K. W. Devanayagam

Honourable K. W. Devanayagam MP

Cabinet Minister of Justice
In office 1977–1980
Succeeded by	Nissanka Wijeratne
Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs
Member of the Ceylonese Parliament for Kalkudah
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
Religion	Roman Catholic
Ethnicity	Sri Lankan Tamil

Kanapathipillai William Devanayagam (26 March 1910 – 17 December 2002; known as Bill Devanayagam) was a Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer, politician, government minister and Member of Parliament.

Early life

Devanayagam was born on 26 March 1910.^[1] A Roman Catholic, Devanayagam was educated at St. 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 joined Ceylon Law College, qualifying as a proctor.^[2]

Career

Devanayagam practised law in Kalkudah, Batticaloa District for many years.^[2]^[3]

Devanayagam stood as an independent candidate for Kalkudah at the 1947 parliamentary election but was defeated by V. Nalliah.^[4] He contested the 1965 parliamentary election as a United National Party candidate. He won the election and entered Parliament.^[5] He was re-elected at the 1970 and 1977 parliamentary elections.^[6]^[7] He was appointed Minister of Justice in July 1977.^[8] He became Minister of Home Affairs in February 1980.^[3]^[9]

Devanayagam died on 17 December 2002.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ "Devanayagam, Kanapathipillai William". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
1 2 3 4 5 "Ex-Justice Minister Devanayagam dies". The Island (Sri Lanka). 18 December 2002.
1 2 3 4 5 Perera, Supun (23 January 2003). "K. W. Devanayagam - the gentle politician". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 13 May 2007.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1947" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1965" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1970" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ "Result of Parliamentary General Election 1977" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
↑ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 25: War or peace?". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
↑ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 27: Horsewhip Amirthalingham". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.

Justice ministers of Sri Lanka

Rajapaksa Wikramanayake de Silva Jayawickrema Cooray Fernando Wijemanne Bandaranaike Wickremanayake Devanayagam Wijeyeratne Perera Hameed Herath Peiris Lokubandara Dodangoda Moragoda Seneviratne Hakeem

← Members of the 7th Parliament of Sri Lanka (1970 (1970)–1977) →

Speaker: Stanley Tillekeratne Prime Minister: Sirimavo Bandaranaike Leader of the Opposition: J. R. Jayewardene

Central Province (23)	M. S. Aluthgamage P. G. Ariyatillake Gamini Dissanayake A. G. Fernando Monty Gopallawa Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed T. B. M. Herath Thamara Ilangaratna D. M. Jayaratne T. B. Jayasundera U. P. Y. Jinadasa Hector Kobbekaduwa R. Kulatillake H. M. Navaratne E. L. Senanayake Hemachandra Sirisena P. Tennakoon T. B. Tennekoon Richard Udugama P. B. Unantenne J. D. Weerasekera N. Wimalasena S. B. Yalegama

Eastern Province (11)	M. C. Ahamed K. W. Devanayagam A. L. Abdul Majeed M. A. Abdul Majeed M. M. Mustapha B. Neminathan C. Rajadurai P. R. Selvanayagam Senerath Somaratne S. Thambirajah A. Thangathurai

Northern Province (13)	V. A. Alegacone S. A. Raheem V. Anandasangaree C. Arulampalam S. J. V. Chelvanayakam V. Dharmalingam K. Jeyakody S. Kathiravelupillai C. X. Martyn V. N. Navaratnam K. P. Ratnam X. M. Sellathambu A. Thiagarajah K. Thurairatnam

North Central Province (8)	T. B. Herath A. M. Jinadasa R. B. Ratnamalala A. M. S. Adhikari K. B. Ratnayake Maithripala Senanayake Ratna Deshapriya Senanayake P. M. K. Tennakoon Leelaratne Wijesinghe

