Douglas Devananda

Hon. Douglas Devananda MP
டக்ளஸ் தேவானந்தா ඩග්ලස් දේවානන්ද
Devananda in 2014
Minister of Fisheries[a]
Incumbent
Assumed office 22 November 2019
President	Gotabaya Rajapaksa Ranil Wickramasinghe
Prime Minister	Mahinda Rajapaksa Ranil Wickramasinghe Dinesh Gunawardena
Preceded by	P. Harrison
Minister of Resettlement, Rehabilitation, Northern Development and Hindu Religious Affairs
In office 29 October 2018 – 15 December 2018
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded by	D. M. Swaminathan
Succeeded by	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Minister of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development
In office 23 April 2010 – 12 January 2015
President	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Prime Minister	D. M. Jayaratne
Preceded by	Sarath Amunugama
Succeeded by	Risad Badhiutheen
Minister of Social Services and Social Welfare
In office 23 November 2005 – 23 April 2010
President	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Prime Minister	Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Preceded by	Nimal Siripala de Silva
Succeeded by	Felix Perera
Minister of Development, Rehabilitation, Reconstruction of the North and North Eastern Provinces, Agricultural Marketing Development, Tamil and Hindu Affairs, Tamil Language Schools and Vocational Training for the North
In office 19 October 2000 – 19 November 2005
President	Chandrika Kumaratunga
Prime Minister	Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Ranil Wickramasinghe Mahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded by	M. H. M. Ashraff
Succeeded by	Chandrasiri Gajadeera
Member of Parliament for Jaffna District
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 August 1994
Personal details
Born	(1957-11-10) 10 November 1957 (age 66)
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	Eelam People's Democratic Party
Other political affiliations	United People's Freedom Alliance
Residence(s)	121 Park Road, Colombo 05, Sri Lanka
Alma mater	Jaffna Central College Colombo Hindu College
Website	www.douglasdevananda.org
^ Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources from 22 November 2019 to 12 August 2020.

Kathiravelu Nythiananda Devananda, commonly known as Douglas Devananda (Tamil: டக்ளஸ் தேவானந்தா), is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician, Cabinet Minister and leader of the Eelam People's Democratic Party.^[1] Originally a Sri Lanka Tamil militant who fought against the Sri Lankan government for an independent Tamil Eelam, he became a pro-government paramilitary leader and politician. Due to his strong opposition to and vocal criticism of the rebel Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (Tamil Tigers), they unsuccessfully tried to assassinate him over 10 times.^[2] Devananda is a proclaimed offender in India and is wanted on charges of murder, attempt to murder, rioting, unlawful assembly and kidnapping.^[3][4] He was sworn in as Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources on 22 November 2019.^[5]