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Duminda Dissanayake

The Honourable
Duminda Dissanayake
MP
Minister of Agriculture
Assumed office
22 March 2015
President Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena
Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management
In office
12 January 2015 – 22 March 2015
President Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by Nimal Siripala de Silva
Succeeded by Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa
General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Assumed office
14 August 2015
Leader Maithripala Sirisena
Preceded by Anura Priyadarshana Yapa
Minister of Education Services
Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs and Skills Development
Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
for Anuradhapura District
Assumed office
2000
Personal details
Born (1979-03-28) March 28, 1979 (age 37)
Nationality Sri Lanka Sri Lankan
Political party Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Other political
affiliations
United People's Freedom Alliance
(2004 - Present)
People's Alliance
(Before 2004)
Alma mater Royal College, Colombo,
Central College Anuradhapura
Occupation Politician
Religion Buddhist
Website http://www.dumindadissanayake.org/

Duminda Dissanayake (born 28 March 1979), MP is the current Sri Lankan Cabinet Minister of Ministry of Irrigation, former Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs and Skills Development and a Member of Parliament from Anuradhapura District.

Born at the Anuradapura General Hospital, the eldest child of the family of four boys. His father was the late Berty Premalal Dissanayake, a farmer, businessmen by profession who was the former Chief Minister of the North Central Province, he was a former Member of Parliament in Anuradhapura District and was the Minister of Social Services. His mother is Jayani Dissanayake, trained teacher of Mathematics by profession who was also a former Chief Minister of North Central Province.

He is married to Senani Lanka Jayarathne, daughter of D. M. Jayaratne, former Prime Minister on 29 September 2006.

Dissanayake was educated at Hatharaswela Government School, Walisinghe Harischandra Vidyalaya, Central College Anuradhapura and at Royal College Colombo. He gained a Diploma in Information Technology at Holmesglane TAFE.

In 2000 contested the General Election as a candidate from the Sri Lanka Freedom Party in the People's Alliance. He became the youngest person to be elected to parliament at the age of 21 polling the highest majority of votes from Anuradhapura district. He retained his seat in parliament in the General Election the following year in 2001, polling the highest number of votes in Anuradapura even though his party lost the election.

From 2001 to 2004 he served as a backbencher in the opposition. During this time he was very active in the Youth Wing of SLFP and became its Vice President (working president). In the General Election of 2004 he retained his seat in parliament and was appointed Deputy Minister of Skills Development, Vocational Training and Technical Education Ministry a post he held till 2005.


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