Lakshman Jayakody

Honourable Lakshman Jayakody MP
Personal details
Born	Sri Lanka
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Alma mater	Trinity College, Kandy, Ananda College, Colombo
Religion	Buddhist

Lakshman Jayakody (24 August 1930 – 30 August 2010) a onetime MP was a SLFP stalwart and the Minister of Cultural and Religious Affairs in the Sri Lankan Cabinet from 1994 to 2000.

He started his education at Ladies College, Colombo where his mother was educated and then moved to Kandy and was admitted Trinity College Kandy. Later he gained admission to Ananda College, Colombo to do advance level studies, where he also represented the college XI cricket team and won college colors in cricket. He served as a senior presidential advisor to the president Mahinda Rajapaksa.

Jayakody died at Colombo General Hospital aged 80.

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