Manusha Nanayakkara
Manusha Nanayakkara (born 24 September 1977) is a Sri Lankan politician, Cabinet Minister, and member of Parliament for the Galle District. He is a journalist by profession and was educated at Mahinda College, Galle. He was appointed as the Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment on the 20 May 2022.
Manusha Nanayakkara | |
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| මනුෂ නානායක්කාර மனுஷா நாணயக்கார | |
| Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment | |
| Assumed office 20 May 2022 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe Dinesh Gunawardena |
| Preceded by | Vidura Wickremanayake |
| Member of Parliament for Galle District | |
| Assumed office 2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 24, 1977 Sri Lanka |
| Political party | United National Party (2023–present) Samagi Jana Balawegaya (2020–2023) Sri Lanka Freedom Party (2010–2020) United National Party (until 2010) |
| Other political affiliations | United People's Freedom Alliance (2010–2020) United National Front (until 2010) |
| Spouse | Shanika Sooriyaarachchi |
| Alma mater | Mahinda College, Galle |
| Occupation | Journalist |
On 20 May 2022, amidst the 2022 Sri Lankan protests and political crisis, Nanayakkara was sworn in as the Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment and officially became a member of the Rajapaksa-Wickremesinghe led cabinet, against the wishes of his own party, the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB). He and fellow minister Harin Fernando had subsequently been suspended from the SJB. Both ministers would later resign from their ministerial portfolios on 9 July 2022, but would again be reappointed to their same positions by President Ranil Wickremesinghe on 22 July 2022. A year later, on 18 July 2023, the Working Committee of the SJB expelled Harin Fernando and Manusha Nanayakkara from the party. Shortly afterwards, on 2 August 2023, Fernando and Nanayakkara were readmitted into the United National Party by the party's working committee.