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Donald Shelton Jayasinghe (1922 - 1978) was a
Sri Lanka Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, also known historically as Ceylon, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, separated from the Indian subcontinent, ...
n politician. He served as the Minister of Posts and Telecommunications (1977-1978) and Member of Parliament from the
Wattala Wattala (, ) is a large suburb of Gampaha district , in Western Province, Sri Lanka, situated around 9 km from Colombo city centre. This suburb is situated on A3 highway from Colombo to Negombo. Around Wattala, there are many villages and t ...
. Jayasinghe was elected from the Wattala electorate from the
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to the
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in the 1960 March general elections, retained his seat in the 1960 July general elections and the 1965 general elections. He was appointed Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister of Industries and Fisheries in 1965. In the 1970 general elections he was defeated, but was elected in the 1977 general elections and was appointed Minister of Posts and Telecommunications, serving until his death in 1978.


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1922 births 1978 deaths Telecommunication ministers of Sri Lanka Members of the 4th Parliament of Ceylon Members of the 5th Parliament of Ceylon Members of the 6th Parliament of Ceylon Members of the 8th Parliament of Sri Lanka Parliamentary secretaries of Ceylon Sri Lankan Roman Catholics United National Party politicians Posts ministers of Sri Lanka {{WesternLK-politician-stub