1988

35:  Member, Governing  Body  of  UNESCO  head quarters  in  Paris

36:  Elected  Member,  UNESCO  Executive  Committee

37:  Sri Lanka  Ambassador  to  the  Russian Federation

38:  Time  of  Death  he  was  serving   as  The  Chairman,  Law  &   Society  Trust

Origin
I've removed the section stating that Dr. Wijeyeratne was low-country and that he 'challenged' the 'Kandyan Radala hierarchy' for the position of DN. Apart from the fact that his family lived in the vicinity of Utuwankande for a considerable time prior to his birth (thus making his technically at least up-country), his mother was up-country. Furthermore his wife was Kandyan and Radala.

Beyond that I believe references to social groups such as the Kandyan Radala 'hierarchy' should be backed with solid sociological evidence. Where is this hierarchy, who is a part of it, and how did it monopolise the position? None of these issues are addressed.

Let's not inflate the memory of a remarkable and dignified individual with assertions, fallacies, and the forwarding of various contemporary agendas. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.53.94.9 (talk) 22:13, 3 January 2010 (UTC)