Sisira Jayakody Explained

Sisira Jayakody
Native Name:සිසිර ජයකොඩි
சிசிர ஜெயக்கொடி
Honorific-Suffix:MP
Office:Minister of State for Indigenous Medicine
President:Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Ranil Wickremesinghe
Primeminister:Mahinda Rajapaksa
Ranil Wickremesinghe
Dinesh Gunawardena
Predecessor:Piyankara Jayaratne
Term Start:12 August 2020
Constituency Mp1:Gampaha District
Parliament1:Sri Lankan
Term Start1:1 September 2015
Majority1:113,130 Preferential Votes
Office2:Member of the Western Provincial Council
Term Start2:2004
Term End2:2009
Constituency2:Gampaha District
Majority2:49,975 Preferential Votes
Birth Date:11 March 1965
Birth Place:Kelaniya, Dominion of Ceylon
(now Sri Lanka)
Nationality:Sri Lankan
Party:Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
Occupation:Attorney at law
Otherparty:Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
Children:2
Residence:Kelaniya
Alma Mater:Nalanda College, Colombo
University of Colombo
Profession:lawyer/politician (State Minister of Indigenous Medicine, Rural and Ayurveda Hospital Development and Community Health)

Sisira Jayakody MP is a politician and member of the 15th Parliament of Sri Lanka representing Gampaha. He is the State Minister of Indigenous Medicine, Rural and Ayurveda Hospital Development and Community Health [1] Jayakody was former Western Province Provincial councillor in Sri Lanka. He belongs to the United People's Freedom Alliance.[2]

Early childhood and education

Jayakody who was educated at Nalanda College, Colombo and graduated with a law degree from the Law Faculty of University of Colombo passing out as an Attorney at law.[3] [4]

Politics and career

After graduating from University, Jayakody started his career as a tuition class teacher of Advanced Level Logic subject.

He first entered politics in 1996 at the local government election, contesting for the Kelaniya Pradeshiya Sabha from People's United Party, under the leadership of Dinesh Gunawardena and was elected as the only winner from the party.

In 2004 Provincial Council Elections Jayakody gained 23,859 was elected as Member of the Western Provincial Council. Again in 2009 Provincial Council Election he won 49,975 preference votes and elected. He was also the former Chief Whip of the Western Provincial Council.

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.dailymirror.lk/breaking_news/More-State-Ministers-appointed/108-193654 More State Ministers appointed
  2. http://www.lgpc.gov.lk/eng/wp-content/uploads/2013/10/wp.pdf Western Province Council Members’ Information
  3. https://www.ceylontoday.lk/51-84132-news-detail-cid-gets-complaint-against-mervyn.html CID gets complaint against Mervyn
  4. http://caffesrilanka.org/archives_more-4a-321-2.html Four MEP candidates in UPFA list