Minister of Plantation Industries

Hon. Navin Dissanayake

Mr. Navin Eranjan Dissanayake (born 9 September 1969) is a Sri Lankan politician, and the current Minister of Plantation Industries.A Member of Parliament for United National Party Nuwara Eliya District, he is a son of Mr. Gamini Dissanayake a Presidential candidate and grandson of Mr. Andrew Dissanayake who served as an MP for the Nuwara Eliya electorate and a deputy minister in the Mr. S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike's government. His brother, Mayantha Dissanayake is a MP for UNP from Kandy District. He was educated at S. Thomas' Preparatory School and Royal College Colombo.

He is an Attorney-at-law in the Sri Lanka, and he holds a master's degree in Finance and Financial Law from University of London. Hon Navin Dissanayake graduated from the University of Sussex in Law and was called to the Bar in the United Kingdom as a Barrister at Law from the Middle temple.