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Jeyaraj Fernandopulle | |
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| Minister of Highways and Road Development | |
| In office 23 November 2005 – 6 April 2008 | |
| President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
| Minister of Trade, Commerce and Consumer Affairs | |
| In office 10 April 2004 – 28 January 2007 | |
| President | Mahinda Rajapaksa Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Prime Minister | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Minister of Civil Aviation and Airports Development | |
| In office 19 October 2000 – 2001 | |
| President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Prime Minister | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
| Chief Government Whip | |
| In office 3 May 2004 – 6 April 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Mahinda Samarasinghe |
| Succeeded by | Dinesh Gunawardena |
| Member of Parliament for Gampaha District | |
| In office 9 March 1989 – 6 April 2008 | |
| Succeeded by | Dulip Wijeysekara |
| Majority | 90,307 Preferential Votes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 January 1953 Welihena, Dominion of Ceylon |
| Died | 6 April 2008 (aged 55) Weliveriya, Sri Lanka |
| Manner of death | Assassination |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| Other political affiliations | United People's Freedom Alliance People's Alliance |
| Spouse | Sudarshani Fernandopulle |
| Children | Samurdhi and Bhanuka |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Jeyaraj Fernandopulle (Sinhala: ජෙයරාජ් ප්රනාන්දුපුල්ලේ, Tamil: ஜெயராஜ் பெர்னான்டோபுள்ளே, 11 January 1953 – 6 April 2008) was a Sri Lankan politician who served as a cabinet Minister and a Member of Parliament in Sri Lanka. He was a Roman Catholic and hailed from a minority ethnic group Colombo Chetties.