W. J. M. Lokubandara
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The Honourable W. J. M. Lokubandara MP |
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| Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province | |
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In office 21 April 2010 – 21 February 2015 |
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| President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | Janaka Priyantha Bandara |
| 18th Speaker of the Parliament | |
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In office 22 April 2004 – 8 April 2010 |
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| President |
Chandrika Kumaratunga Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister |
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | Joseph Michael Perera |
| Succeeded by | Chamal Rajapaksa |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Wijesinghe Jayaweera Mudiyanselage Lokubandara 5 August 1941 Haputale |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Political party |
United National Party Sri Lanka Freedom Party |
| Spouse(s) | Malathi Lokubandara |
| Children | Rashmin Lokubandara Udith Lokubandara Damith Lokubandara |
| Residence | Nugegoda |
| Alma mater |
Yahala-Bedda School Bandarawela Central College University of Peradeniya |
| Religion | Buddhism |
Wijesinghe Jayaweera Mudiyanselage Lokubandara (Sinhala:විජෙසිංහ ජයවීර මුදියන්සේලාගේ ලොකුබණඩාර|Tamil:விஜேசிங்க ஜயவீர முதியன்சேலாகே லொக்குபண்டார), commonly known as W. J. M. Lokubandara, is a Sri Lankan politician who was Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from 2004 to 2010 and Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province from 2010 to 2015. He is a lawyer by profession, and is also an author of several books and a song writer. Lokubandara held several ministries in the government of Sri Lanka before his appointment as the Speaker of the House.
Lokubandara was born on 5 August 1941 in Haputale. He was educated at Yahala-Bedda School, and later at Bandarawela Central College. He is an Arts Graduate of the University of Peradeniya, and has also obtained an external Bachelor's Degree in Arts from the University of London. Lokubandara was a lawyer by profession and worked as an assistant legal draftsman.
Lokubandara was born to a family with seven children. His parents were Loku Manike and Gunesekara Bandara. He married Malathi, a music teacher, on 1 February 1979. They have three sons; Rashmin, Udith and Damith. Udith Lokubandara was offered the post of District Organizer for Badulla District by the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, while the post of Organizer for Haputale electorate was offered by the United National Party.
Lokubandara first entered parliament in 1977 representing the United National Party (UNP), defeating Mr.Dissanayake former Cabinet Minister's son-in-law of Health W. P. G. Ariyadasa who did n't contest 1977 general election. He was initially appointed to the non-cabinet post of Minister of Indigenous Medicine. In 1989, Lokubandara was appointed a Cabinet Minister when he was given the Ministries of Cultural Affairs, Education and Media by President Ranasinghe Premadasa.
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