Mangala Samaraweera

Hon.

Mangala Samaraweera
Hon.; Mangala Samaraweera
මංගල සමරවීර; மங்கள சமரவீர
Minister of Finance
	In office; 22 May 2017 – 17 November 2019
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by	Ravi Karunanayake
Succeeded by	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Minister of Media
	In office; 22 May 2017 – 17 November 2019
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by	Gayantha Karunathilaka
Minister of Foreign Affairs
	In office; 12 January 2015 – 22 May 2017
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by	Gamini L Peiris
Succeeded by	Ravi Karunanayake
	In office; 23 November 2005 – 28 January 2007
President	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Prime Minister	Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Preceded by	Anura Bandaranaike
Succeeded by	Rohitha Bogollagama
Member of Parliament; for Matara District
	In office; 1989–2020
Personal details
Born	21 April 1956; Matara, Sri Lanka
Died	24 August 2021 (aged 65); Colombo, Sri Lanka
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party (1983–2007); Sri Lanka Freedom Party (Mahajana) (2007–2010); United National Party ; (2010–2020); Samagi Jana Balawegaya; (2020–2021)
Parents	Mahanama Samaraweera; (father); Khema Padmawathi Samaraweera (mother)
Occupation	Politician

Mangala Pinsiri Samaraweera (21 April 1956^[1] – 24 August 2021) (Sinhala: මංගල පින්සිරි සමරවීර, Tamil: மங்கள சமரவீர; pronounced [mˈʌŋgɘlɘ pinsiri sˈʌmɘrɘviːrɘ]) was a Sri Lankan politician. He was also the first openly gay politician from Sri Lanka.^[2]

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He was the Minister of Finance from 2017 to 2019, and the Minister of Foreign Affairs, for two terms from 2005 to 2007 and 2015 to 2017.^[3] He was born in Matara, Sri Lanka.

Samaraweera died at a hospital in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 24 August 2021 from COVID-19, aged 65.^[4]^[5]

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"Parliament of Sri Lanka – Mangala Samaraweera". Official Website of Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 24 August 2021.

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"Mangala threatened with arrest after voting for gay rights at UN | Daily FT". www.ft.lk. Retrieved 24 August 2021.

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"Former minister Mangala Samaraweera passes away". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 24 August 2021.

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"Sri Lanka's former Foreign Minister Samaraweera dies of COVID-19". The Hindu. 24 August 2021. Retrieved 24 August 2021. Sri Lanka's former Foreign Minister Mangala Samaraweera passed away on Tuesday at a private hospital here due to COVID-19 related complications.

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"Mangala passes away from COVID-19 – Latest News | Daily Mirror". www.dailymirror.lk. Retrieved 24 August 2021.

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Hon. Mangala Samaraweera
මංගල සමරවීර மங்கள சமரவீர


Minister of Finance
In office 22 May 2017 – 17 November 2019
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by	Ravi Karunanayake
Succeeded by	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Minister of Media
In office 22 May 2017 – 17 November 2019
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by	Gayantha Karunathilaka
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 12 January 2015 – 22 May 2017
President	Maithripala Sirisena
Prime Minister	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Preceded by	Gamini L Peiris
Succeeded by	Ravi Karunanayake
In office 23 November 2005 – 28 January 2007
President	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Prime Minister	Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Preceded by	Anura Bandaranaike
Succeeded by	Rohitha Bogollagama
Member of Parliament for Matara District
In office 1989–2020

Personal details
Born	(1956-04-21)21 April 1956 Matara, Sri Lanka
Died	24 August 2021(2021-08-24) (aged 65) Colombo, Sri Lanka
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party ^{(1983–2007)} Sri Lanka Freedom Party (Mahajana) ^{(2007–2010)} United National Party ^{(2010–2020)} Samagi Jana Balawegaya ^{(2020–2021)}
Parents	Mahanama Samaraweera (father) Khema Padmawathi Samaraweera (mother)
Occupation	Politician