Gamini Lokuge

Honourable Gamini Lokuge MP
Minister of Labour & Productivity Improvement
In office 23 April 2010 – 12 January 2015
President	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Prime Minister	D. M. Jayaratne
Preceded by	Athauda Seneviratne
Minister for Sports and Public Recreation
In office 28 January 2007 – 23 April 2010
President	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Prime Minister	Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Preceded by	Jeewan Kumaranatunga
Succeeded by	C. B. Rathnayake
Minister of Tourism
In office 2001 – 08 April 2004
President	Chandrika Kumaratunga
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Member of the Sri Lanka Parliament for Colombo
Incumbent
Assumed office 1989
Personal details
Born	(1948-05-08) May 8, 1948
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	United National Party (Democratic) (2007 –Present) United National Party (1960 – 2007)
Other political affiliations	United People's Freedom Alliance (2007 –Present) United National Front (2001 – 2007)
Residence	Mawittara, Piliyandala
Alma mater	Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Businessman
Religion	Buddhist
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Gamini Kulawansa Lokuge (born 8 May 1948) is a Sri Lankan politician and Government Minister. He was born in Piliyandala in a middle-class family. Lokuge started his primary education at Piliyandala and finished his higher education at Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte.

He entered politics in 1960 through the United National Party (UNP). Lokuge first contested in national elections at the 1983 polls for the Kesbewa electorate. He won with a clear majority. Minister Lokuge has won every national election to the present day.

His record of service includes the post of Minister of Tourism in the UNP governments of 1989 and 2002. In 2006 Lokuge joined the government under President Mahinda Rajapakse.

In January 2007 Lokuge was appointed to the Ministry of Sports and Public Recreation, he was re-elected at the 2010 polls.