Mangala Samaraweera
Mangala Pinsiri Samaraweera (21 April 1956[1] – 24 August 2021) (Sinhala: මංගල පින්සිරි සමරවීර, Tamil: மங்கள சமரவீர; pronounced [mˈʌŋgɘlɘ pinsiri sˈʌmɘrɘviːrɘ]) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was also the first openly gay politician from Sri Lanka.[2]
Mangala Samaraweera | |
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මංගල සමරවීර மங்கள சமரவீர | |
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| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 22 May 2017 – 17 November 2019 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Preceded by | Ravi Karunanayake |
| Succeeded by | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Minister of Media | |
| In office 22 May 2017 – 17 November 2019 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Preceded by | Gayantha Karunathilaka |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 12 January 2015 – 22 May 2017 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Preceded by | Gamini L Peiris |
| Succeeded by | Ravi Karunanayake |
| In office 23 November 2005 – 28 January 2007 | |
| President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake |
| Preceded by | Anura Bandaranaike |
| Succeeded by | Rohitha Bogollagama |
| Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Matara District | |
| In office 1989–2020 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 April 1956 Matara, Sri Lanka |
| Died | 24 August 2021 (aged 65) Colombo, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party (1983–2007) Sri Lanka Freedom Party (Mahajana) (2007–2010) United National Party (2010–2020) Samagi Jana Balawegaya (2020–2021) |
| Parents | Mahanama Samaraweera (father) Khema Padmawathi Samaraweera (mother) |
| Occupation | Politician |
He was the Minister of Finance from 2017 to 2019, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, for two terms from 2005 to 2007 and 2015 to 2017.[3] He was born in Matara, Sri Lanka.
Samaraweera died at a hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 24 August 2021 from COVID-19, aged 65.[4][5]
Mangala Samaraweera Media
Samaraweera meets with Foreign Office Minister Hugo Swire in London on 11 March 2015
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References
- ↑ "Parliament of Sri Lanka – Mangala Samaraweera". Official Website of Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ↑ "Mangala threatened with arrest after voting for gay rights at UN | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ↑ "Former minister Mangala Samaraweera passes away". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 24 August 2021.
- ↑ "Sri Lanka’s former Foreign Minister Samaraweera dies of COVID-19" (in en-IN). The Hindu. 24 August 2021. https://www.thehindu.com/news/international/sri-lankas-former-foreign-minister-samaraweera-dies-of-covid-19/article36075905.ece. Retrieved 24 August 2021. "Sri Lanka’s former Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera passed away on Tuesday at a private hospital here due to COVID-19 related complications.".
- ↑ "Mangala passes away from COVID-19 – Latest News | Daily Mirror". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 24 August 2021.