Tissa Wijeyeratne
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| Sri Lankan Ambassador to UNESCO, France and Switzerland |
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In office 1970–1974 |
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| Additional Secretary to Ministry of External Affairs and Defence and senior adviser foreign affairs to the Prime Minister | |
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| Born | 17 February 1923 |
| Died | 11 July 2002 (aged 79) |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party |
Communist Party of Sri Lanka and Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| Spouse(s) |
Visakha Wijeyeratne (nee Bulankulame) |
| Children | Kalpana, Ravana |
| Alma mater | Royal College, Colombo |
| Occupation | Politics, Diplomat and Businessman |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Buddhist |
Suratissa Diyasena Wijeyeratne (Sinhala:සුරතිස්ස දියසේන විජයරත්න) (17 February 1923 – 11 July 2002) (known as Tissa Wijeyeratne) was a Sri Lankan politician, diplomat, barrister and businessman. He was also Additional Secretary to the Ministry of External Affairs and Defence, and Senior Advisor (Foreign Affairs) to the Prime Minister.
Tissa Wijeyeratne was born 17 February 1923 to a leading family from Sabaragamuwa in Sri Lanka. He was the eldest son of Sir Edwin and Lady Leela Wijeyeratne, of Buddenipola Walauwa, Kegalle. Sir Edwin Wijeyeratne was a former Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs and Rural Development. Tissa Wijeyeratne had two younger brothers, Nissanka and Cuda Wijeyeratne. Nissanka Wijeyeratne was a politician, civil servant, diplomat and Diyawadana Nilame. Dr.Cuda Wijeyeratne who is a consultant psychiatrist.
Wijeyeratne completed his primary and secondary education at the Royal College, Colombo. Wijeyeratne left school in 1941 and pursued further studies in Switzerland before studying Law in London & then he was admitted of the Inner Temple in 1945.
Wijeyeratne was called to the Bar in 1959 and became a Barrister-at-Law in 1960. He returned to Sri Lanka a year later and started a practice as a lawyer in Kegalle. His forte was Criminal Law. Soon he became one of the most successful lawyers in the Sabaragamuwa and Central Province.Wijeyeratne was instrumental in obtaining rights for Sri Lankan lawyers to wear the national dress to courts. He was the first lawyer since Sri Lanka's independence to appear in courts attired in the national dress of Sri Lanka.
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