Raja Collure

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]

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

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. "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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