K. Ganeshalingam | |
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Mayor of Colombo | |
In office June 1996 – March 1997 | |
Preceded by | Ratnasiri Rajapakse |
Succeeded by | Karu Jayasuriya |
Personal details | |
Born | Puloly, Ceylon | 3 January 1938
Died | 4 December 2006 | (aged 68)
Political party | United National Party |
Alma mater |
Hartley College S. Thomas' College University of Ceylon |
Profession | Accountant |
Kanagasabai Ganeshalingam (3 January 1938 – 4 December 2006) was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician. He was Mayor of Colombo.
Ganeshalingam was born on 3 January 1938 in Puloly in northern Ceylon. [1] [2] He was the son of Kanagasabai, a proctor, and Parvathipillai. [3]
He was educated at the Hartley College and S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia. [1] [2] After school he joined the University of Ceylon where he was an elected officer of the student union. [1] [2]
Ganeshalingam married Yamuna, daughter of Dr. Sri Pathmanathan. [1] [4] They had a son (Kandeepan) and a daughter (Menaka). [3] Ganeshalingam was a Hindu. [2]
After university Ganeshalingam joined Ford Rhodes Thornton & Co as an accountancy student. [1] [2] He then entered business. [1] He was director of the Tobacco Corporation and several other state organisations. [3] He was also chairman of Ceylon Oxygen. [3]
Ganeshalingam joined the United National Party (UNP) in 1960. [5] He was appointed treasurer of the UNP in 1989. [3] [5] [6] He was later elected to Colombo Municipal Council as a UNP candidate. [3] He served as Deputy Mayor of Colombo between July 1991 and the end of 1993. [2] He was acting Mayor of Colombo from January 1994 to June 1996 before serving as Mayor of Colombo between June 1996 and March 1997. [2] [7] He resigned from the UNP in January 1997. [5] [8] He then contested the 1997 election as a candidate of an independent group backed by the People's Alliance. [6] [9] He was re-elected to CMC and served as Leader of the Opposition from May 1997 to April 2002. [3]
Ganeshalingam died in Colombo on 4 December 2006. [1]
K. Ganeshalingam | |
---|---|
![]() | |
Mayor of Colombo | |
In office June 1996 – March 1997 | |
Preceded by | Ratnasiri Rajapakse |
Succeeded by | Karu Jayasuriya |
Personal details | |
Born | Puloly, Ceylon | 3 January 1938
Died | 4 December 2006 | (aged 68)
Political party | United National Party |
Alma mater |
Hartley College S. Thomas' College University of Ceylon |
Profession | Accountant |
Kanagasabai Ganeshalingam (3 January 1938 – 4 December 2006) was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician. He was Mayor of Colombo.
Ganeshalingam was born on 3 January 1938 in Puloly in northern Ceylon. [1] [2] He was the son of Kanagasabai, a proctor, and Parvathipillai. [3]
He was educated at the Hartley College and S. Thomas' College, Mount Lavinia. [1] [2] After school he joined the University of Ceylon where he was an elected officer of the student union. [1] [2]
Ganeshalingam married Yamuna, daughter of Dr. Sri Pathmanathan. [1] [4] They had a son (Kandeepan) and a daughter (Menaka). [3] Ganeshalingam was a Hindu. [2]
After university Ganeshalingam joined Ford Rhodes Thornton & Co as an accountancy student. [1] [2] He then entered business. [1] He was director of the Tobacco Corporation and several other state organisations. [3] He was also chairman of Ceylon Oxygen. [3]
Ganeshalingam joined the United National Party (UNP) in 1960. [5] He was appointed treasurer of the UNP in 1989. [3] [5] [6] He was later elected to Colombo Municipal Council as a UNP candidate. [3] He served as Deputy Mayor of Colombo between July 1991 and the end of 1993. [2] He was acting Mayor of Colombo from January 1994 to June 1996 before serving as Mayor of Colombo between June 1996 and March 1997. [2] [7] He resigned from the UNP in January 1997. [5] [8] He then contested the 1997 election as a candidate of an independent group backed by the People's Alliance. [6] [9] He was re-elected to CMC and served as Leader of the Opposition from May 1997 to April 2002. [3]
Ganeshalingam died in Colombo on 4 December 2006. [1]