P. Dayaratna
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Honourable P. Dayaratna MP |
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| Minister of Health, Nutrition & Welfare | |
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In office 2001–2004 |
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| Minister of Planning Implementation | |
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In office 2007–2010 |
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| Minister of State Resources & Enterprise Development | |
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In office 2010–2015 |
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| Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Ampara |
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In office 1977–1989 |
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| Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Ampara District |
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Assumed office 1989 |
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| Born | October 1, 1936 |
| Nationality |
 Sri Lankan
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| Political party | United National Party |
| Other political affiliations |
United People's Freedom Alliance |
| Spouse(s) | Deepthika Dayaratna |
| Residence | 4 Sri Maha Vihara Road, Pamankada, Dehiwala |
| Alma mater | Ananda College, Brighton Technical College |
| Profession | Engineer |
Petikirige Dayaratna (born October 1, 1936) is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He was elected to Ampara electorate in 1977 as a Member of Parliament from the United National Party.
Petikirige Dayaratna was born on October 1, 1936. His parents were Petikirige Wimalasena and Dehipitiyage Leelawathie Gunawardene of Wethera village, Polgasowita. Born in the maternal ancestral home in the hamlet of Godigamuwa in Kalutara District, he received his basic education in the school of his home town, Wethara, and in 1947 entered Ananda College, Colombo, to complete his secondary education. In 1961, he gained admission to Brighton Technical College, England, where he graduated as an electrical engineer in 1965 and returned home on April 23, 1965. On May 17, 1965 he joined state service as an Assistant Electrical Engineer of Gal Oya Development Board stationed at Ampara.
In 1965 he was appointed the electrical engineer of the Department of Government Electrical Undertakings, which, during his tenure of office, became the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB).
At the 1970 General Election, Ampara was the citadel of leftist forces, and Dayaratna, who resigned from government service and contested the Ampara seat, lost to his rival, Somaratne Senarath, a staunch leftist from Ampara.
While serving as the electrical engineer of CEB in August 1967, Dayaratna was elected as the President of the Mandala Mahaviharaya Buddhist Society of Ampara Town and under the guidance of Ven. Dodamduwe Dhammaratana Nayaka Thera, completed the construction work of the Cetiya within two years.
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