North Western Province (16)	S. M. Asenkudhoos M. H. Naina Marikkar Tissa Balalla Augustheenu Fonseka M. Herat S. B. Herat S. D. R. Jayaratne L. B. Jayasena G. W. Samarasinghe Tikiri Banda Subasinghe Mudiyanse Tennakoon Protus Tissera P. B. Wettewa D. P. Wickramasinghe M. A. J. Wijesinghe P. Wijesinghe S. Wijewardena

Sabaragamuwa Province (16)	B. A. P. B. Balasuriya Nanda Ellawala Piyadasa Harischandra P. B. G. Kalugalla V. T. G. Karunaratne Sarath Muttetuwegama Vasudeva Nanayakkara N. M. Perera P. R. Ratnayake Mallikka Ellawala Ratwatte Dudley Senanayake Rukman Senanayake Athauda Seneviratne W. A. A. Sirisena Dharmadasa Wanniarachchi Dhanapala Weerasekera P. O. Wimalanaga

Southern Province (19)	Sumanapala Dahanayake Wijeyananda Dahanayake Neal de Alwis Ronnie de Mel L. C. de Silva Pettagan Weerasinghe de Silva Henry William Dissanayake Prins Gunasekera Panini Ilangakoon Albert Kariyawasam M. G. Mendis Aelian Mahanaga Nanayakkara George Rajapaksa Lakshman Rajapaksa Mahinda Rajapaksa Roy Don Rajapaksa Senapala Samarasekera Edirisuriya Tennyson B. Y. Tudawe S. A. Wickramasinghe

Uva Province (10)	R. M. Appuhamy W. P. G. Ariyadasa K. Y. M. Wijeratne Banda B. H. Bandara R. M. Bandara W. M. R. S. B. Delungahawatta A. M. Jayawardena S. A. S. Somapala Raja Welegama D. D. E. Wickremaratne

Western Province (35)	Kusala Abhayawardana Felix Dias Bandaranaike Sirimavo Bandaranaike A. T. Basnayake I. A. Abdul Cader Falil Caffoor Somaweera Chandrasiri Dharmasena Attygalle Wimalasiri de Mel Colvin R. de Silva K. C. de Silva Wijayapala Mendis Denzil Fernando Cholmondeley Goonewardena Leslie Goonewardena Vivienne Goonewardena Chandra Gunasekera T. B. Ilangaratne Lakshman Jayakody Bonnie Jayasuriya J. R. Jayewardene Pieter Keuneman A. D. J. L. Leo Mangala Moonesinghe S. Obeyesekera Dayasena Turnolius Pasqual Paris Perera Joseph Michael Perera R. S. Perera Ranasinghe Premadasa Wilfred Senanayake M. P. de Z. Siriwardena Bernard Soysa V. A. Sugathadasa Vincent Perera S. K. K. Suriarachchi Stanley Tillekeratne Herbert Wickramasinghe Ratnasiri Wickremanayake

Appointed (6)	Abd al-Aziz M. D. S. Jayawardene S. S. Kulatilake Badi-ud-din Mahmud J. E. J. Rodrigo M. C. Subramaniam Chelliah Kumarasuriyar *Appointed MPs were abolished in 1972 by the First Republican Constitution

← Members of the 6th Parliament of Ceylon (1965 (1965)-1970) →

Speaker: Albert Peries/Shirley Corea Prime Minister: Dudley Senanayake Leader of the Opposition: Sirimavo Bandaranaike

Central Province (23)	George Abeyagoonasekera S. S. Abeysundara Alick Aluwihare W. M. G. T. Banda M. A. Daniel L. B. Dassanayake Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed T. B. M. Herath C. Karunaratne R. Kulatillake P. G. Muthubanda H. M. Navaratne D. B. Ranatunga D. J. Ranaweera E. L. Senanayake Hemachandra Sirisena T. B. Tennekoon P. B. Weerakoon R. P. Wijesiri Edmund Wijesuriya Dingiri Banda Wijetunga N. Wimalasena S. B. Yalegama

Eastern Province (11)	K. W. Devanayagam M. S. Kariapper M. C. Ahamed A. L. Abdul Majeed M. A. Abdul Majeed S. M. Manickarajah M. E. H. Mohamed Ali M. M. Mustapha C. Rajadurai S. M. Rasamanickam Abdul Lathiff Sinnalebbe Senerath Somaratne

