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Hon.Gamini Lokuge
ගාමිණී ලොකුගේ
காமினி லோகுகே
Minister of Energy
In office
3 March 2022 – 18 April 2022
PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksa
Prime MinisterMahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded byDullas Alahapperuma
Succeeded byKanchana Wijesekera
Minister of Labour & Productivity Improvement
In office
23 April 2010 – 12 January 2015
PresidentMahinda Rajapaksa
Prime MinisterD. M. Jayaratne
Preceded byAthauda Seneviratne
Minister for Sports and Public Recreation
In office
28 January 2007 – 23 April 2010
PresidentMahinda Rajapaksa
Prime MinisterRatnasiri Wickremanayake
Preceded byJeewan Kumaranatunga
Succeeded byC. B. Rathnayake
Minister of Tourism
In office
2001 – 8 April 2004
PresidentChandrika Kumaratunga
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe
Member of Parliament
for Colombo
Incumbent
Assumed office
1983
Personal details
Born (1943-05-08) May 8, 1943 (age 81)
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyUnited People's Freedom Alliance
(2007 – present)
Other political
affiliations
United National Front
(2000 – 2007)
Alma materPiliyandala Central College
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionBusinessman
Websitehttp://www.manthri.lk/en/politicians/gamini-lokuge

Gamini Kulawansa Lokuge (born 8 May 1943 in Piliyandala) is a Sri Lankan politician and a former Cabinet Minister.

Early life

Lokuge was born on 8 May 1943 in Piliyandala to middle-class parents. He received his primary education in Piliyandala and completed his higher education at Piliyandala Central College.

Political career

Lokuge entered politics in 1960 as a member of the United National Party (UNP). His first national campaign was in 1983, when he was elected by a clear majority to represent the Kesbewa Electoral District.

He served as Minister of Tourism in the UNP governments of 1989 and 2002. In 2006, he joined the government of President Mahinda Rajapaksa after having personal issues with Ranil Wickremesinghe.

In January 2007, Lokuge was appointed to the Ministry of Sports and Public Recreation. He was re-elected in 2010 and 2015.

On 27 November 2019 he was appointed State Minister for Urban Development.

On 12 August 2020, he was appointed the Cabinet Minister of Transport.

Lokuge was appointed to the Legislative Standing Committee in February 2020.

Notes

  1. As Minister of Power and Energy

References

  1. "Hon. Gamini Lokuge, M.P." Directory of Members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  2. "New State and Deputy Ministers sworn in". ColomboPage. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
  3. "New Cabinet sworn in". Daily News. Retrieved 2021-01-03.
  4. "Legislative Standing Committee members nominated". The Daily News. 6 February 2020. Retrieved 30 July 2020.
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