Ranil Jayawardena

Ranil Malcolm Jayawardena (born 3 September 1986) is a British politician who has been the Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Hampshire since 2015. A member of the Conservative Party, he served under Prime Minister Liz Truss as Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from September to October 2022. He previously served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Trade from 2020 to 2022.

The Right Honourable
Ranil Jayawardena
MP
Official portrait, 2022
Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs
In office
6 September 2022 – 25 October 2022
Prime MinisterLiz Truss
Preceded byGeorge Eustice
Succeeded byThérèse Coffey
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Trade
In office
5 May 2020 – 6 September 2022
Prime MinisterBoris Johnson
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byJames Duddridge
Deputy Chairman of the Conservative Party
In office
13 February 2020 – 5 May 2020
LeaderBoris Johnson
Preceded byPaul Scully
Succeeded byLee Rowley
Member of Parliament
for North East Hampshire
Assumed office
7 May 2015
Preceded byJames Arbuthnot
Majority20,211 (34.1%)
Councillor of the Borough of
Basingstoke and Deane
In office
5 May 2008 – 11 May 2015
Personal details
Born
Ranil Malcolm Jayawardena

(1986-09-03) 3 September 1986
London, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse
Alison Lyn Jayawardena
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(m. 2011)​
Children3
Alma materLondon School of Economics
WebsiteOfficial website

Born in London, Jayawardena moved to Hampshire before starting school. His education was at his local comprehensive in North East Hampshire, Robert May's School, followed by Alton College. Jayawardena graduated from the London School of Economics and worked for Lloyds Banking Group, where he became a senior manager.

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