Velusami Radhakrishnan | |
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வேலுசாமி இராதாகிருஷ்ணன் අකන්දන් වේලුසාමි රාධාක්රිෂ්ණන් | |
State Minister of Education | |
Assumed office 12 January 2015 | |
Deputy Minister of Botanical Gardens and Public Recreation | |
In office 9 October 2014 – 10 December 2014 | |
Member of Parliament for Nuwara Eliya District | |
Assumed office 8 April 2010 | |
Member of the Central Provincial Council for Nuwara Eliya District | |
In office 1999–2010 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1 August 1952 |
Political party | Up-Country People's Front |
Akandhan Velusami Radhakrishnan ( Tamil: அகண்டன் வேலுசாமி இராதாகிருஷ்ணன்; born 1 August 1952) is a Sri Lankan politician and state minister. He is the leader of the Up-Country People's Front (UCPF), a member of the Tamil Progressive Alliance (TPA) and United National Front for Good Governance (UNFGG).
Radhakrishnan was born on 1 August 10.1952 [1] He was educated at Holy Trinity College, Nuwara Eliya, St. Peter's College, Colombo and St. Joseph's College, Colombo. [2] He is married and has four children. [1] [2]
Radhakrishnan was elected to Nuwara Eliya Divisional Council and became its chairman in 1991. [2] He contested the 1999 provincial council election as one of the Indian Origin People's Front's candidates in Nuwara Eliya District and was elected to the Central Provincial Council (CPC). [2] [3] He was Minister of Culture and Tamil Education. [4] [5] He contested the 2004 provincial council election as one of the United National Front's (UNF) candidates in Nuwara Eliya District and was re-elected to the CPC. [6] In February 2005 he was appointed Minister of Tamil Education (other than Muslim Schools) Industries, Estate Infrastructure Facilities, Hindu Cultural Affairs, Youth Affairs and Sports. [7] He was re-elected at the 2009 provincial council election, this times as a United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) candidate. [8] In March 2009 he was appointed Minister of Industries, Sports, Women Affairs, Rural Development, Estate Infrastructure Facilities Development, Hindu Cultural Affairs, Education (Tamil) and Youth Affairs. [9]
Radhakrishnan contested the 2010 parliamentary election as one of the UPFA's candidates in Nuwara Eliya District and was elected to Parliament. [10] [11] On 11 September 2010 Radhakrishnan left the Ceylon Workers' Congress to sit as an independent MP supporting UPFA. [12] He joined the Up-Country People's Front as its political leader on 7 October 2010. [13] He was appointed Deputy Minister of Botanical Gardens and Public Recreation on 9 October 2014. [14] [15]
Radhakrishnan resigned from the UPFA government on 10 December 2014 to support common opposition candidate Maithripala Sirisena at the presidential election. [16] [17] After the election newly elected President Sirisena rewarded Radhakrishnan by appointing him State Minister of Education. [18] [19]
Radhakrishnan was one of the United National Front for Good Governance's candidates in Nuwara Eliya District at the 2015 parliamentary election. He was elected and re-entered Parliament. [20] [21] [22] After the election he was re-appointed State Minister of Education. [23] [24] [25]
Radhakrishnan was elected leader of the UCPF on 6 September 2015. [26]
Election | Constituency | Party | Alliance | Votes | Result |
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1999 provincial | Nuwara Eliya District | Ceylon Workers' Congress | Indian Origin People's Front | Elected | |
2004 provincial [6] | Nuwara Eliya District | Ceylon Workers' Congress | United National Front | 44,525 | Elected |
2009 provincial [8] | Nuwara Eliya District | Ceylon Workers' Congress | United People's Freedom Alliance | 18,513 | Elected |
2010 parliamentary [10] | Nuwara Eliya District | Ceylon Workers' Congress | United People's Freedom Alliance | 54,083 | Elected |
2015 parliamentary [27] | Nuwara Eliya District | Up-Country People's Front | United National Front for Good Governance | 87,375 | Elected |