S. Thandayuthapani

Honourable
S. Thandayuthapani
MPC
சி. தண்டாயுதபாணி
Minister of Education, Eastern Province
Incumbent
Assumed office
3 March 2015
Leader of the Opposition, Eastern Provincial Council
In office
28 September 2012 – 3 March 2015
Member of the Eastern Provincial Council for Trincomalee District
Incumbent
Assumed office
2012
Personal details
Born (1950-08-07) 7 August 1950 (age 74)
Political partyIllankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
Other political
affiliations		Tamil National Alliance
Alma materR. K. M. Sri Koneswara Vidyalayam
ProfessionTeacher
EthnicitySri Lankan Tamil

Singaravelu Thandayuthapani (Tamil: சிங்காரவேலு தண்டாயுதபாணி; born 7 August 1950) is a Sri Lankan Tamil teacher, civil servant, politician and provincial minister.

Early life

Thandayuthapani was born on 7 August 1950 and educated at R. K. M. Sri Koneswara Vidyalayam.[1] He graduated with a degree in economics before training to be a teacher at Palali Guru Vidyalayam.[1]

Career

Thandayuthapani was a school principal before becoming a Director of Education and Additional Director of Education.[1][2] He served as Secretary to the Ministry of Lands, Land Development, Education and Culture (Eastern Province) between 2010 and 2011.[1]

Thandayuthapani contested the 2012 provincial council election as one of the Tamil National Alliance's candidates in Trincomalee District and was elected to the Eastern Provincial Council (EPC).[3] On 28 September 2012 the TNA leadership unanimously selected Thandayuthapani to be the Leader of the Opposition on the EPC.[1][4] Thandayuthapani and the other newly elected TNA provincial councillors took their oaths on 28 September 2012 in front of TNA leader and Member of Parliament R. Sampanthan.[1]

Following the 2015 presidential election an all party provincial government was formed in the Eastern Province.[5][6][7] Thandayuthapani took his oath as Minister of Education in front of Governor Austin Fernando on 3 March 2015.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f "Eastern Province Chief Minister assumes duties". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 30 September 2012.
  2. ^ Gurunathan (15 November 2009). "US Ambassador declares open schools rebuilt by USAID". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
  3. ^ "Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 April 2014.
  4. ^ Satyapalan, Franklin R. (30 September 2012). "Inaugural session of Eastern PC tomorrow". Sunday Island (Sri Lanka).
  5. ^ Somarathna, Rasika (5 March 2015). "'EPC power sharing similar to experimental unity govt'". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  6. ^ Balachandran, P. K. (17 February 2015). "For The First Time in History, TNA Will Be in Eastern Province' Board of Ministers". The New Indian Express. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015.
  7. ^ Thambiah, Mirudhula (24 February 2015). "SLMC - TNA marriage in the East". Ceylon Today. Archived from the original on 27 February 2015.
  8. ^ Panchalingam, Ariram (3 March 2015). "New Eastern Provincial Council Ministers sworn in". News First.
  9. ^ "Eastern PC Ministers sworn in". Hiru News. 3 March 2015.