Jayani Tissera Dissanayake was the 3rd

Chief Minister A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union terri ...

of North Central Province. She was appointed on 15 April 1999 succeeding Jayasena Dissanayake and was Chief Minister until June 1999. She was succeeded by her husband

Berty Premalal Dissanayake Berty Premalal Dissanayake (15 July 1954 – 27 September 2013) was the chief Minister of the North Central Province of Sri Lanka from June 1999 to 2012. He was of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party and part of the United People's Freedom Alliance. He d ...

. Dissanayake is a trained teacher of Mathematics. Her husband is

whom she has 4 Sons with, including

Duminda Dissanayake Duminda Dissanayake (born 28 March 1979), Member of Parliament, MP, is the current Sri Lankan Cabinet Minister of the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management, Ministry of Irrigation, former Minister of Agriculture, deputy minister ...

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Dissanayake, Jayani Chief Ministers of North Central Province, Sri Lanka