Deva Manoharan Swaminathan (Tamil: தேவ மனோகரன் சுவாமிநாதன், Sinhala: දේවා මනෝහරන් ස්වාමිනාදන්; born 30 April 1945) is a Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer, politician and ex cabinet minister.
D. M. Swaminathan | |
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தே. ம. சுவாமிநாதன் | |
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| Minister of Prison Reforms, Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs[a] | |
| In office 12 January 2015 – 18 November 2019 | |
| Member of Parliament for National List | |
| In office 2010–2020 | |
| 2nd Governor of Western Province | |
| In office 11 July 1994 – 1 December 1994 | |
| Preceded by | Suppiah Sharvananda |
| Succeeded by | K. Vignarajah |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Deva Manoharan Swaminathan 30 April 1945 |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Other political affiliations | United National Front for Good Governance |
| Spouse(s) | Gayathri Swaminathan (née Carthigesan) |
| Children | Shobana, Prakash |
| Residence(s) | 125 Rosmead Place, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka. |
| Alma mater | Ceylon Law College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
| Religion | Hindu |
Early life and family
editSwaminathan was born on 30 April 1945.[1] He is the son of M. Swaminathan and Lalithambikai (daughter of S. Pararajasingam and grand daughter of P. Arunachalam).[2] He was educated at Royal College, Colombo.[2] After school he joined Ceylon Law College, qualifying as an advocate of the Supreme Court.[2]
Career
editAfter qualifying Swaminathan started practising law in Colombo, taking over the chambers of proctor Ratnakaram which were renamed D. M. Swaminathan Associates in 1971.[3]
Swaminathan was appointed Governor of Western Province in June 1994 after the controversial dismissal of Suppiah Sharvananda by President D. B. Wijetunga.[4] He was appointed chairman of the National Savings Bank in March 2002, serving until 2004.[5][6]
Swaminathan was appointed as one of the United National Party's (UNP) National List MPs in the Sri Lankan Parliament following the 2010 parliamentary election.[7][8] In October 2010 he was appointed to the Parliamentary Council which was established by the controversial 18th Amendment to make non-binding recommendations the president on the membership of various national commissions.[9][10][11] After the 2015 presidential election he was appointed Minister of Resettlement, Reconstruction and Hindu Religious Affairs by newly elected President Maithripala Sirisena.[12][13]
Swaminathan was re-appointed as a National List MP following the 2015 parliamentary election.[14][15] He was appointed Minister of Rehabilitation and Resettlement on 24 August 2015.[16][17] He was given the additional portfolio of Hindu Affairs on 4 September 2015.[18][19] He was given the additional portfolio of Prison Reforms on 11 November 2015.[20][21]
Swaminathan has been a member of the Rotary Club of Colombo since 1971.[22] He is a trustee of the Sri Ponnambala Vaneswara Temple at Sea Street in Kochchikade, Colombo which was founded by his great-great-grand father A. Ponnambalam.[23] He is one of the UNP's vice-chairmen.[24][25] He was also treasurer of the UNP.[26][27]
Notes
edit- ^ Minister of Resettlement, Reconstruction and Hindu Religious Affairs (January 2015 - August 2015); Minister of Rehabilitation and Resettlement (August 2015 - September 2015); Minister of Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affair (September 2015 - November 2015)
References
edit- ^ "Directory of Members: D. M. Swaminathan". Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- ^ a b c "Partner". D. M. Swaminathan Associates. Archived from the original on 3 April 2014. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "About Us". D. M. Swaminathan Associates. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2015.
- ^ "A Shabby Abuse of Power" (PDF). Tamil Times. XIII (6): 3. 15 June 1994. ISSN 0266-4488.
- ^ "Swaminathan, NSB chairman". The Island (Sri Lanka). 21 March 2002.
- ^ Sirimanna, Bandula (27 May 2012). "NSB-TFC share deal cannot be justified whatsoever, says former NSB chairman". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
- ^ "National list MPs nominated: UPFA-17, UNP-09, DNA-02, and ITAK-01". TamilNet. 21 April 2010.
- ^ "The full National List" (PDF). The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 25 April 2010. p. 12.
- ^ "Swaminathan, Aswer nominated to PAC". TamilNet. 1 October 2010.
- ^ "Speaker Gets Nominees For Parliamentary Council". The Sunday Leader. 1 October 2010.
- ^ "PC this week". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 3 October 2010.
- ^ "New Cabinet ministers sworn in". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 12 January 2015.
- ^ "New Cabinet takes oaths". The Nation (Sri Lanka). 12 January 2015. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015.
- ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION — 2015 Declaration under Article 99A of the Constitution" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1928/25. 21 August 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015.
- ^ "UNP national list". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 21 August 2015.
- ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & C., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1929/15. 26 August 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015.
- ^ "Three ministers sworn in". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 24 August 2015.
- ^ "New Cabinet". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 4 September 2015.
- ^ "The new Cabinet". Ceylon Today. 4 September 2015. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015.
- ^ "Sagala, Swaminathan sworn in as Ministers". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 11 November 2015.
- ^ Santiago, Melanie (11 November 2015). "Update: Ministers Sagala Ratnayaka and Swaminathan given additional portfolios". News First.
- ^ "Members". Rotary Club of Colomb.
- ^ "Baratha Natya Arangetram". The Sunday Leader. 18 January 2004.
- ^ "Weragoda to be new UNP secy". The Island (Sri Lanka). 18 July 2004.
- ^ Moramudali, Umesh (23 January 2013). "Ranil-Sajith powwow". Ceylon Today.
- ^ Bandara, Kelum (4 September 2007). "Swaminathan to succeed Karunaratne as UNP treasurer". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 3 April 2013.
- ^ "Wickremasinghe appeals to dissidents to rejoin UNP". TamilNet. 6 December 2008.