Hon.
Sisira Jayakody
MP
සිසිර ජයකොඩි
சிசிர ஜெயக்கொடி
Minister of State for Indigenous Medicine[lower-alpha 1]
Assumed office
12 August 2020
PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksa
Ranil Wickremesinghe
Prime MinisterMahinda Rajapaksa
Ranil Wickremesinghe
Dinesh Gunawardena
Preceded byPiyankara Jayaratne
Member of Parliament
for Gampaha District
Assumed office
1 September 2015
Majority113,130 Preferential Votes
Member of the Western Provincial Council
In office
2004–2009
ConstituencyGampaha District
Majority49,975 Preferential Votes
Personal details
Born (1965-03-11) 11 March 1965
Kelaniya, Dominion of Ceylon
(now Sri Lanka)
Political partyMahajana Eksath Peramuna
Other political
affiliations		Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
Children2
ResidenceKelaniya
Alma materNalanda College, Colombo
University of Colombo
OccupationAttorney at law
Professionlawyer/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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