Hon. Kumara Welgama | |
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කුමාර වෙල්ගම குமார வெல்கம | |
| Leader of theNew Lanka Freedom Party | |
| In office 6 March 2020 – 28 September 2024 | |
| Minister of Transport | |
| In office 23 April 2010 – 9 January 2015 | |
| President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | D. M. Jayaratne |
| Preceded by | Dullas Alahapperuma |
| Succeeded by | Ranjith Madduma Bandara |
| Minister of Industrial Development | |
| In office 28 January 2007 – 23 April 2010 | |
| President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
| Deputy Minister of Power & Energy | |
| In office 10 April 2004 – 19 November 2005 | |
| President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Deputy Minister of Transport | |
| In office 3 November 2000 – 2001 | |
| President | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Prime Minister | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
| Member of Parliament forKalutara District | |
| In office 25 August 1994 – 24 September 2024 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1950-04-05)5 April 1950 |
| Died | 28 September 2024(2024-09-28) (aged 74) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Political party | New Lanka Freedom Party(2019–2024) Sri Lanka Freedom Party(before 2019) |
| Other political affiliations | Samagi Jana Balawegaya |
| Residence(s) | 101A Manning Place,Colombo |
| Alma mater | St Thomas' College |
Kumara Welgama (Sinhala:කුමාර වෙල්ගම; 5 April 1950 – 28 September 2024) was a Sri Lankan politician who served as a Member ofParliament for theKalutara District between 1994 and 2024.[1] Welgama had been a minister of theSri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) until 2020, and from 2020 to his death in 2024 he was the leader of theNew Lanka Freedom Party and contested elections under the banner of theSamagi Jana Balawegaya.
Welgama was the chief organiser for the Sri Lanka Freedom Party in theAgalawatte electorate between 1984 and 2000. Welgama was the Minister of Industrial Development from 2007 to 2010 and the Minister of Transportation from 2010 to early 2015 in governments led by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party.
Welgama had been a member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party until 2019, when he defected from the party after its endorsement of thepresidential campaign ofGotabaya Rajapaksa. Welgama instead supportedUnited National Party (UNP) candidateSajith Premadasa[2][3] and split from the SLFP to form a new party, the New Lanka Freedom Party, which joined theSamagi Jana Balawegaya alliance led bySajith Premadasa during the2020 parliamentary elections.[4]
Welgama died while receiving treatment at a private hospital in Colombo, on 28 September 2024. He was 74.[5]
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