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Hon.
Jayantha Weerasinghe
MP PC
ජයන්ත වීරසිංහ
யந்த வீரசிங்க
Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka

Incumbent

Assumed office
2020
ConstituencyNational List
Personal details
Born (1950-09-13) 13 September 1950 (age 73)
Political partySri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Other political
affiliations		Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
Alma materUniversity of Colombo
ProfessionLawyer

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[edit]

  1. ^ 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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