W. J. M. Lokubandara

Hon. W. J. M. Lokubandara
වි. ජ. මු. ලොකුබණ්ඩාර வி.ஜ.மு. லொக்குபண்டார
18th Speaker of the Parliament
In office 22 April 2004 – 8 April 2010
President	Chandrika Kumaratunga Mahinda Rajapaksa
Prime Minister	Mahinda Rajapaksa Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
Preceded by	Joseph Michael Perera
Succeeded by	Chamal Rajapaksa
Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province
In office 21 April 2010 – 21 February 2015
President	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Preceded by	Janaka Priyantha Bandara
Personal details
Born	Wijesinghe Jayaweera Mudiyanselage Lokubandara (1941-08-05)August 5, 1941 Haputale, Sri Lanka
Died	February 14, 2021(2021-02-14) (aged 79) Angoda, Sri Lanka
Political party	United National Party
Spouse	Malathi Lokubandara
Children	Rashmin Lokubandara Udith Lokubandara Damith Lokubandara
Residence	Nugegoda
Alma mater	Yahala-Bedda School Bandarawela Central College University of Peradeniya

Wijesinghe Jayaweera Mudiyanselage Lokubandara (5 August 1941 – 14 February 2021: Sinhala: විජෙසිංහ ජයවීර මුදියන්සේලාගේ ලොකුබණ්ඩාර), was a Sri Lankan politician who was Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from 2004 to 2010 and Governor of Sabaragamuwa Province from 2010 to 2015. He was a lawyer by profession, and wrote books, poems, and songs. He held several ministries in the government of Sri Lanka before his appointment as Speaker of the House.^[1]