C. V. Vigneswaran | |
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| க. வி. விக்னேஸ்வரன் සී. වී. විග්නේෂ්වරන් | |
 Vigneswaran in March 2015 | |
| Member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
| In office 20 August 2020 – 24 August 2024 | |
| Constituency | Jaffna District |
| 1st Chief Minister of the Northern Province | |
| In office 7 October 2013 – 23 October 2018 | |
| Member of the Northern Provincial Council | |
| In office 2013–2018 | |
| Constituency | Jaffna District |
| Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka | |
| In office March 2001 – October 2004 | |
| Appointed by | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Canagasabapathy Visuvalingam Vigneswaran 23 October 1939 Colombo, Ceylon |
| Political party | Tamil People's Alliance |
| Other political affiliations | Tamil People's National Alliance |
| Alma mater | |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Canagasabapathy Visuvalingam Vigneswaran, PC (Tamil: கனகசபாபதி விசுவலிங்கம் விக்னேஸ்வரன், romanized: Kaṉakacapāpati Vicuvaliṅkam Vikṉēsvaraṉ; Sinhala: කනකසභාපති විශ්වලිංගම් විග්නේෂ්වරන්; born 23 October 1939) is a Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer, judge, politician and Member of Parliament.[1] After practising law for more than 15 years, Vigneswaran was a member of the judiciary for 25 years. He was a magistrate and a judge of the District Court, High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. He was Chief Minister of the Northern Province from October 2013 to October 2018. He was elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in August 2020. Vigneswaran is leader of the Tamil People's Alliance and the Tamil People's National Alliance.
- ^ "Directory of Members: C.V.Wigneswaran". Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Sri Lanka: Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 24 September 2020.