Karu Jayasuriya is the current deputy Leader of the United National Party (UNP), the main Opposition party of Sri Lanka and Ex Cabinet Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs. He is also a Member of Parliament representing the Gampaha District. He had his early education at Ananda College, Colombo. In President Ranasinghe Premadasa's government, Karu Jayasuriya was appointed as the Sri Lanka Ambassador to Germany.

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  • Karu Jayasuriya is the current deputy Leader of the United National Party (UNP), the main Opposition party of Sri Lanka and Ex Cabinet Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs. He is also a Member of Parliament representing the Gampaha District. He had his early education at Ananda College, Colombo. In President Ranasinghe Premadasa's government, Karu Jayasuriya was appointed as the Sri Lanka Ambassador to Germany. Jayasuriya had briefly served as a commissioned officer of the Sri Lanka Army from 1965 to 1972. A businessman by profession, he was thrust into active politics in 1996 when he became party chairman at the request of his leader Ranil Wickremesinghe. In 1997, he was elected Mayor of Colombo by a large majority. Following his efficient administration of the country's most populous city, the party nominated him to be Chief Ministerial candidate of the Western Province, which he lost narrowly. He became the opposition leader of that province. At that election he created a new precedent by refusing to publish posters, saying it promoted violence and polluted the city he worked hard to keep clean. At the General Elections of 2000, he was elected to Parliament from the Gampaha District with a large number of preferential votes even though his party was defeated. After his remarkable showing, he was elected Deputy Leader of the UNP. Following the victory of the UNP at the General Elections in 2001, Karu Jayasuriya was appointed Minister of Power and Energy. Having inherited a challenging ministry he ensured a continued power supply and commenced reforms of the heavily indebted Electricity Board. With President Chandrika Kumaratunga's abrupt dissolution of parliament in April 2004, and the UNP's defeat at the ensuing election, he once again returned to the front benches of the Opposition. At the Presidential Elections of 2005 where Wickremesinghe was the party's candidate, Jayasuriya was named as the nominee for the premiership in the event of the party's success. As an unofficial running mate he traveled widely, actively campaigning for his leader. Wickremesinghe narrowly lost the election and following his defeat there were requests by a section of the party for the leadership to be handed over to Jayasuriya. In the meanwhile Wickremesinghe and Rajapakse signed a Memorandum of Understaning pledging to co-operate on the peace process. Jayasuriya and his supporters insisted on taking a step further and joining the government formally by accepting ministerial office, which was strongly opposed by Wickremesinghe. The ensuing power struggle, resulted in a bitter and acrimonious war of attrition between the two. After several abortive attempts to oust Wickremesinghe from the Party Leadership, Jayasuriya led a group of 18 Parliamentarians including several party front-liners in crossing over the government side. In 2007 the cabinet reshuffle after the crossover, he was appointed as Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs. He resigned from his Public Administration and Home Affairs portfolio on 9 December 2008 and rejoined the UNP (United National Party) as the deputy leader.
  • Karu Jayasuriya ist der Minister des Inneren und der Öffentlichen Verwaltung von Sri Lanka. Er war stellvertretender Vorsitzender der United National Party. Sie ist eine Oppositionspartei. Er wurde 1997 zum Bürgermeister von Colombo gewählt. Nach seiner effizienten Führung der bevölkerungsreichsten Stadt des Landes, machte ihn die Partei zum Kandidaten des Amtes des Premierministers der Westprovinz. Er weigerte sich, Plakate aufzuhängen, weil sie laut Jayasuriya Gewalt und die Verschmutzung der Stadt fördern. Er sagte, er habe hart gearbeitet, um die Stadt sauber zu halten. Aufgrund des Wahlsieges der United National Party 2001 wurde er Energieminister des Landes. Mit der Auflösung des Parlaments durch Chandrika Kumaratunga im April 2004 und der Wahlniederlage der United National Party, kehrte er in die parlamentarische Opposition zurück. Bei der Präsidentschaftswahl 2005, bei der Wickremesinghe der Kandidat der Partei war, war Jayasuriya Kandidat der Partei für das Amt des Premierministers. Es gab einen Machtkampf der beiden Politiker. Jayasuriya verlor diesen und wechselte mit 18 weiteren Parlamentariern zur Regierungsseite.
  • Karu Jayasuriya est le ministre de l'intérieur et de l'administration publique du Sri Lanka. Il était adjoint au président du Parti national uni, parti de l'opposition. Il est élu maire de Colombo en 1997. Après avoir administré efficacement la ville la plus peuplée du pays, le parti le nomme candidat du poste du Premier Ministre de la province de l'Ouest. Il perd l'élection de peu. Il crée un précédent en refusant d'imprimer des affiches qui, selon Jayasuriya encouragent la violence et contribuent à la pollution de la ville. Il a dit qu'il a travaillé dur pour maintenir la ville propre. Pendant les élections de 2000 il est élu dans la conscription de Gampaha. À cause du victoire du Parti national uni aux élections de 2001 il devient ministre de la puissance et de l'énergie du pays. Avec la dissolution du parlement par le président Chandrika Kumaratunga en avril 2004 et la défaite du Parti national uni, il retourne aux bancs des députés de l'opposition. À l'élection présidentielle de 2005 où Wickremesinghe est le candidat du parti, Jayasuriya est désigné comme le candidat pour la fonction de Premier ministre en cas du succès du parti.
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  • Karu Jayasuriya is the current deputy Leader of the United National Party (UNP), the main Opposition party of Sri Lanka and Ex Cabinet Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs. He is also a Member of Parliament representing the Gampaha District. He had his early education at Ananda College, Colombo. In President Ranasinghe Premadasa's government, Karu Jayasuriya was appointed as the Sri Lanka Ambassador to Germany.
  • Karu Jayasuriya ist der Minister des Inneren und der Öffentlichen Verwaltung von Sri Lanka. Er war stellvertretender Vorsitzender der United National Party. Sie ist eine Oppositionspartei. Er wurde 1997 zum Bürgermeister von Colombo gewählt. Nach seiner effizienten Führung der bevölkerungsreichsten Stadt des Landes, machte ihn die Partei zum Kandidaten des Amtes des Premierministers der Westprovinz.
  • Karu Jayasuriya est le ministre de l'intérieur et de l'administration publique du Sri Lanka. Il était adjoint au président du Parti national uni, parti de l'opposition. Il est élu maire de Colombo en 1997. Après avoir administré efficacement la ville la plus peuplée du pays, le parti le nomme candidat du poste du Premier Ministre de la province de l'Ouest. Il perd l'élection de peu.
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