Raja Collure

Hon.
Raja Collure
12th Governor of North Western Province
In office
31 August 2020 – 7 December 2021
PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksa
Preceded byA. J. M. Muzammil
Succeeded byWasantha Karannagoda
13th Governor of Uva Province
In office
21 November 2019 – 31 August 2020
PresidentGotabaya Rajapaksa
Preceded byMaithri Gunaratne
Succeeded byA. J. M. Muzammil
Member of Parliament
for National List
In office
2000–2004
Personal details
Born(1938-06-03)3 June 1938
Died7 December 2021(2021-12-07) (aged 83)
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partyCommunist Party of Sri Lanka
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionAttorney at Law

Darrel Chandra Raja Collure (3 June 1938 – 7 December 2021) was a Sri Lankan politician who served as Governor of the Uva Province[1][2] and Governor of the North Western Province until his death in 2021.[3]

Biography

He was a member of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka and a former member of the Sri Lanka Parliament.[4]

Collure died from COVID-19 on 7 December 2021, at the age of 83.[3]

References

  1. ^ "New Provincial Governors appointed". Colombo Gazette. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 22 November 2019.
  2. ^ "HON. GOVERNORS" (PDF). IGPC. Retrieved 23 August 2021.
  3. ^ a b "North Western Province Governor Raja Collure passes away". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 7 December 2021.
  4. ^ "Raja Collure Profile". Sri Lankan Parliament. Retrieved 23 August 2021.


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