Raja Collure

Darrel Chandra Raja Collure (3 June 1938 – 7 December 2021) was a Sri Lankan politician who served as Governor of the Uva Province^[1][2] and Governor of the North Western Province until his death in 2021.^[3]

Hon. Raja Collure
12th Governor of North Western Province
In office 31 August 2020 – 7 December 2021
President	Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Preceded by	A. J. M. Muzammil
Succeeded by	Wasantha Karannagoda
13th Governor of Uva Province
In office 21 November 2019 – 31 August 2020
President	Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Preceded by	Maithri Gunaratne
Succeeded by	A. J. M. Muzammil
Member of Parliament for National List
In office 2000–2004
Personal details
Born	(1938-06-03)3 June 1938
Died	7 December 2021(2021-12-07) (aged 83)
Nationality	Sri Lankan
Political party	Communist Party of Sri Lanka
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Attorney at Law

Biography

He was a member of the Communist Party of Sri Lanka and a former member of the Sri Lanka Parliament.^[4]

Collure died from COVID-19 on 7 December 2021, at the age of 83.^[3]