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Navin Dissanayake

Sri Lankan politician


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Sri Lankan politician

FieldValue
honorific-prefixHon.
nameNavin Dissanayake
imageNavin Dissanayake.jpg
captionDissanayake in May 2017
officeGovernor of Sabaragamuwa
presidentRanil Wickremesinghe
primeministerDinesh Gunawardena
term_start13 June 2023
term_end23 September 2024
predecessorTikiri Kobbekaduwa
successorChampa Janaki Rajaratne
office2Minister of Plantation Industries
president2Maithripala Sirisena
primeminister2Ranil Wickremesinghe
term_start24 September 2015
term_end221 November 2019
predecessor2Lakshman Kiriella
office3Minister of Sports
president3Maithripala Sirisena
primeminister3Ranil Wickremesinghe
term_start319 January 2015
term_end34 September 2015
predecessor3Mahindananda Aluthgamage
successor3Dayasiri Jayasekara
constituency_MP4Nuwara Eliya District
parliament4Sri Lankan
term_start42000
term_end42020
birth_date
nationalitySri Lankan
partyUnited National Party
(2000–2007, since 2014)
United People's Freedom Alliance
(2007-2014)
spouseLanka Dissanayake
(née Jayasuriya)
partner
childrenMahita and Samadhee
alma_materUniversity of London Institute in Paris
professionLawyer
parentsGamini Dissanayake
Srima Dissanayake
relationsMayantha (brother)
Varuni (sister)

| honorific-prefix = Hon. (2000–2007, since 2014) United People's Freedom Alliance (2007-2014) (née Jayasuriya) Srima Dissanayake Varuni (sister)

Navin Eranjan Dissanayake (born 9 September 1969) is a Sri Lankan politician, and former Minister of Plantation Industries. He is a former Member of Parliament of the United National Party from the Nuwara Eliya District. He also served as Governor of the Sabaragamuwa Province from 2023 to 2024.

Dissanayake is the eldest son of Gamini Dissanayake, former UNP presidential candidate, and grandson of Andrew Dissanayake. His younger brother, Mayantha Dissanayake is an MP for UNP from the Kandy District. He was educated at S. Thomas' Preparatory School and Royal College Colombo.

He is an Attorney-at-law in Sri Lanka, and holds a master's degree in Finance and Financial Law from University of London. Dissanayake graduated from the University of Sussex in Law and was called to the Bar in the United Kingdom as a Barrister at Law from the Middle Temple.

Dissanayake is married to Dr. Lanka Jayasuriya, daughter of Karu Jayasuriya, who holds a position in the World Health Organization, Sri Lanka as a National Professional Officer. The couple has two daughters, Samdhee and Mahita.

References

References

  1. (September 4, 2015). "New Ministers sworn in". [[Ada Derana]].
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