Karu Jayasuriya
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Honourable Karu Jayasuriya MP |
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| කරු ජයසූරිය கரு ஜயசூரிய |
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| 20th Speaker of the Parliament | |
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Assumed office 1 September 2015 |
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| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Deputy | Thilanga Sumathipala |
| Preceded by | Chamal Rajapaksa |
| Minister of Buddha Sasana | |
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In office 12 January 2015 – 17 August 2015 |
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| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Preceded by | D. M. Jayaratne |
| Minister of Public Administration, Democratic Rule | |
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In office 12 January 2015 – 17 August 2015 |
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| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Preceded by | D. M. Jayaratne |
| Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs | |
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In office 2007–2008 |
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| Minister of Power and Energy | |
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In office 12 December 2001 – 6 April 2004 |
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| President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Member of Parliament for National List |
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Assumed office 2015 |
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| Member of Parliament for Gampaha District |
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In office 2000–2015 |
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| Mayor of Colombo | |
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In office 1997–1999 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 29 September 1940 |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Alma mater | Ananda College, Colombo |
| Occupation | Politics, Diplomat |
| Profession | Businessman |
| Religion | Theravada Buddhism |
| Website | Official website |
Deshabandu Karu Jayasuriya (Sinhalese: කරු ජයසුරිය; born 29 September 1940) is a Sri Lankan politician who has been Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka since 2015. Previously he was Mayor of Colombo from 1997 to 1999, Minister of Power and Energy from 2001 to 2004, Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs from 2007 to 2008, and Minister of Buddha Sasana, Public Administration, and Democratic Governance in 2015. He served as Chairman of the Leadership Council of the United National Party (UNP), as well as Deputy Leader of the UNP. He is a Member of Parliament representing the Gampaha District. He received his early education at Ananda College, Colombo. Under President Ranasinghe Premadasa's government, Karu Jayasuriya was appointed as Sri Lanka's Ambassador to Germany. As Speaker of Parliament, he also acts as Chairman of the Constitutional Council.
Jayasuriya served as a commissioned officer of the Sri Lanka Army from 1965 to 1972. A businessman by profession, he was thrust into active politics in 1996 when he became party chairman at the request of UNP leader Ranil Wickremesinghe. In 1997, he was elected Mayor of Colombo by a large majority. Following his efficient administration of the country's most populous city, the party nominated him to be Chief Ministerial candidate of the Western Province, which he lost narrowly. He became the opposition leader of that province. At that election, he created a new precedent by refusing to publish posters, saying it promoted violence and polluted the city he worked hard to keep clean. At the General Elections of 2000, he was elected to Parliament from the Gampaha District with a large number of preferential votes even though his party was defeated. After his remarkable showing, he was elected Deputy Leader of the UNP.
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