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'''Diana Gamage''' (born 18 December 1965) is a Sri Lankan politician and businesswoman. She was a former [[Ministry of Tourism and Lands|State Minister of Tourism]] and [[Member of Parliament (Sri Lanka)|Member of Parliament]].


Gamage was appointed to the [[Parliament of Sri Lanka]] from the [[National list member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka|National List]] of the [[Samagi Jana Balawegaya]] following the [[2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://srilankamirror.com/news/19171-diana-joins-parliament-from-samagi-jana-balawegaya-national-list | title=Diana joins parliament from SJB National List! | publisher=[[Sri Lanka Mirror]] | date=8 August 2020 | access-date=5 September 2020}}</ref> She was one of only 12 Women Parliamentarians to represent that legislature.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parliament of Sri Lanka - Lady Members |url=https://www.parliament.lk/lady-members |access-date=2024-07-20 |website=www.parliament.lk |language=en-gb}}</ref> In 2021 she switched her political affiliation to the [[Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna]], then the ruling party of Sri Lanka.<ref name="j559">{{cite web | title=Controversial MP Diana Gamage Charged For Committing Multiple Offences And Poised To Lose Her Seat | website=Colombo Telegraph | date=7 April 2021 | url=https://www.colombotelegraph.com/index.php/controversial-mp-diana-gamage-charged-for-committing-multiple-offences-and-poised-to-lose-her-seat/ | access-date=8 May 2024}}</ref>
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Her right to serve in Parliament was challenged by a Writ petition filed by the social media activist [[Oshala Herath]] who had unsuccessfully contested the 2020 parliamentary election from the [[United National Party]], on the basis that Gamage held British citizenship. Herath had claimed that Gamage had gained British citizenship in 1998 and not gained dual Sri Lankan citizenship, while Gamage claimed that she had renounced her British citizenship in 2014. The [[Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka]] set aside Herath's petition in 2023. On 8 May 2024, following an appeal to the [[Supreme Court of Sri Lanka]], the court set aside the judgement of the Court of Appeal and disqualified Gamage from holding a seat in Parliament<ref>{{Cite web |title=Parliament of Sri Lanka - Lady Members |url=https://www.parliament.lk/lady-members |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240720204123/https://www.parliament.lk/lady-members |archive-date=2024-07-20 |access-date=2024-07-21 |website=}}</ref> on the basis that she did not hold valid citizenship of the country, since she failed to submit a certificate of citizenship and found that she had returned to Sri Lanka on a British passport. The Samagi Jana Balawegaya party named [[Mujibur Rahman]] as her replacement.<ref name="a537">{{cite web | title=Diana Gamage loses Parliamentary seat after SC ruling | website=Newswire | date=8 May 2024 | url=https://www.newswire.lk/2024/05/08/diana-gamage-loses-parliamentary-seat-after-sc-ruling/ | access-date=8 May 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Diana disqualified to be MP |url=https://www.dailynews.lk/2024/05/09/politics/530973/diana-disqualified-to-be-mp/ |access-date=9 May 2024 |publisher=Daily News}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=she never bothered to renew SL visa after its lapse in 2015 |url=https://island.lk/diana-ousted-focus-now-on-dual-citizens-in-parliament/ |access-date=9 May 2024 |publisher=The Morning}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=No citizenship certificate issued to Diana Gamage - Counsel tells court |url=https://www.dailymirror.lk/print/front-page/No-citizenship-certificate-issued-to-Diana-Gamage-Counsel-tells-court/238-267341 |access-date=9 May 2024 |publisher=Daily Mirror}}</ref>
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'''Diana Gamage''' (Born 18 Dec 1965) is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from the National List, as a member of the [[Samagi Jana Balawegaya]].<ref>{{cite web | url=https://srilankamirror.com/news/19171-diana-joins-parliament-from-samagi-jana-balawegaya-national-list | title=Diana joins parliament from SJB National List! | publisher=[[Sri Lanka Mirror]] | date=8 August 2020 | access-date=5 September 2020}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 16:02, 1 December 2024

Diana Gamage
ඩයනා ගමගේ
டயனா கமகே
Member of Parliament
for National List Voided
In office
20 August 2020 – 08 May 2024
Personal details
Born
Diana Samanmali Gamage

18 Dec 1965
CitizenshipBritish
NationalitySri Lankan
Political partySamagi Jana Balawegaya till 2021
Other political
affiliations		Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna From 2021
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionFormer Member of Parliament, Businesswoman

Diana Gamage (born 18 December 1965) is a Sri Lankan politician and businesswoman. She was a former State Minister of Tourism and Member of Parliament.

Gamage was appointed to the Parliament of Sri Lanka from the National List of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya following the 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election.[1] She was one of only 12 Women Parliamentarians to represent that legislature.[2] In 2021 she switched her political affiliation to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, then the ruling party of Sri Lanka.[3]

Her right to serve in Parliament was challenged by a Writ petition filed by the social media activist Oshala Herath who had unsuccessfully contested the 2020 parliamentary election from the United National Party, on the basis that Gamage held British citizenship. Herath had claimed that Gamage had gained British citizenship in 1998 and not gained dual Sri Lankan citizenship, while Gamage claimed that she had renounced her British citizenship in 2014. The Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka set aside Herath's petition in 2023. On 8 May 2024, following an appeal to the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka, the court set aside the judgement of the Court of Appeal and disqualified Gamage from holding a seat in Parliament[4] on the basis that she did not hold valid citizenship of the country, since she failed to submit a certificate of citizenship and found that she had returned to Sri Lanka on a British passport. The Samagi Jana Balawegaya party named Mujibur Rahman as her replacement.[5][6][7][8]

References

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  1. ^ "Diana joins parliament from SJB National List!". Sri Lanka Mirror. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 5 September 2020.
  2. ^ "Parliament of Sri Lanka - Lady Members". www.parliament.lk. Retrieved 2024-07-20.
  3. ^ "Controversial MP Diana Gamage Charged For Committing Multiple Offences And Poised To Lose Her Seat". Colombo Telegraph. 7 April 2021. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Parliament of Sri Lanka - Lady Members". Archived from the original on 2024-07-20. Retrieved 2024-07-21.
  5. ^ "Diana Gamage loses Parliamentary seat after SC ruling". Newswire. 8 May 2024. Retrieved 8 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Diana disqualified to be MP". Daily News. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  7. ^ "she never bothered to renew SL visa after its lapse in 2015". The Morning. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
  8. ^ "No citizenship certificate issued to Diana Gamage - Counsel tells court". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 9 May 2024.
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