Lakshman Jayakody
| Honourable Lakshman Jayakody MP |
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|---|---|
| Cabinet Minister | |
| Former Senior Adviser to President | |
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| Born | Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| Alma mater | Trinity College, Kandy, Ananda College, Colombo |
| Religion | Buddhist |
Lakshman Jayakody (24 August 1930 – 30 August 2010) a onetime MP was a SLFP stalwart and the Minister of Cultural and Religious Affairs in the Sri Lankan Cabinet from 1994 to 2000.[1]
He started his education at Ladies College, Colombo where his mother was educated and then moved to Kandy and was admitted Trinity College Kandy. Later he gained admission to Ananda College, Colombo to do advance level studies, where he also represented the college XI cricket team and won college colors in cricket. He served as a senior presidential advisor to the president Mahinda Rajapaksa.[2]
Jayakody died at Colombo General Hospital aged 80.[3]
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