Anura Kumara Dissanayaka

Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Sinhala: අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක, Tamil: அநுர குமார திசாநாயக்க; born 24 November 1968) is a Sri Lankan politician who is currently serving as the leader of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna[1] and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He served for a time as Cabinet Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation. Dissanayake was named the leader of JVP at the 7th national convention of the party, held on 2 February 2014. He has been in parliament since September 2000.

Hon.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake
MP
අනුර කුමාර දිසානායක
அநுர குமார திசாநாயக்க
Anura Kumara Dissanayake in 2023
Leader of Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
Assumed office
2 February 2014
Preceded bySomawansa Amarasinghe
Chief Opposition Whip
In office
3 September 2015 – 18 December 2018
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Preceded byW. D. J. Senewiratne
Succeeded byMahinda Amaraweera
Leader of the National People's Power
Assumed office
2019
Preceded byPosition established
Member of Parliament
for Colombo District
Assumed office
1 September 2015
Member of Parliament
for Kurunegala District
In office
1 April 2004 – 8 April 2010
Member of Parliament
for National List
In office
22 April 2010 – 17 August 2015
In office
18 October 2000 – 7 February 2004
Personal details
Born
Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Anura Kumara Dissanayaka

(1968-11-24) 24 November 1968
Dominion of Ceylon
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyJanatha Vimukthi Peramuna
Other political
affiliations		National People's Power
Alma materUniversity of Kelaniya

Career

He served as the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation in the 2004 SLFP, Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna joint government under President Chandrika Kumaratunge.[2]

2019 Presidential Election

On 18 August 2019, the National People's Power Movement announced that Dissanayake would be its 2019 Presidential Candidate.[3]


Electoral history
Electoral history of Anura Kumara Dissanayaka
Election Constituency Party Alliance Votes Result
2004 parliamentaryKurunegala DistrictJVPUPFA153,868Elected
2015 parliamentaryColombo DistrictJVP65,966Elected
2019 presidentialSri LankaJVPNMPP418,553Lost
2020 parliamentaryColombo DistrictJVPNPP49,814Elected

References
  1. Anura Kumara Dissanayake is new JVP leader & National People's Power Part. Daily Mirror, Retrieved on 3 February 2014.
  2. "Agriculture Minister Anura Kumara Dissanayake will launch tomorrow Tank renovation scheme at Yapahuwa".
  3. "NPPM Declares JVP Leader Anura Kumara Dissanayake As Its 2019 Presidential Candidate". Colombo Telegraph. 18 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.


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