Ranil Jayawardena | |
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![]() Official portrait, 2022 | |
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs | |
In office 6 September 2022 – 25 October 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Liz Truss |
Preceded by | George Eustice |
Succeeded by | Thérèse Coffey |
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Trade | |
In office 5 May 2020 – 6 September 2022 | |
Prime Minister | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | James Duddridge |
Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party | |
In office 13 February 2020 – 5 May 2020 | |
Leader | Boris Johnson |
Preceded by | Paul Scully |
Succeeded by | Lee Rowley |
Member of Parliament for North East Hampshire | |
In office 7 May 2015 – 30 May 2024 | |
Preceded by | James Arbuthnot |
Succeeded by | Alex Brewer |
Councillor of the Borough of Basingstoke and Deane | |
In office 5 May 2008 – 11 May 2015 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Ranil Malcolm Jayawardena 3 September 1986 London, England |
Political party | Conservative |
Spouse |
Alison Lyn Jayawardena
(m. 2011) |
Children | 3 |
Residence(s) | Bramley, Hampshire, England |
Alma mater | London School of Economics |
Website | Official website |
Ranil Malcolm Jayawardena[1] (born 3 September 1986) is a British Conservative politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Hampshire from 2015 until 2024, when he lost his seat to the Liberal Democrats. He served under Prime Minister Liz Truss as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from September to October 2022. He previously served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Trade from 2020 to 2022.