Honourable Anura Dissanayaka MP |
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අනුර දිසානායක அநுர திசாநாயக்க |
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Chief Opposition Whip | |
Assumed office 3 September 2015 |
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President | Maithripala Sirisena |
Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
Preceded by | W. D. J. Senewiratne |
Leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna | |
Assumed office 2 February 2014 |
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Preceded by | Somawansha Amarasinghe |
Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Colombo District |
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Assumed office 2015 |
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Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Kurunegala District |
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In office 2004–2010 |
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Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for National List |
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In office 2010–2015 |
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Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation | |
In office 2004–2005 |
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President | Chandrika Kumaratunge |
Personal details | |
Born |
Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Anura Kumara Dissanayaka 24 November 1968 Sri Lanka |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna |
Alma mater | University of Colombo |
Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Anura Kumara Dissanayaka (Sinhala:අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක, Tamil:அநுர குமார திசாநாயக்க ) (born 24 November 1968) is a Sri Lankan politician, current Leader of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He served for a time as Cabinet Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation. Dissanayake was named the leader of JVP at the 7th national convention of the party, held on 2 February 2014. He was appointed as the Chief Opposition Whip of Sri Lanka in September 2015.
He was the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation in the 2004 SLFP, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna joint government under President Chandrika Kumaratunge.