Dayasiri Jayasekara | |
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දයාසිරි පද්මසිරි ජයසෙකර தயாசிறி ஜெயசேகரன் | |
| General Secretary of Sri Lanka Freedom Party | |
| Assumed office 3 January 2019 | |
| Chairperson | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Preceded by | Rohana Lakshman Piyadasa |
| Minister for Sport | |
| In office 4 September 2015 – 12 April 2018 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Preceded by | Navin Dissanayake |
| Succeeded by | Faiszer Musthapha |
| 6th Chief Minister of North Western Province | |
| In office 3 October 2013 – 1 September 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Athula Wijesinghe |
| Succeeded by | Dharmasiri Dassanayake |
| Member of Parliament for Kurunegala District | |
| Assumed office 2015 | |
| In office 2004 – 24 July 2013 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | J. P. Dayasiri Jayasekara 12 June 1969 Panduwasnuwara, Dominion of Ceylon |
| Nationality | Sri Lanka |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party (2013–) United National Party (2001–2013) |
| Spouse | Jayawanthi Panibharatha |
| Relations | Kithsiri Jayasekara (elder brother) Channa Wijewardena (brother-in-law) Upuli Wijewardena (sister-in-law) |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence | Colombo |
| Alma mater | Mayurapada Central College |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Committees | Committee on Public Accounts |
| Website | http://dayasirijayasekara.lk/pages/ |
J. P. Dayasiri Padma Kumara Jayasekara (born 12 June 1969) is a Sri Lankan politician and Member of Parliament. He is the District Leader of the SLFP for the Kurunegala District and Organizer for the Paduwasnuwara Electorate.
Jayasekara is a Member of Parliament from the Kurunegala District of the North Western Province. Jayasekara is known as an advocate of progressive socio-economic policy. He previously served as Chief Minister of the North Western Province between 2013 and 2015 and as Minister of Sports between 2015 and 2018. He served as the General Secretary of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party from 2019 until his suspension in 2023.[1]