Gamini Lokuge
Gamini Lokuge | |
|---|---|
| ගාමිණී ලොකුගේ காமினி லோகுகே | |
Lokuge in 2019 | |
| Minister of Energy | |
| In office 3 March 2022 – 3 April 2022 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | Udaya Gammanpila |
| Succeeded by | Kanchana Wijesekera |
| Minister of Power | |
| In office 16 August 2021 – 3 March 2022 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | Dullas Alahapperuma |
| Succeeded by | Pavithra Wanniarachchi |
| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 12 August 2020 – 16 August 2021 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | Mahinda Amaraweera |
| Succeeded by | Pavithra Wanniarachchi |
| Minister of State for Urban Development | |
| In office 27 November 2019 – 12 August 2020 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Succeeded by | Nalaka Godahewa |
| Minister of Labour | |
| In office 9 November 2018 – 15 December 2018 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Deputy | Manusha Nanayakkara |
| Preceded by | Ravindra Samaraweera |
| Succeeded by | Daya Gamage |
| In office 23 April 2010 – 12 January 2015 | |
| President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | D. M. Jayaratne |
| Preceded by | Athauda Seneviratne |
| Succeeded by | S. B. Nawinne |
| Minister for Sports and Public Recreation | |
| In office 28 January 2007 – 23 April 2010 | |
| President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
| Preceded by | Jeewan Kumaranatunga |
| Succeeded by | C. B. Rathnayake |
| Minister of Tourism | |
| In office 12 December 2001 – 8 April 2004 | |
| President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Preceded by | Lakshman Kiriella |
| Succeeded by | Anura Bandaranaike |
| Member of Parliament for Colombo | |
| In office 9 March 1989 – 24 September 2024 | |
| Member of Parliament for Kesbewa | |
| In office 18 May 1983 – 20 December 1988 | |
| Preceded by | Dharmasena Attygalle |
| Majority | 27,821 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gamini Kulawansa Lokuge 8 May 1943 British Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) |
| Died | 30 June 2025 (aged 82) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Party | SLPP (2019–2025) |
| Other political affiliations | |
| Alma mater | Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Businessman |
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Gamini Kulawansa Lokuge (Sinhala: ගාමිණී ලොකුගේ, Tamil: காமினி லோகுகே; 8 May 1943 – 30 June 2025) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka for the Colombo Electoral District between 1989 and 2024, and had previously represented Kesbewa in the National State Assembly from 1983 to 1989. Throughout his time in Sri Lankan politics, Lokuge held many different cabinet positions, such as Minister of Power, Minister of Energy, Minister of Transport, Minister of Labour, Minister of Sports and Minister of Tourism, among many others, through many national governments. He also served as the President of the National Employees Union as well as the head of the United National Party’s Public Service Trade Union.