Hemakumara Nanayakkara

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Hon.
Hemakumara Nanayakkara
MP
Hemakumara Nanayakkara.jpg
7th Governor of Western Province
In office
12 April 2018 – 31 December 2018
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Preceded byM. P. Jayasinghe
Succeeded byAzath Salley
7th Governor of Southern Province
In office
23 January 2015 – 11 April 2018
PresidentMaithripala Sirisena
Preceded byKumari Balasuriya
Succeeded byMarshal Perera
Deputy Minister of Agriculture
In office
2007–2010
Member of Parliament
for Galle District
In office
1989–1994
In office
2000–2010
Personal details
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyUnited National Party
Other political
affiliations		United People's Freedom Alliance
RelationsVasudeva Nanayakkara
Yasapalitha Nanayakkara
Alma materNalanda College, Colombo
ProfessionPolitics

Hemakumara Wickramathilaka Nanayakkara is a Sri Lankan politician and was the 7th Governor of the Western Province of Sri Lanka, in office since 12 April 2018.[1] He has also been a Governor of the Southern Province, a former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a former government minister.[2] Nanayakkara played active roles for the United National Party victory at the 2001 General election. He was appointed as minister soon after the election. Later in 2007 he decided to support the UPFA. In 2012 Nanayakkara quit from the UPFA to form his own party called Ruhunu Janatha Party. The Party joined United National Party at the 2015 Presidential election to support the common candidate. Soon after the 2015 election victory he was appointed the Governor of Southern Province.[3]

See also[]

  • List of political families in Sri Lanka

References[]

  1. ^ "New Governors take oaths before President Sirisena". sundaytimes.lk. The Sunday Times. 12 April 2018. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  2. ^ "SL - UNP reforms will not see the light of day - Hemakumara Nanayakkara". Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
  3. ^ "Three new provicial governors appointed in Sri Lanka". Colombo Page. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
Political offices
Preceded by Governor of Western Province
2018 		Succeeded by
Azath Salley
Preceded by
Kumari Balasuriya
 Governor of Southern Province
2015–2018 		Succeeded by
Marshal Perera


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