Jayantha Weerasinghe Explained

Honorific-Prefix:	Hon.
Jayantha Weerasinghe
Native Name:	Sinhala; Sinhalese: ජයන්ත වීරසිංහ யந்த வீரசிங்க
Honorific-Suffix:	MP PC
Office1:	Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Constituency1:	National List
Term Start1:	2020
Birth Date:	13 September 1950
Party:	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Otherparty:	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]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Directory of Members: Jayantha Weerasinghe . . 7 September 2020 . Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka.
2. News: PM's legal advisor appointed . 7 September 2020 . . 8 January 2020 . Colombo, Sri Lanka.
3. News: Meet your new parliamentarians . 7 September 2020 . . 23 August 2020 . Colombo, Sri Lanka.
4. Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Parliamentary Elections - 2020 - Declaration under Article 99A of the Constitution . The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary . 10 August 2020 . 2188/2 . 2A . 11 August 2020 . Colombo, Sri Lanka.
5. News: SLPP National List goes to EC . 7 September 2020 . . 8 August 2020 . Colombo, Sri Lanka.
6. News: SLPP releases National list . 7 September 2020 . . 7 August 2020 . Colombo, Sri Lanka.