C. V. Vigneswaran
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Hon Justice C. V. Vigneswaran PC MPC |
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| க. வி. விக்னேஸ்வரன் | |
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| 1st Chief Minister of the Northern Province | |
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Assumed office 7 October 2013 |
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| Governor | G. A. Chandrasiri |
| Puisne Justice of the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka | |
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In office 2001–2004 |
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| Member of the Northern Provincial Council for Jaffna District | |
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Assumed office 7 October 2013 |
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| Personal details | |
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23 October 1939 Hulftsdorp, Colombo, Ceylon |
| Political party | Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi |
| Other political affiliations |
Tamil National Alliance |
| Relations | Ponnambalam Ramanathan, Ponnambalam Arunachalam |
| Residence | Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Alma mater | Christchurch College Holy Family Convent Royal College, Colombo University of Ceylon Ceylon Law College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Ethnicity | Sri Lankan Tamil |
Justice Canagasabapathy Visuvalingam Vigneswaran, PC (Tamil: கனகசபாபதி விசுவலிங்கம் விக்னேஸ்வரன் Kaṉakacapāpati Vicuvaliṅkam Vikṉēsvaraṉ; born 23 October 1939) is a Sri Lankan Tamil lawyer, judge and politician. He was a magistrate and a judge of the District Court, High Court, Court of Appeal and Supreme Court. He is the current Chief Minister of the Northern Province. He is also the head of the Tamil People's Council.
Vigneswaran was born on 23 October 1939 in Hulftsdorp, Colombo, the capital of Ceylon. His parents were born in Manipay in northern Ceylon and he had two sisters. His father Canagasabapathy was a public official who worked in several parts of the country. Vigneswaran's grandfather was a cousin of statesmen P. Ramanathan and P. Arunachalam.
Vigneswaran's father's work meant that the family moved often. Vigneswaran spent the first nine years of his life in Kurunegala and studied at Christchurch College. The family then moved to Anuradhapura where Vigneswaran attended Holy Family Convent. Vigneswaran joined Royal College, Colombo aged 11. After school Vigneswaran obtained BA from the University of London and LLB from the University of Ceylon. He then joined Ceylon Law College, qualifying as a proctor and an advocate. He was president of the Law Students’ Union at the college in 1962.
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