Jayantha Weerasinghe
Sri Lankan lawyer and politician from Member of Parliament
Hon. Jayantha Weerasinghe MP PC | |
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ජයන්ත වීරසිංහ யந்த வீரசிங்க | |
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 2020 | |
Constituency | National List |
Personal details | |
Born | (1950-09-13) 13 September 1950 (age 73) |
Political party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna |
Other political affiliations | Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance |
Alma mater | University of Colombo |
Profession | Lawyer |
Jayantha Weerasinghe (born 13 September 1950) is a Sri Lankan lawyer, politician and Member of Parliament.[1]
Weerasinghe was born on 13 September 1950.[1] He was educated at Royal College, Colombo.[2] He has a LLB degree from the University of Colombo.[2] He became a President's Counsel in 2010.[2]
Weerasinghe is Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's legal advisor.[3] Following the 2020 parliamentary election he was appointed to the Parliament of Sri Lanka as a National List MP representing the Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance.[4][5][6]
References
- ^ a b "Directory of Members: Jayantha Weerasinghe". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "PM's legal advisor appointed". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Meet your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Parliamentary Elections - 2020 - Declaration under Article 99A of the Constitution" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 2188/2. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 10 August 2020. p. 2A. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
- ^ "SLPP National List goes to EC". Daily FT. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
- ^ "SLPP releases National list". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
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