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 Parliament for Kandy District | |
In office 5 January 2004 – 7 January 2010 | |
In office 1 July 1989 – 29 December 2001 | |
Member of 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 Kandy, Sri Lanka | (aged 88)
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
Other political affiliations | United People's Freedom Alliance |
Children | 3 |
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.
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]