Hemakumara Nanayakkara

Hon.
Hemakumara Nanayakkara
Hon. Hemakumara Nanayakkara
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 Parliament; for Galle District
	In office; 1989–1994
	In office; 2000–2010
Personal details
Born	12 July 1953
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 from April to December 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 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]

References

^ "New Governors take oaths before President Sirisena". sundaytimes.lk. The Sunday Times. 12 April 2018. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
^ "SL - UNP reforms will not see the light of day - Hemakumara Nanayakkara". Archived from the original on 24 March 2012. Retrieved 29 April 2011.
^ "Three new provincial governors appointed in Sri Lanka". Colombo Page. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2016.

Political offices
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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[1] "New Governors take oaths before President Sirisena". sundaytimes.lk. The Sunday Times. 12 April 2018. Archived from the original on 19 January 2019. 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 provincial governors appointed in Sri Lanka". Colombo Page. 23 January 2015. Retrieved 19 January 2016.

[1]

v t e Governors of the Western Province
Governors	Sharvananda Swaminathan Vignarajah Ramanathan Moulana Logeswaran Nanayakkara Salley Muzammil Arambepola Goonatilake Yusuf
Acting

v t e Governors of the Southern Province
Governors	Markar Jayaratna Kanakeratne Dassanayake Wickramaratne Balasuriya Nanayakkara Perera Thennakoon Gamage Abeywardena Harischandra
Acting

See also

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