Hemakumara Nanayakkara | |
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7th Governor of Western Province | |
In office 12 April 2018 –31 December 2018 | |
President | Maithripala Sirisena |
Preceded by | M. P. Jayasinghe |
Succeeded by | Azath Salley |
7th Governor of Southern Province | |
In office 23 January 2015 –11 April 2018 | |
President | Maithripala Sirisena |
Preceded by | Kumari Balasuriya |
Succeeded by | Marshal Perera |
Deputy Minister of Agriculture | |
In office 2007–2010 | |
Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Galle District | |
In office 1989–1994 | |
In office 2000–2010 | |
Personal details | |
Nationality | Sri Lankan |
Political party | United National Party |
Other political affiliations | United People's Freedom Alliance Ruhunu Janatha Party |
Relations | Vasudeva Nanayakkara Yasapalitha Nanayakkara |
Alma mater | Nalanda College, Colombo |
Profession | Politics |
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]
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Preceded by K. C. Logeswaran | 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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