D. M. Jayaratne

Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Jayaratne (, ; 4 June 1931 – 19 November 2019), commonly known as D. M. "Di Mu" Jayaratne, was a Sri Lankan politician who served as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2015. A founding member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, Jayaratne was first elected to parliament in 1970.

Early life Dissanayaka Mudiyanselage Jayaratne was born on 4 June 1931.

Political career Jayaratne started his political career after being elected as a member of the Village Council of Doluwa, where he later became chairman of the Village Council. He also became president of the Kandy District Village Council Chairmen Association and a member of the Federation of All Ceylon Village Council.

He first entered parliament following the 1970 general election, obtaining 14,463 votes as the Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) candidate in the Gampola electorate, defeating W. M. P. B. Dissanayake of the United National Party (UNP). He was subsequently defeated by Dissanayake in the 1977 election, which saw only 8 members of the SLFP return to parliament. He was re-elected to parliament in 1989 from the Kandy District under the new preferential voting system. He obtained 54,290 preferential votes, topping the SLFP list in the Kandy District.

Personal life and death Jayaratne had three children. His youngest son, Anuradha Jayaratne, is a member of parliament and former State Minister.

On 19 November 2019, Jayaratne died at the age of 88.