Kumara Welgama


Kumara Welgama is a Sri Lankan politician and a current member of parliament for the Kalutara District.
Welgama was the chief organiser for the Sri Lanka Freedom Party in the Agalawatte electorate between 1984 and 2000.
He was the Minister of Industrial Development from 2007 to 2010 and the Minister of Transport from 2010 to early 2015.
Welgama who was loyal to Mahinda Rajapakse defected from them after the nomination of Gotabaya Rajapaksa was announced. Welgama joined the Samagi Jana Balawegaya led by Sajith Premadasa to run for the 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election.