K. W. Devanayagam | |
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க. வி. தேவநாயகம் | |
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| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 1977–1980 | |
| Succeeded by | Nissanka Wijeratne |
| Minister of Home Affairs | |
| Member of theCeylonese Parliament forKalkudah | |
| In office 1965–1989 | |
| Preceded by | P. Manicavasagam |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1910-03-26)26 March 1910 |
| Died | 17 December 2002(2002-12-17) (aged 92) |
| Political party | United National Party |
| Alma mater | St. Joseph's College, Colombo Ceylon Law College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
DeshamanyaKanapathipillai William "Bill" Devanayagam (26 March 1910 – 17 December 2002) was aSri Lankan Tamil lawyer, politician, government minister and Member of Parliament.
Devanayagam was born on 26 March 1910.[1] A Roman Catholic, Devanayagam was educated atSt. Joseph's College, Colombo.[2][3] A keen sportsman, he captained the school's cricket team in 1930 and was the East Ceylon champion in tennis.[2][3] After school, Devanayagam joinedCeylon Law College, qualifying as aproctor.[2]
Devanayagampractised law inKalkudah,Batticaloa District for many years.[2][3]
Devanayagam contested as anindependent candidate fromKalkudah at the 1947 parliamentary election but was defeated byV. Nalliah.[4] He won the1965 parliamentary election as aUnited National Party candidate.[5] He was re-elected at the1970 and1977 parliamentary elections.[6][7] He was appointedMinister of Justice in July 1977[8] and Minister of Home Affairs in February 1980.[3][9]
Devanayagam died on 17 December 2002.[2][3]
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