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D. M. Jayaratne (Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Jayaratne) was born on 4 June, 1931 in Colombo, Sri Lanka, is a Sri Lankan politician (1931–2019). Discover D. M. Jayaratne's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 88 years old?

Popular As Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Jayaratne
Occupation Teacher · postmaster · politician
Age 88 years old
Zodiac Sign Gemini
Born 4 June, 1931
Birthday 4 June
Birthplace Colombo, Sri Lanka
Date of death 19 November, 2019
Died Place Kandy, Sri Lanka
Nationality Sri Lanka

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Children Anuradha Jayaratne

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1931

Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Jayaratne (දිසානායක මුදියන්සේලාගේ ජයරත්න, திசாநாயக்க முதியன்சேலாகே ஜயரத்ன; 4 June 1931 – 19 November 2019 ), known as D. M. "Di Mu" Jayaratne, was a Sri Lankan politician who was Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2015.

D. M. Jayaratne was born on 4 June 1931.

He was educated at Doluwa Maha Vidyalaya and at Zahira College in Gampola, a town just outside Kandy.

1951

Following the founding of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party in Kandy in 1951 by S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike, Jayaratne worked as a teacher at Doluwa Maha Vidyalaya.

1960

He later worked as Postmaster at Doluwa from 1960 to 1962.

Jayaratne started his political career having been elected a member of the Village Council of Doluwa, where he later became the Chairman of the Village Council.

He also become the President of the Kandy District Village Council Chairmen Association and a Member of the Federation of All Ceylon Village Council.

1970

A founding member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, Jayaratne was first elected to parliament in 1970.

He first entered parliament following the 1970 general election, obtaining 14,463 votes as the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) candidate in the Gampola electorate, and defeating W.P.B. Dissanayake of the United National Party (UNP).

1977

He was subsequently defeated by Dissanayake in the 1977 election in which just 8 members of the SLFP were returned to parliament.

1989

He was again re-elected to parliament in 1989 from the Kandy District under the new preferential voting system.

He obtained 54,290 preferential votes, topping the SLFP list in the Kandy District.

1994

Re-elected to parliament under the People's Alliance in 1994, Jayaratne was appointed Minister of Land, Agriculture and Forestry by President Chandrika Kumaratunga, entering the cabinet for the first time.

He held several senior party positions such as Secretary General of People's United Front and Senior Vice President of Sri Lanka Freedom Party.

Ministerial appointments he held included:

2010

He was sworn in as Prime Minister on 21 April 2010.

Following the election victory of the United People's Freedom Alliance at the 2010 general election, Jayaratne, the most senior member of the SLFP, was sworn in as Prime Minister on 21 April 2010.

Under the constitution of Sri Lanka, the role of Prime Minister is largely a ceremonial post.

Along with it, he also held the Ministry of Buddha Sasana (Buddhism) and Religious Affairs.

Jayaratne had three children.

His youngest Anuradha Jayaratne, is a former State Minister and current member of parliament, his daughter is a graduate from Manipal University, Manipal campus, India.