S. Thandayuthapani

Honourable
S. Thandayuthapani
MPC
Honourable S. Thandayuthapani MPC
சி. தண்டாயுதபாணி
Minister of Education, Eastern Province
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 3 March 2015
Leader of the Opposition, Eastern Provincial Council
	In office; 28 September 2012 – 3 March 2015
Member of the Eastern Provincial Council for Trincomalee District
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 2012
Personal details
Born	7 August 1950 (age 74)
Political party	Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
Other political; affiliations	Tamil National Alliance
Alma mater	R. K. M. Sri Koneswara Vidyalayam
Profession	Teacher
Ethnicity	Sri Lankan Tamil

Singaravelu Thandayuthapani (Template:Lang-ta; born 7 August 1950) is a Sri Lankan Tamil teacher, civil servant, politician and provincial minister.

Early life

Thandayuthapani was born on 7 August 1950 and educated at R. K. M. Sri Koneswara Vidyalayam.^[1] He graduated with a degree in economics before training to be a teacher at Palali Guru Vidyalayam.^[1]

Career

Thandayuthapani was a school principal before becoming a Director of Education and Additional Director of Education.^[1]^[2] He served as Secretary to the Ministry of Lands, Land Development, Education and Culture (Eastern Province) between 2010 and 2011.^[1]

Thandayuthapani contested the 2012 provincial council election as one of the Tamil National Alliance's candidates in Trincomalee District and was elected to the Eastern Provincial Council (EPC).^[3] On 28 September 2012 the TNA leadership unanimously selected Thandayuthapani to be the Leader of the Opposition on the EPC.^[1]^[4] Thandayuthapani and the other newly elected TNA provincial councillors took their oaths on 28 September 2012 in front of TNA leader and Member of Parliament R. Sampanthan.^[1]

Following the 2015 presidential election an all party provincial government was formed in the Eastern Province.^[5]^[6]^[7] Thandayuthapani took his oath as Minister of Education in front of Governor Austin Fernando on 3 March 2015.^[8]^[9]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Eastern Province Chief Minister assumes duties". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 30 September 2012.
^ Gurunathan (15 November 2009). "US Ambassador declares open schools rebuilt by USAID". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).
^ "Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.
^ Satyapalan, Franklin R. (30 September 2012). "Inaugural session of Eastern PC tomorrow". Sunday Island (Sri Lanka).
^ Somarathna, Rasika (5 March 2015). "'EPC power sharing similar to experimental unity govt'". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
^ Balachandran, P. K. (17 February 2015). "For The First Time in History, TNA Will Be in Eastern Province' Board of Ministers". The New Indian Express.
^ Thambiah, Mirudhula (24 February 2015). "SLMC - TNA marriage in the East". Ceylon Today.
^ Panchalingam, Ariram (3 March 2015). "New Eastern Provincial Council Ministers sworn in". News First.
^ "Eastern PC Ministers sworn in". Hiru News. 3 March 2015.

[ST300912-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f "Eastern Province Chief Minister assumes duties". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 30 September 2012.

[2] Gurunathan (15 November 2009). "US Ambassador declares open schools rebuilt by USAID". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka).

[3] "Preferences" (PDF). Department of Elections, Sri Lanka.

[4] Satyapalan, Franklin R. (30 September 2012). "Inaugural session of Eastern PC tomorrow". Sunday Island (Sri Lanka).

[5] Somarathna, Rasika (5 March 2015). "'EPC power sharing similar to experimental unity govt'". Daily News (Sri Lanka).

[6] Balachandran, P. K. (17 February 2015). "For The First Time in History, TNA Will Be in Eastern Province' Board of Ministers". The New Indian Express.

[7] Thambiah, Mirudhula (24 February 2015). "SLMC - TNA marriage in the East". Ceylon Today.

[8] Panchalingam, Ariram (3 March 2015). "New Eastern Provincial Council Ministers sworn in". News First.

[9] "Eastern PC Ministers sworn in". Hiru News. 3 March 2015.

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