Lal Jayawardena
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Lal Jayawardena (1935 - 2004) was a noted Sri Lankan economist and diplomat, and was the first director of the World Institute for Development Economics Research (WIDER) (1985 - 1993). He was at various times:
- Economic Adviser to the Sri Lankan president
- Deputy Chairman of the Sri Lankan National Development Council
- Treasury Secretary: in this role he was instrumental in the reform package that opened up the Sri Lanka economy in the mid-1970s
- The Sri Lankan Ambassador to the Benelux countries (1978-82)
- The Sri Lanka's High Commissioner to the UK and Ireland (1999-2000).
- Chaired a study group on Indo-Sri Lanka Economic Cooperation, whose final report of formed the basis of the Indo-Sri Lanka Bilateral Free Trade Agreement (1998).
See also
- Sri Lankan Non Career Diplomats
- List of Sri Lankan non-career Permanent Secretaries