Navin Dissanayake

The Honourable
Navin Dissanayake
MP
Minister of Plantation Industries
Assumed office
4 September 2015
President Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by Lakshman Kiriella
Minister of Sports
In office
19 January 2015  4 September 2015
President Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by Mahindananda Aluthgamage
Succeeded by Dayasiri Jayasekara
Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament
for Nuwara Eliya District
Assumed office
10 October 2000
Minister of State Management Reforms
Non-cabinet minister of Investment Promotion
Minister of Plantation
Personal details
Born (1969-09-09) September 9, 1969
Nationality Sri Lanka Sri Lankan
Political party United National Party
(2000 - 2007, 2014 - Present)
United National Party(D)
(2007 - 2014)
Other political
affiliations
United National Front
(2000 - 2007, 2014 - Present)
United People's Freedom Alliance
(2007 - 2014)
Spouse(s) Lanka Dissanayake
(nee Jayasuriya)
Children Mahita and Samadhee
Parents Gamini Dissanayake
Srima Dissanayake
Alma mater Royal College, Colombo
Occupation Politics
Profession Lawyer

Navin Eranjan Dissanayake (born 9 September 1969) is a Sri Lankan politician, and the current Minister of Plantation Industries.[1] A Member of Parliament for United National Party Nuwara Eliya District, he is a son of Gamini Dissanayake a Presidential candidate and grandson of Andrew Dissanayake who served as an MP for the Nuwara Eliya electorate and a deputy minister in the S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike's government. His brother, Mayantha Dissanayake is a MP for UNP from Kandy District. He was educated at Royal College Colombo.

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