Northern Province (13)	V. A. Alegacone A. Amirthalingam S. J. V. Chelvanayakam V. Dharmalingam S. Kathiravelupillai E. M. V. Naganathan V. Navaratnam V. N. Navaratnam G. G. Ponnambalam K. P. Ratnam M. Sivasithamparam T. Sivasithamparam K. Thurairatnam

North Central Province (8)	C. P. de Silva E. L. B. Hurulle S. B. Lenawa R. B. Ratnamalala K. B. Ratnayake Maithripala Senanayake P. M. K. Tennakoon Leelaratne Wijesinghe

North Western Province (16)	M. D. Banda D. M. Tilakaratna Bandara Shirley Corea Herath Ekanayake S. B. Herat I. M. R. A. Iriyagolla M. H. Naina Marikkar Festus Perera Albert Peries Hugh Fernando R. R. W. Rajapakse Leticia Rajapakse Richard Gotabhaya Senanayake J. L. Sirisena Tikiri Banda Subasinghe Mudiyanse Tennakoon U. B. Wanninayake Dingiri Bandara Welagedara

Sabaragamuwa Province (16)	Dhanapala Attygalle C. R. Beligammana D. F. Hettiarachchi P. C. Imbulana P. B. G. Kalugalla Wimala Kannangara Asoka Karunaratne W. A. Karunasena W. A. Dharmadasa H. Kularatne Cyril Mathew N. M. Perera Abeyratne Pilapitiya Clifford Ratwatte Mallikka Ellawala Ratwatte Dudley Senanayake Dhanapala Weerasekera P. B. Wijesundara

Southern Province (19)	Matarage Sirisena Amarasiri D. P. Atapattu Wijeyananda Dahanayake Neal de Alwis A. D. S. de Silva L. C. de Silva Lakshman de Silva William de Silva Ronnie de Mel Charles Edirisuriya Prins Gunasekera Sirisena Hettige Montague Jayawickrama C. N. Kannangara George Rajapaksa M. H. Saddhasena R. G. Samaranayake Albert Kariyawasam Edwin Tillekeratne B. Y. Tudawe Percy Wickremasinghe S. A. Wickramasinghe

Uva Province (10)	W. P. G. Ariyadasa K. Y. M. Wijeratne Banda Dharmadasa Banda B. H. Bandara J. G. Gunasekera R. M. Appuhamy S. A. Peiris Kusuma Rajaratne Percy Samaraweera C. P. J. Seneviratne Raja Welegama

Western Province (35)	Felix Dias Bandaranaike S. D. Bandaranayake Sirimavo Bandaranaike Falil Caffoor Somaweera Chandrasiri M. Ruskin Fernando T. Quintin Fernando Denzil Fernando Cholmondeley Goonewardena Leslie Goonewardena Philip Gunawardena Lakshman Jayakody D. Shelton Jayasinghe S. de S. Jayasinghe Gamini Jayasuriya M. D. H. Jayawardena J. R. Jayewardene Pieter Keuneman Abdul Bakeer Markar Wijayapala Mendis M. H. Mohamed Anil Moonesinghe Colvin R. de Silva Mangala Moonesinghe S. Obeyesekera Dayasena Turnolius Pasqual K. D. David Perera Paris Perera R. S. Perera Ranasinghe Premadasa D. S. Samarasinghe T. B. Ilangaratne M. P. de Z. Siriwardena Bernard Soysa V. A. Sugathadasa S. K. K. Suriarachchi Stanley Tillekeratne Ratnasiri Wickremanayake

Appointed (6)	V. Annamalai Razik Fareed Savumiamoorthy Thondaman *This list is unfinished.

Parliament of Sri Lanka from Kalkudah

V. Nalliah Ahmed Hussain Macan Markar Ponniah Manicavasagam Kanapathipillai Devanayagam

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