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Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Jayaratne | |
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| දිසානායක මුදියන්සේලාගේ ජයරත්න திசாநாயக்க முதியன்சேலாகே ஜயரத்ன | |
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| 14th prime minister of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 21 April 2010 – 9 January 2015 | |
| President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
| Succeeded by | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Minister of Buddhasasana & Religious Affairs | |
| In office 8 July 2010 – 7 July 2015 | |
| President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Minister of Plantations | |
| In office 6 August 2007 – 6 August 2010 | |
| President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
| Minister of Posts, Telecommunications & Upcountry Development | |
| In office 8 August 2004 – 6 September 2007 | |
| President | Mahinda Rajapaksa Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Prime Minister | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Minister of Agriculture | |
| In office 1 June 2000 – 9 July 2001 | |
| President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Member of Parliament for Kandy District | |
| In office 5 January 2004 – 7 January 2010 | |
| In office 1 July 1989 – 29 December 2001 | |
| Member of Parliament for National List | |
| In office 7 January 2010 – 6 June 2015 | |
| In office 30 December 2001 – 2 January 2004 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Jayaratne 4 June 1931 Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Died | 19 November 2019 (aged 88) Kandy, Sri Lanka |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| Other political affiliations | United People's Freedom Alliance |
| Children | Anuradha Jayaratne |
| Education | Doluwa Maha Vidyalaya, Gampola Zahira College, Gampola |
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Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Jayaratne (Sinhala: දිසානායක මුදියන්සේලාගේ ජයරත්න, Tamil: திசாநாயக்க முதியன்சேலாகே ஜயரத்ன; 4 June 1931[1] – 19 November 2019[2]), known as D. M. "Di Mu" Jayaratne,[3] was a Sri Lankan politician who was Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2015. A founding member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, Jayaratne was first elected to parliament in 1970. He was sworn in as prime minister on 21 April 2010.[4]
- ^ "MP profile". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
- ^ "Former Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne passes away". Hiru News. 19 November 2019. Archived from the original on 5 December 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ :.News Line: Di Mu is new Prime Minister Archived 21 April 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "D.M Jayaratne sworn in as PM" Archived 8 January 2014 at the Wayback Machine, Daily Mirror, 21 April 2010.