Weerasumana Weerawansa has been removed from his post as Sport Minister of the Southern Provincial Council (SPC).

SPC Chief Minister Shan Wijeyalal de Silva has assumed the position of Sports Minister in his place.

Weerasumana Weerasinghe was appointed Sports Minister of the Southern Provincial Council in April 2014 under former President Mahinda Rajapaksa.

He also held the portfolios of Youth Affairs, Culture and Arts, Social Welfare, Probationary Care and Child Protection, Women’s Affairs, Housing and Construction.