D. M. Jayaratne
Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Jayaratne (Sinhala: දිසානායක මුදියන්සේලාගේ ජයරත්න, Tamil: திசாநாயக்க முதியன்சேலாகே ஜயரத்ன; 4 June 1931 – 19 November 2019[1]) known as D. M. "Di Mu" Jayaratne[2] was a Sri Lankan politician. He was Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2015. He was a founding member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.
D. M. Jayaratne | |
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| 14th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 21 April 2010 – 9 January 2015 | |
| President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
| Succeeded by | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Minister of Buddhasasana & Religious Affairs | |
| In office 8 July 2010 – 7 July 2015 | |
| President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Minister of Plantations | |
| In office 6 August 2007 – 6 August 2010 | |
| President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
| Minister of Posts, Telecommunications & Upcountry Development | |
| In office 8 August 2004 – 6 September 2007 | |
| President | Mahinda Rajapaksa Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Prime Minister | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 1 June 2000 – 9 July 2001 | |
| President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Kandy District | |
| In office 5 January 2004 – 7 January 2010 | |
| In office 1 July 1989 – 29 December 2001 | |
| Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for National List | |
| In office 7 January 2010 – 6 June 2015 | |
| In office 30 December 2001 – 2 January 2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Jayaratne 4 June 1931 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Died | 19 November 2019 (aged 88) Kandy, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| Other political affiliations | United People's Freedom Alliance |
| Children | 3 |
Jayaratne was first elected to parliament in 1970. He was sworn in as Prime Minister on 21 April 2010.[3]
Jayaratne died on 19 November 2019 at a private hospital in Kandy, Sri Lanka at the age of 88.[4]
References
- ↑ Parliament profile
- ↑ :.News Line: Di Mu is new Prime Minister Archived 21 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "D.M Jayaratne sworn in as PM" Archived 8 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Daily Mirror, 21 April 2010.
- ↑ "Former Prime Minister D. M. Jayaratne Passes Away". HiruNews. 19 November 2019. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 19 November 2019.