M. D. H. Jayawardena

The Honourable
M. D. H. Jayawardena
MP
Minister of Plantation Industries
In office
23 July 1977  1979
President J. R. Jayewardene
Prime Minister Ranasinghe Premadasa
J. R. Jayewardene
Minister of Housing and Scientific Research
In office
1968–1970
Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake
Minister of Health
In office
1965–1968
Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake
Preceded by Badi-ud-din Mahmud
Succeeded by George Rajapaksa
Minister of Finance
In office
1 July 1954  18 February 1956
Prime Minister John Kotelawala
Preceded by Oliver Goonetilleke
Succeeded by Stanley de Zoysa
Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
for Horana
In office
1952–1956
Prime Minister Dudley Senanayake
John Kotelawala
Preceded by A. P. Jayasuriya
Succeeded by K. A. S. Palansuriya
Personal details
Born 1915
Political party United National Party

M. D. H. Jayawardena (1915-?) was a Sri Lankan lawyer, businessman and politician. Jayawardena served as the Minister of Finance, Minister of Health, Minister of Housing and Scientific Research and Minister of Plantation Industries between 1954–1977.[1]

References

  1. De Silva, K. M. (1994). J.R. Jayewardene of Sri Lanka: 1906-1956. University of Hawaii Press. p. 325.


Political offices
Preceded by
Minister of Plantation Industries
1970–1977
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Minister of Housing and Scientific Research
1968–1970
Succeeded by
Preceded by
Badi-ud-din Mahmud
Minister of Health
1965–1968
Succeeded by
George Rajapaksa
Preceded by
Oliver Goonetilleke
Minister of Finance
1954–1956
Succeeded by
Stanley de Zoysa
Preceded by
A. P. Jayasuriya
Member for Horana Electoral District
1952–1956
Succeeded by
K. A. S. Palansuriya
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