Kumara Welgama

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Hon.
Kumara Welgama
MP
කුමාර වෙල්ගම
குமார வெல்கம
Deputy Minister of Transport
In office
2000–2001
Deputy Minister of Power & Energy
In office
2004–2007
Minister of Industrial Development
In office
2007–2010
Minister of Transport
In office
2010 – 9 January 2015
Member of Parliament
for Kalutara District
Incumbent
Assumed office
1994
Personal details
Born (1950-04-05) 5 April 1950 (age 71)
Political partySamagi Jana Balawegaya
Other political
affiliations
Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Residence101A Manning Place, Colombo
Alma materSt Thomas' College

Kumara Welgama (Sinhala: කුමාර වෙල්ගම) (born 5 April 1950) is a Sri Lankan politician and a current member of parliament for the Kalutara District.[1]

Welgama was the chief organiser for the Sri Lanka Freedom Party in the Agalawatte electorate between 1984 and 2000.

He was the Minister of Industrial Development from 2007 to 2010 and the Minister of Transport from 2010 to early 2015.

Welgama who was loyal to Mahinda Rajapakse defected from them after the nomination of Gotabaya Rajapaksa was announced.[2][3] Welgama joined the Samagi Jana Balawegaya led by Sajith Premadasa to run for the 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election.[4]

References[]

  1. ^ "Hon. Kumara Welgama, M.P." Directory of Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 5 October 2019.
  2. ^ https://www.asianmirror.lk/news/item/30956-cbk-and-welgama-decide-to-support-sajith-premadasa-and-samagi-jana-balawegaya-at-upcoming-parliamentary-election
  3. ^ http://www.themorning.lk/kumara-welgama-pledges-support-to-sajith/
  4. ^ https://colombogazette.com/2020/03/12/kumara-welgamas-new-political-party-joins-samagi-jana-balawegaya/


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