Vasudeva Nanayakkara

Vasudeva Nanayakkara
වාසුදේව නානායක්කාර
வாசுதேவ நாணயக்கார
Leader of the Democratic Left Front
Assumed office
1999
Minister of Water Supply
In office
2020–2022
Member of Parliament
for Ratnapura District
In office
2010 – 24 September 2024
In office
1989–2000
Member of Parliament
for Kiriella
In office
27 May 1970 – 21 July 1977
Leader of the Opposition, Colombo Municipal Council
In office
2006–2010
Personal details
Born (1939-01-03) 3 January 1939 (age 85)
Galle, Sri Lanka.
Political partyDemocratic Left Front (1999 - Present)
Lanka Sama Samaja Party (1958 - 1977, 1994 - 1999)
Nava Sama Samaja Party (1977 - 1994)
Other political
affiliations
Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
SpouseWasanthi Nanayakkara
RelationsYasapalitha (brother)
Hemakumara (brother)
Children3
Alma materRichmond College, Galle, University of Colombo[citation needed]
ProfessionLawyer

Vasudeva Nanayakkara (Sinhala: වාසුදේව නානායක්කාර) (born 3 January 1939) is a Sri Lankan left-wing politician, Member of Parliament and presidential candidate in the 1982 and 1999 Sri Lankan presidential elections.