G. G. Ponnambalam

G.G. Ponnambalam

QC
G.G. Ponnambalam; QC
Leader of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress
	In office; 1944–1972
Member of the State Council of Ceylon; for Point Pedro
	In office; 1934–1947
Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament; for Jaffna
	In office; 1947–1960
Succeeded by	Alfred Duraiappah, Ind
	In office; 1965–1970
Preceded by	Alfred Duraiappah, Ind
Succeeded by	C.X. Martyn, FP
Personal details
Born	November 8, 1901
Died	December 9, 1977 (aged 76)
Political party	All Ceylon Tamil Congress
Alma mater	St. Joseph's College; King's College London; Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
Profession	Lawyer

Ganapathipillai Gangaser Ponnambalam (Tamil: கணபதி காங்கேசர் பொன்னம்பலம்; 8 November 1901 – 9 February 1977), also known as G. G. Ponnambalam, was a Sri Lankan Tamil politician, during the British colonial period and the war for independence. He founded the first Sri Lankan Tamil political party, the All Ceylon Tamil Congress.

G.G. Ponnambalam QC

Leader of the All Ceylon Tamil Congress
In office 1944–1972
Member of the State Council of Ceylon for Point Pedro
In office 1934–1947
Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Jaffna
In office 1947–1960
Succeeded by	Alfred Duraiappah, Ind
In office 1965–1970
Preceded by	Alfred Duraiappah, Ind
Succeeded by	C.X. Martyn, FP

Personal details
Born	(1901-11-08)November 8, 1901
Died	December 9, 1977(1977-12-09) (aged 76)
Political party	All Ceylon Tamil Congress
Alma mater	St. Joseph's College King's College London Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge
Profession	Lawyer