District

Kalutara

Portfolio

Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip

Date of Birth

1977-04-21

Religion

Buddhism

Civil Status

Married

Legislative Service

4 years, 6 months, 22 days

Profession

Medical Practitioner

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Address (Sitting Days)

No.157/1/2Delgahawatta, Balika Niwasa RoadRukmale, Pannipitiya

Address (Non-Sitting Days)

No.157/1/2Delgahawatta, Balika Niwasa RoadRukmale, Pannipitiya

Phone (Sitting Days)

0112785612

Phone (Non-Sitting Days)

0718100605

Email

nalinda_j@parliament.lk

Fax

0112786050

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Academic Qualifications

MBBS

Tenth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka (2024-11-15 - to date)
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka (2015-08-17 - 2020-03-02)

Tenth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka

Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip (2024-11-18)

Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip (2024-11-18 - to date)

Fourth Session

Third Session

Second Session

First Session

2019-10-25

Petitioned By: N.Jothipala
Petition Status: Petition Approved by SG
Related Ministry: Ministry of Agriculture, Rural Economic Affairs, Irrigation and Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Development

2019-10-23

Petitioned By: K.D.Lalani
Petition Status: Petition Approved by SG
Related Ministry: Ministry of Public Administration, Disaster Management and Livestock Development

2019-08-08

Petitioned By: T.D.V.M. Silva
Petition Status: Ministry Report Requested
Related Ministry: Ministry of Defence

2019-08-08

Petitioned By: D.S. Wijerathne
Petition Status: Petitioner Report Received
Related Ministry: Ministry of Industry & Commerce, Resettlement of Protracted Displaced Persons, Co-operative Development and Vocational Training & Skills Development

2019-07-30

Petitioned By: Ruwan Rohitha Weerasuriya Arachchi
Petition Status: Petition Approved by SG

Legislature	Session	Questions Asked
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka	Fourth Session	13	Details
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka	Third Session	47	Details
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka	Second Session	60	Details
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka	First Session	150	Details

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka	228	40	Details

Committee of Selection

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Second Session	2	9	0	Details
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - First Session	0	1	0	Details

Committee on Public Accounts

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Third Session	18	27	Details
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Second Session	2	18	Details
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - First Session	2	31	Details

Committee on Public Enterprises

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Second Session	11	12	0	Details
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - First Session	19	12	0	Details

Legislative Standing Committee

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Third Session	0	1	0	Details

Ministerial Consultative Committee on Defence

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Second Session	0	1	0	Details

Ministerial Consultative Committee on Education

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Third Session	0	2	0	Details

Ministerial Consultative Committee on Health, Nutrition & Indigenous Medicine

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Third Session	1	1	0	Details

Ministerial Consultative Committee on Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Second Session	2	0	0	Details

Ministerial Consultative Committee on Ports and Shipping

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Second Session	0	2	0	Details

Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education and Human Resources Development

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Second Session	8	22	0	Details

Sectoral Oversight Committee on Health and Human Welfare, Social Empowerment

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Second Session	1	20	0	Details

Sectoral Oversight Committee on Transport and Communication

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Second Session	0	9	0	Details

Select Committee of Parliament on the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Third Session	1	4	0	Details

Select Committee of Parliament on the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - Sub Committee on Cluster - 04 (Environment & Stability)

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Third Session	0	1	0	Details

Select Committee of Parliament to discuss the Heads of Expenditure of Ministries selected from the Budget Estimates of the year 2018

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - First Session	0	5	0	Details

Select Committee of Parliament to look into and report to Parliament on the terrorist attacks that took place in different places in Sri Lanka on 21st April 2019

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Third Session	20	2	0	Details

Sub Committee appointed to look into the issue of the Principal of Tamil Balika Maha Vidyalaya in Baddulla, under the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education and Human Resources Development

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Second Session	1	0	0	Details

Sub-Committee on Education under the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education and Human Resources Development

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Second Session	4	9	0	Details

Sub-Committee on Hill Country New Villages, Infrastructure and Community Development under the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Health and Human Welfare, Social Empowerment

Legislature	Days Present	Days Absent	Days Absent (Informed)
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka - Second Session	0	1	0	Details

Provincial council member of Western Province 2009-2015
Member of Committes on COPE
COPA and SOC

Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayathissa, M.P.

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Ministerial Consultative Committee on Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine

Ministerial Consultative Committee on Ports and Shipping

Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education and Human Resources Development

Sectoral Oversight Committee on Health and Human Welfare, Social Empowerment

Sectoral Oversight Committee on Transport and Communication

Select Committee of Parliament on the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Select Committee of Parliament on the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - Sub Committee on Cluster - 04 (Environment & Stability)

Select Committee of Parliament to discuss the Heads of Expenditure of Ministries selected from the Budget Estimates of the year 2018

Select Committee of Parliament to look into and report to Parliament on the terrorist attacks that took place in different places in Sri Lanka on 21st April 2019

Sub Committee appointed to look into the issue of the Principal of Tamil Balika Maha Vidyalaya in Baddulla, under the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education and Human Resources Development

Sub-Committee on Education under the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education and Human Resources Development

Sub-Committee on Hill Country New Villages, Infrastructure and Community Development under the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Health and Human Welfare, Social Empowerment

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Select Committee of Parliament on the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

Select Committee of Parliament on the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development - Sub Committee on Cluster - 04 (Environment & Stability)

Select Committee of Parliament to discuss the Heads of Expenditure of Ministries selected from the Budget Estimates of the year 2018

Select Committee of Parliament to look into and report to Parliament on the terrorist attacks that took place in different places in Sri Lanka on 21st April 2019

Sub Committee appointed to look into the issue of the Principal of Tamil Balika Maha Vidyalaya in Baddulla, under the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education and Human Resources Development

Sub-Committee on Education under the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education and Human Resources Development

Sub-Committee on Hill Country New Villages, Infrastructure and Community Development under the Sectoral Oversight Committee on Health and Human Welfare, Social Empowerment

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