Mano Ganesan | |
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| மனோ கணேசன் මනෝ ගනේසන් | |
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| Minister of National Integration, Reconciliation and Official Languages | |
| In office 4 September 2015 – 21 November 2019 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Preceded by | Vasudeva Nanayakkara |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Member of Parliament forColombo District | |
| In office 2015–2024 | |
| In office 2001–2010 | |
| Member of theWestern Provincial Council forColombo District | |
| In office 2014–2015 | |
| In office 1999–2001 | |
| Member ofColombo Municipal Council | |
| In office 2011–2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1959-12-17)17 December 1959 (age 65) |
| Political party | Democratic People's Front |
| Other political affiliations | Tamil Progressive Alliance |
| Occupation | Trade unionist |
Akilan Manoharan Ganesan (born 17 December 1959) is aSri Lankan trade unionist, politician and government minister. He is the leader of theDemocratic People's Front (DPF) andTamil Progressive Alliance (TPA), both constituent parties of theSamagi Jana Balawegaya.[1][2][3]
Ganesan was born on 17 December 1959.[4] He is a son ofV. P. Ganesan, trade unionist and film producer, and brother ofPraba Ganesan, former Member of Parliament.[5][6]
Ganesan is president of theDemocratic Workers Congress trade union.[7][8] He contested the1999 provincial council election as one of the Indian Origin People's Front's candidates inColombo District and was elected to theWestern Provincial Council.[9]
Ganesan founded theWestern People's Front in 2000 to representTamils living in the greater Colombo region.[7] He contested the2001 parliamentary election as one of theUnited National Front's (UNF) candidates in Colombo District. He was elected and enteredParliament.[10] He was re-elected at the2004 parliamentary election.[11]
Ganesan contested the2010 parliamentary election as one of the UNF's candidates inKandy District but failed to get re-elected after coming seventh amongst the UNF candidates.[12] He contested the2011 local government election as aDemocratic People's Front (DPF) candidate and was elected toColombo Municipal Council.[13][14] He contested the2014 provincial election as a DPF candidate and was re-elected to the Western Provincial Council.[15][16][17]
Ganesan was one of theUnited National Front for Good Governance's candidates in Colombo District at the2015 parliamentary election. He was elected and re-entered Parliament.[18][19][20] He was sworn in as Minister of National Dialogue on 4 September 2015.[21][22]
Ganesan is founder and convener of the Civil Monitoring Commission on Extra-Judicial Killings and Disappearance.[23][24] He was the first runner-up in the 2007 Freedom Defender's Award.[25][26]
He was appointed as aMember of Parliament forNational List in2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election as a member of theSamagi Jana Balawegaya.[27][28][29]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result | ||
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| 1999 provincial | Colombo District | DWC | IOPF | 3,663 | Elected | ||
| 2001 parliamentary[10] | Colombo District | WPF | UNF | 54,942 | Elected | ||
| 2004 parliamentary[11] | Colombo District | WPF | UNF | 51,508 | Elected | ||
| 2010 parliamentary[12] | Kandy District | DPF | UNF | 28,033 | Not elected | ||
| 2011 local[13] | Colombo MC | DPF | 28,433 | Elected | |||
| 2014 provincial[17] | Colombo District | DPF | 28,558 | Elected | |||
| 2015 parliamentary[30] | Colombo District | DPF | UNFGG | 69,064 | Elected | ||
| 2020 parliamentary | Colombo District | DPF | SJB | 62,091 | Elected | ||
| 2024 parliamentary[31] | Colombo District | DPF | SJB | 19,013 | Not elected | ||
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