Diana Gamage

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Diana Gamage
MP
ඩයනා ගමගේ
டயனா கமகே
Member of Parliament
for National List
Assumed office
2020
Personal details
Born18 Dec 1965
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Political party Samagi Jana Balawegaya till 2021
Other political
affiliations
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna From 2021
Alma mater London
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionMember of the Parliament, Businesswoman and a political strategist

Diana Gamage (born 18 December 1965) is a British-Sri Lankan politician and businesswoman and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from the National List. Gamage was elected in 2020 as a member of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya, [1] but in 2021 she switched her political affiliation to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, the current ruling party of Sri Lanka.

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References

  1. "Diana joins parliament from SJB National List!". Sri Lanka Mirror. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.