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| Name | Rohitha Bogollagama |
|---|---|
| Caption | Rohitha Bogollagama at the Shangri-La Dialogue in 2007 |
| Office | Cabinet Minister of Foreign Affairs Sri Lanka |
| Term start | 28 January 2007 |
| Term end | 08 April 2010 |
| President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Predecessor | Mangala Samaraweera |
| Successor | G. L. Peiris |
| Office2 | Cabinet Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion |
| Term start2 | 23 November 2005 |
| Term end2 | 28 January 2007 |
| President2 | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Successor2 | Sarath Amunugama |
| Office3 | Cabinet Minister of Advanced Technology and National Enterprise |
| Term start3 | 18 November 2004 |
| Term end3 | 23 November 2005 |
| President3 | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Office4 | Minister of Industries of Sri Lanka |
| Term start4 | 12 December 2001 |
| Term end4 | 12 February 2004 |
| President4 | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Successor4 | Anura Bandaranaike |
| Birth date | August 06, 1954 |
| Birth place | Nikaweratiya, North Western Province, Sri Lanka |
| Nationality | Sri Lankan |
| Spouse | Deepthi Bogollagama(nee Samarakone) |
| Children | Dhakshitha, Dilshani |
| Alma mater | Ananda College, ColomboSri Lanka Law College |
| Profession | Lawyer |
| Religion | Buddhist |
| Residence | 40 / 13, Longdon Place, Colombo 07, Sri Lanka |
Chandrasekera Rohitha Bandara Bogollagama (born 6 August 1954) (known as Rohitha Bogollagama) () is a former Sri Lankan politician and was the Minister of Foreign Affairs from 28 January 2007 until he was defeated in the General Elections held on 08th of April 2010, losing his seat in parliament. He had a long career in law running from 1976 to 1999, before being elected to the Sri Lankan parliament in 2000.
While in opposition in 2004, he was appointed by a unanimous decision to serve as the Chairman of the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE), an oversight committee of parliament responsible for accountability of public enterprises.
Bogollagama switched political allegiance on 18 November 2004, siding with the United People's Freedom Alliance; the President swore him in as the Minister of Advanced Technology and National Enterprise Development on the same day.
He became the Minister of Enterprise and Development on 23 November 2005. As Minister, he argued in favour of returning Sri Lanka to GMT +05:30 time, which was the official time before 1996. He represented the government of Sri Lanka at two rounds of peace talks with the LTTE at Geneva in 2006.
He was defeated in the General Elections held on 8 April 2010, losing his seat in parliament and was not reappointed the cabinet.
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