Ranil Jayawardena

Ranil Jayawardena MP
Member of Parliament for North East Hampshire
Incumbent
Assumed office 8 May 2015
Preceded by	James Arbuthnot
Majority	29,916 (55%)
Personal details
Born	3 September 1986
Political party	Conservative
Alma mater	London School of Economics
Website	Official website

Ranil Malcolm Jayawardena (born 3 September 1986) ^[1] is a Conservative Party politician in England. He has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Hampshire since May 2015.^[2]

Jayawardena is of Sri Lankan origin^[3] and won the North East Hampshire constituency, taking a near-30,000 vote majority over the Liberal Democrats in 2015 general election.

Education

Jayawardena was educated at Robert May's School, a state comprehensive school in the historic village of Odiham in Hampshire, and Alton College in the town of Alton (also in Hampshire), followed by the London School of Economics.^[4]

Political offices

Jayawardena is a former Councillor for Bramley and Sherfield in Hampshire,^[5] and became Deputy Leader of the Council and Cabinet Member for Strategy in Basingstoke & Deane. He is also a member of North East Hampshire Conservative Association.

Personal life

Jayawardena has lived in Bramley for over a decade, and has worked for Lloyds Banking Group. He is married and a practising Christian.

References

1. "Ranil Jayawardena DOB". Directors Findthecompany. Retrieved 8 May 2015.
2. "Hampshire North East parliamentary constituency - Election 2015 - BBC News". Bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
3. ‘Ranil’s election great honour to Sri Lanka’. Daily News (Sri Lanka), Retrieved on 12 May 2015.
4. "Ranil Jayawardena | A strong, local voice for North East Hampshire". Tellranil.com. Retrieved 2015-05-17.
5. "Ranil Jayawardena - About". Facebook.com. Retrieved 2015-05-17.