Reginald Cooray
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The Honourable Reginald Cooray MP MPC |
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| 5th Governor of Northern Province | |
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Assumed office 16 February 2016 |
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| Preceded by | H. M. G. S. Palihakkara |
| 5th Chief Minister of Western Province | |
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In office 3 July 2005 – 4 May 2009 |
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| Preceded by | Nandana Mendis |
| Succeeded by | Prasanna Ranatunga |
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In office 9 November 2000 – 22 June 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Susil Premajayanth |
| Succeeded by | Nandana Mendis |
| Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Kalutara District |
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In office 2010 – 26 June 2015 |
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In office 2004 – 28 May 2004 |
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| Succeeded by | Nirmala Kotalawala |
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In office 1994–2000 |
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| Succeeded by | Parakrama Bandula Gunawardene |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 November 1947 |
| Political party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| Other political affiliations |
United People's Freedom Alliance |
| Profession | Teacher |
| Ethnicity | Sinhalese |
Reginald Cooray (born 12 November 1947) is a Sri Lankan teacher and politician. He is a former provincial chief minister, former government minister and the 5th and current Governor of the Northern Province.
Cooray was born on 12 November 1947. Cooray is a Roman Catholic and a wealthy land owner. Cooray's wife died in July 2011. His daughter Muditha Sanjeewani died in December 2013.
Cooray is an English teacher by profession. He started his political career in Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP). He contested the 1977 parliamentary election as an independent candidate in Beruwala but failed to get elected. He later joined Vijaya Kumaratunga's Sri Lanka People's Party (SLPP).
In 1988 the Communist Party, Lanka Sama Samaja Party, Nava Sama Samaja Party and SLPP formed the United Socialist Alliance (USA). Cooray was a member of the first and second Western Provincial Council (WPC). Cooray was one of the USA's candidates in Kalutara District at the 1989 parliamentary election but the USA failed to win any seats in the district. In 1993 the USA and Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) formed the People's Alliance (PA). Cooray was one of the PA's candidates in Kalutara District at the 1994 parliamentary election. He was elected and entered Parliament. He was re-elected at the 2000 parliamentary election. He was appointed Minister of Ethnic Affairs and National Integration after the election. However, shortly afterwards he was appointed to the WPC and on 9 November 2000 he became Chief Minister of the Western Province.
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