Anuradha Jayaratne
| The Honourable Anuradha Jayaratne MP | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Kandy District | |
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Assumed office 2015 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 22, 1985 |
| Nationality |
 Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| Other political affiliations | United People's Freedom Alliance |
| Relations | D. M. Jayaratne (father) |
| Alma mater |
Royal College, Colombo, Trinity College, Kandy |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Buddhist |
| Website | http://anuradhajayaratne.com |
Dissanayake Mudiyanse Anuradha Lanka Pradeep Jayaratne (born 22 December 1985) is a Sri Lankan politician. Current member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, and is the Hon. Deputy Minister for the ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment. He is a former member of the Central Provincial Council. He is the son of the former Sri Lankan Prime Minister D. M. Jayaratne.
Education
Educated at Trinity College, Kandy and Royal College, Colombo, he gained a LLB from the University of Buckingham and completed the law exams at the Sri Lanka Law College taking oaths as an Attorney at law in 2010. He thereafter gained a LLM from the University of Colombo.
Political career
After becoming a lawyer, Anuradha went into active politics working as Private Secretary to the his father the Prime Minister in 2010. In 2013, he contested the Sri Lankan provincial council election, 2013 and was elected to the Central Provincial Council gaining the highest number of preferential votes yet Sarath Ekanayake was preferred over him for the post of Chief Minister.[1][2][3][4][5]
He contested the 2015 parliamentary election and was elected to parliament from Kandy.[6]
References
- ↑ "Protest against appointment of CP Chief Minister". Daily News. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ↑ "President Denies PM's Son Chief Minister post; SLFP Old Guard Unhappy". Colombo Telegraph. October 3, 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ↑ "President Rajapaksa rebukes PM's son". LankaSri. 3 October 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ↑ "PM's son's CM post confirmed". Sri Lanka Mirror. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 4 October 2013.
- ↑ Anuradha Jayaratne released on bail
- ↑ Ranil tops with over 500,000 votes in Colombo