Anuradha Jayaratne

Hon.
Anuradha Jayaratne
MP
Hon. Anuradha Jayaratne MP
අනුරාධ ජයරත්න ; அனுராதா ஜயரத்ன
Parliamentary Leader of the New Democratic Front
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 3 December 2024
Leader	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by	Position established
Minister of State for Justice and Prisons Reforms
	In office; 8 September 2022 – 23 September 2024
President	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Prime Minister	Dinesh Gunawardena
Minister	Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe ; Ali Sabry
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Vacant
Minister of State for Irrigation
	In office; 12 August 2020 – 9 May 2022
President	Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime Minister	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Minister	Chamal Rajapaksa ; Janaka Wakkumbura
Preceded by	Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
Succeeded by	Shasheendra Rajapaksa
Member of Parliament; for Kandy District
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 1 September 2015
Personal details
Born	22 December 1985
Party	New Democratic Front (since 2024)
Other political; affiliations	Sri Lanka Freedom Party (until 2019); Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (2019–2024)
Relations	D. M. Jayaratne (father)
Alma mater	Royal College, Colombo, ; Trinity College, Kandy
Profession	Lawyer
Website	http://anuradhajayaratne.com

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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. 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.