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Anuradha Jayaratne

Hon.
Anuradha Jayaratne
MP
අනුරාධ ජයරත්න
அனுராதா ஜயரத்ன
Parliamentary Leader of the New Democratic Front
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 December 2024
LeaderRanil Wickremesinghe
Preceded byPosition established
Minister of State for Justice and Prisons Reforms
In office
8 September 2022 – 23 September 2024
PresidentRanil Wickremesinghe
Prime MinisterDinesh Gunawardena
MinisterWijeyadasa Rajapakshe
Ali Sabry
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byVacant
Minister of State for Irrigation[a]
In office
12 August 2020 – 9 May 2022
PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime MinisterMahinda Rajapaksa
MinisterChamal Rajapaksa
Janaka Wakkumbura
Preceded byMahinda Yapa Abeywardena[b]
Succeeded byShasheendra Rajapaksa
Member of Parliament
for Kandy District
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 September 2015
Personal details
Born (1985-12-22) 22 December 1985 (age 39)
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyNew Democratic Front (since 2024)
Other political
affiliations		Sri Lanka Freedom Party (until 2019)
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (2019–2024)
RelationsD. M. Jayaratne (father)
Alma materRoyal College, Colombo,
Trinity College, Kandy
ProfessionLawyer
Websitehttp://anuradhajayaratne.com
  1. ^ Minister of State for Tanks, Reservoirs and Irrigation Development Related to Rural Paddy Fields from 12 August 2020 to 3 April 2022.
  2. ^ As Minister of State for Irrigation and Rural Development

Dissanayake Mudiyanse Anuradha Lanka Pradeep Jayaratne (born 22 December 1985) is a Sri Lankan politician currently serving as the parliamentary leader of the New Democratic Front.[1] He is a Member of Parliament from the Kandy District. Previously, he was State Minister of Rural Irrigation and Tanks Development, and a former member of the Central Provincial Council. He is the youngest son of the former prime minister D. M. Jayaratne.

Education

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Educated at Trinity College, Kandy and Royal College, Colombo, Jayaratne gained an LL.B. from the University of Buckingham and completed law exams at the Sri Lanka Law College taking oaths as an Attorney at law in 2010. He thereafter gained an LL.M. from the University of Colombo.

Political career

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After becoming a lawyer, Jayaratne went into active politics in 2010, working as a private secretary to his father, who was then the prime minister. In 2013, he ran for a seat in the Central Provincial Council and was successfully elected, earning the highest number of preferential votes. Despite this feat, Sarath Ekanayake was picked over Jayaratne for the post of Chief Minister.[2][3][4][5]

Jayaratne contested the 2015 parliamentary elections and was elected to parliament from the Kandy District. In September 2015, he was appointed Deputy Minister of Mahaweli Development and Environment by president Maithripala Sirisena. In August 2016, Jayaratne was appointed Chief Organizer of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party in Ududumbara.[6] He was re-elected in the 2020 parliamentary elections and was appointed State Minister of Rural irrigation and tanks development.[7] Jayaratne was re-elected to parliament in 2024 as a member of the New Democratic Front led by former president Ranil Wickremesinghe, and was subsequently appointed as the parliamentary leader of the NDF.[1]

Electoral history

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Election Constituency Party Alliance Votes Result
2013 provincial Kandy District SLFP UPFA Elected
2015 parliamentary Kandy District SLFP UPFA 93,567 Elected
2020 parliamentary Kandy District SLPP SLPFA 140,798 Elected
2024 parliamentary Kandy District PUFA NDF 20,749 Elected

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Anuradha Jayaratne appointed leader of NDF parliamentary group". Ada Derana. 3 December 2024. Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Protest against appointment of CP Chief Minister". Daily News. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  3. ^ "President Denies PM's Son Chief Minister post; SLFP Old Guard Unhappy". Colombo Telegraph. October 3, 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  4. ^ "President Rajapaksa rebukes PM's son". LankaSri. 3 October 2013. Archived from the original on 21 January 2015. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  5. ^ "PM's son's CM post confirmed". Sri Lanka Mirror. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
  6. ^ Ranil tops with over 500,000 votes in Colombo
  7. ^ "Sri Lanka President appoints cabinet ministers, state ministers". economynext.com. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
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