Navin Dissanayake

The Honourable
Navin Dissanayake
MP
Minister of Plantation Industries
Assumed office
4 September 2015
President Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by Lakshman Kiriella
Minister of Sports
In office
19 January 2015 – 4 September 2015
President Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by Mahindananda Aluthgamage
Succeeded by Dayasiri Jayasekara
Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
for Nuwara Eliya District
Assumed office
2000
Personal details
Born (1969-09-09) September 9, 1969
Nationality Sri Lankan
Political party United National Party
(2000 - 2007, 2014 - Present)
United National Party (D)
(2007 - 2014)
Other political
affiliations		 United National Front
(2000 - 2007, 2014 - Present)
United People's Freedom Alliance
(2007 - 2014)
Spouse(s) Lanka Dissanayake
(née Jayasuriya)
Children Mahita and Samadhee
Parents Gamini Dissanayake
Srima Dissanayake
Alma mater Royal College, Colombo
Occupation Politics
Profession Lawyer
Religion Theravada Buddhism
Website Official website

Navin Eranjan Dissanayake (born 9 September 1969) is a Sri Lankan politician, and the current Minister of Plantation Industries.[1] A Member of Parliament for United National Party Nuwara Eliya District, he is a son of Gamini Dissanayake a Presidential candidate and grandson of Andrew Dissanayake who served as an MP for the Nuwara Eliya electorate and a deputy minister in the S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike's government. His brother, Mayantha Dissanayake is a MP for UNP from Kandy District. He was educated at Royal College Colombo.

He is an Attorney-at-law in the Sri Lanka, and he holds a master's degree in Finance and Financial Law from University of London. Hon Navin 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 and they have two daughters Samdhee and Mahita.

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References

  1. ↑ "New Ministers sworn in". Ada Derana. September 4, 2015.
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