Anuradha Jayaratne

Anuradha Jayaratne
අනුරාධ ජයරත්න
அனுராதா ஜயரத்ன
Parliamentary Leader of the New Democratic Front
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
In office
12 August 2020 – 9 May 2022
PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime MinisterMahinda Rajapaksa
MinisterChamal Rajapaksa
Janaka Wakkumbura
Preceded byMahinda Yapa Abeywardena
Succeeded byShasheendra Rajapaksa
Member of Parliament
for Kandy District
Assumed office
1 September 2015
Personal details
Born (1985-12-22) 22 December 1985
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
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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.