D. M. Jayaratne Politician

Disanayaka Mudiyanselage Jayaratne (Sinhala: දිසානායක මුදියන්සේලාගේ ජයරත්න,Tamil: திசாநாயக்க முதியன்சேலாகே ஜயரத்ன; born 4 June 1931 ) known as D. M. "Di Mu" Jayaratne was the 20th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, and a veteran Sri Lankan politician. A founding member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, Jayaratne was first elected to parliament in 1970. He was sworn in as Prime Minister on 21 April 2010.

Personal facts

Birth dateJune 04, 1931
Nationality
Sri Lanka
Religion
Theravada
Residence
Colombo

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Office holder

office
Minister of Agriculture
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
Minister of Posts Telecommunications & Upcountry Development
Minister of Buddhasasana & Religious Affairs
Minister of Plantations
other party
United People's Freedom Alliance
party
Sri Lanka Freedom Party
president
region
Kandy Electoral District

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