Ranil Jayawardena

British politician

Ranil Malcolm Jayawardena (born 3 September 1986) is a British politician for the Conservative Party.


Ranil Jayawardena

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 byConor Burns
Succeeded byTBD
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 (1986-09-03) 3 September 1986 (age 38)
London, England
Political partyConservative
Spouse(s)
Alison Lyn Jayawardena
(m. 2011)
Children3
Alma materLondon School of Economics

He was Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs from 6 September 2022 to 25 October 2022. He served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for International Trade from 5 May 2020 to 6 September 2022. He has been a Member of Parliament (MP) for North East Hampishire since 11 May 2015.