Jayantha Weerasinghe

Hon.
Jayantha Weerasinghe
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 76)
PartySri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Other political
affiliations
Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
EducationUniversity of Colombo
ProfessionLawyer

Jayantha Weerasinghe (born 13 September 1950) is a Sri Lankan lawyer, politician and Member of Parliament.

Weerasinghe was born on 13 September 1950. He was educated at Royal College, Colombo. He has a LLB degree from the University of Colombo. He became a President's Counsel in 2010.

Weerasinghe is Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa's legal advisor. 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.

References

  1. 1 2 "Directory of Members: Jayantha Weerasinghe". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 "PM's legal advisor appointed". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  3. ↑ "Meet your new parliamentarians". The Sunday Times. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 23 August 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  4. ↑ "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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 11 August 2020.
  5. ↑ "SLPP National List goes to EC". Daily FT. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.
  6. ↑ "SLPP releases National list". Sunday Observer. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 7 August 2020. Retrieved 7 September 2020.