Mervyn Silva
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Mervyn Silva MP |
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| Deputy Minister of Highways | |
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In office 8 September 2010 – 12 January 2015 |
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In office 5 May 2010 – 10 August 2010 |
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| Deputy Minister of Mass Media & Information | |
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In office 23 April 2010 – 5 May 2010 |
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| Non-Cabinet Minister of Labour | |
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In office 2007–2010 |
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| Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Gampaha District |
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In office 2010–2015 |
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| Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for National List |
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In office 2004–2010 |
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| Preceded by | J. A. Mary Lucida & Mahesh Kolla |
| Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Hambantota District |
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In office 1994–2000 |
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| Personal details | |
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25 March 1945 Nittabuwa |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| Other political affiliations |
United People's Freedom Alliance |
| Spouse(s) | J. A. Mary Lucida |
| Children | Malaka |
| Residence | 296/7 Park Road, Colombo 05, Sri Lanka |
| Alma mater | Mahinda Vidyalaya,Maligakanda |
Hewa Koparage Mervyn Silva (Sinhala:හේවා කෝපරගේ මර්වින් සිල්වා; Tamil:மேர்வின் சில்வா) (born 25 March 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician, Member of Parliament and a former government minister.
Silva entered politics by joining the Sri Lanka Freedom Party in Hambantota District but later joined the United National Party.
At the 1994 parliamentary election Silva was elected to represent Hambantota District for the UNP. He later rejoined the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.
At the 2004 parliamentary election Silva was a United People's Freedom Alliance candidate in Colombo District but failed to get elected after receiving only 2,236 preference votes and coming in last place amongst the 23 UPFA candidates in the district. However, in May 2004 he was appointed as National List MP for the UPFA, replacing his wife who had resigned to allow Silva enter Parliament. In January 2007 Silva was appointed Non-Cabinet Minister of Labour.
At the 2010 parliamentary election Silva was elected to represent Gampaha District for the UPFA. Afterward he was appointed Deputy Minister of Mass Media & Information. This caused strong protests from journalists because of Silva's history with the media.Reporters Without Borders described the appointment as "asking an arsonist to put out fires". Silva resigned as Deputy Minister of Mass Media & Information in May 2010 but was immediately appointed as the new Deputy Minister of Highways.
On 3 August 2010 Silva subjected government official Mohammed Ishan Murshuk to public humiliation by tying him to a mango tree. Silva invited the media to witness the official's humiliation. This resulted in public outrage and demonstrations by government officials. On 10 August 2010 it was announced that Silva had been dismissed from his ministerial post and suspended from the SLFP. However, a subsequent SLFP disciplinary cleared him of all charges and on 8 September 2010 he was reappointed to his ministerial post.
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