1. Lakshman Jayakody was a Sri Lankan politician, an SLFP stalwart and the Minister of Cultural and Religious Affairs in the Sri Lankan Cabinet from 1994 to 2000.
10 Facts About Lakshman Jayakody
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Lakshman Jayakody was born 24 August 1930 the eldest child of Lionel Jayakody and Gwendoline.
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Lakshman Jayakody commenced his education at Ladies' College, Colombo, where his mother was educated, before the family moved to Kandy, when he was admitted Trinity College.
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Lakshman Jayakody was successful, winning the seat by almost 5,000 votes.
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Lakshman Jayakody retained the seat in the two subsequent elections but lost it in the 1977 elections, to the United National Party candidate, Ariyaratne Jayatillake, by 2,874 votes.
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Lakshman Jayakody was selected as the Sri Lanka Freedom Party's representative for Attanagalla, replacing Sirimavo Bandaranaike after she was expelled from parliament and banned from public office for seven years in 1980.
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Lakshman Jayakody retained his seat at the parliamentary elections in 1994 and was appointed Minister of Cultural and Religious Affairs.
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Lakshman Jayakody did not contest the elections in 2000, retiring from politics.
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Lakshman Jayakody subsequently served as a senior presidential advisor to the President Chandrika Kumaratunga and President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
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Lakshman Jayakody died at Colombo General Hospital on 30 August 2010, at age 80.