Michael Festus Wenceslaus Perera (1931 - 2013) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was first elected to parliament representing

Wennappuwa Wennappuwa is a town in Puttalam District, North Western Province, Sri Lanka, North Western Province, Sri Lanka. It is north of Negombo. The village of Wennappuwa is mentioned in the Culavamsa as a small farming hamlet. History A church mad ...

at the 6th parliamentary election in 1965. He failed to get re-elected at the subsequent 1970 parliamentary election but was successful at the 8th parliamentary election in 1977. At the 9th parliamentary election the Wennappuwa electorate was replaced by the Puttalam multi-member electoral district. Perera was elected as one of the constituency's members from 1989 to 2001.

Personal life

Perera was married to former member of parliament

Larine Perera Mary Larine Perera (1944-2016) is a Sri Lankan politician and a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and Minister of the Wayamba Provincial Council. She was married to former minister Festus Perera Michael Festus Wenceslaus Perera (1931 ...

and is the father of former member of parliament

Niroshan Perera Niroshan Perera is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He belongs to the United National Party. He is the son of Festus Perera and Larine Perera Mary Larine Perera (1944-2016) is a Sri Lankan politician and a fo ...

. Perera died on 12 January 2013 at the age of 81.

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1931 births 2013 deaths Members of the 6th Parliament of Ceylon Members of the 8th Parliament of Sri Lanka Members of the 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka Members of the 10th Parliament of Sri Lanka Members of the 11th Parliament of Sri Lanka Sinhalese politicians United National Party politicians Sri Lankan Roman Catholics {{NorthWesternLK-politician-stub