| Full Name |
: |
Unnathi Piyankara Jayaratne |
| Surname |
: |
Jayaratne |
| Name as popularly used |
: |
Piyankara Jayaratne |
| Date & Place of Birth |
: |
27th September 1964, Colombo |
| Marital status |
: |
Married |
| Religion |
: |
Buddhist |
| Political Party |
: |
Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP), a constituent Party of the present ruling alliance, United
People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) |
| Party Positions, Holding |
: |
Organizer for Chilaw Electorate of SLFP |
| Parliamentary service |
: |
- Member of Parliament (2000 - 2001)
- Member of Parliament (2008 - 2010)
- Deputy Speaker of Parliament (2008 - 2010)
- Member of Parliament (April 2010 to date)
- Deputy Speaker of Parliament (April 2010 to date) |
| Office |
: |
Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Seventh Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka since April 2010 |
| Political career |
: |
- General Secretary - Youth Organisation - SLFP (1993 - 1998)
- Organiser - Chilaw Electorate - SLFP (1998 to date)
- Member of North Western Provincial Council (1993 - 1998)
- Minister of Fisheries, Agriculture and Irrigation of the North Western Provincial Council (1998 - 2000)
- Member of Parliament (2000 - 2001)
- Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs (2000 - 2001)
- Member of Parliament (2008 - 2010)
- Deputy Speaker of Parliament (2008 - 2010)
- Member of Parliament (April 2010 to date)
- Deputy Speaker of Parliament (April 2010 to date) |
| School attended |
: |
Royal College, Colombo 7 |
| Academic/Professional qualifications |
: |
G.C.E. (A/L)
NIBM Diploma - Part (1)
|
| Offices held in Government Institutions |
: |
- Chairman, Agriculture Product Marketing Authority (2004 - 2008)
- Chairman, Paddy Marketing Board (2007 - 2008)
|
| Foreign Conferences and Seminars attended |
: |
- Agricultural Conference - Davis University (USA 1999)
- 54th Commonwealth Parliamentary Association Conference (2008 August 2nd - 10th)
- 58th Westminster Seminar in UK (2009 March 1st - 13th) |
| Social activities |
: |
- Organiser for Rural Development Activities and Religious Activities
- Member of Lions Club - Madampe Mahawewa
- Chairman of S. D. R. Jayaratne Foundation |
| Contact details (Office) |
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Address: Sri Lanka Parliament,
Sri Jayawardenapura, Kotte,
Sri Lanka
Telephone: +94 11 2777492
Fax: +94 11 2777444
E-mail: piyankara_j@parliament.lk |
| Contact details (Residence) |
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Address: 'Ishadhara', Madampe
Telephone: 032 22 47625, 032 22 47655
Fax: 032 22 48965 |
