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Hon.Bimal RathnayakeMP
බිමල් රත්නායක
பிமல் ரத்நாயக்க
Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation
Incumbent
Assumed office
18 November 2024
PresidentAnura Kumara Dissanayake
Prime MinisterHarini Amarasuriya
Preceded byVijitha Herath
Leader of the House
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 November 2024
PresidentAnura Kumara Dissanayake
Prime MinisterHarini Amarasuriya
Preceded bySusil Premajayantha
Member of Parliament
for National List
Incumbent
Assumed office
21 November 2024
In office
3 September 2015 – 3 March 2020
Member of Parliament
for Kurunegala District
In office
2001–2010
Personal details
Born (1973-03-28) 28 March 1973 (age 51)
Political partyJanatha Vimukthi Peramuna
Other political
affiliations
National People's Power
SpouseSamanmalee Gunasinghe
Alma materUniversity of Moratuwa

Bimal Rathnayake is a Sri Lankan politician who serves as the Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation and Leader of the House since November 2024. A longstanding member of the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), Rathnayake is member of the JVP Politburo, a national executive member of National People's Power (NPP) and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka for the National List.

His wife, Samanmalee Gunasinghe, is a Central Committee member of the JVP and was elected in the 2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election from Colombo from the NPP, while Rathnayake was elected as the first NPP national list candidate. He was first elected to parliament from Kurunagala in 2001 and was appointed to parliament in 2015 from the JVP national list.

Electoral history

Election Constituency Party Alliance Votes Result
2001 parliamentary Kurunegala District JVP 4,240 Elected
2004 parliamentary Kurunegala District JVP UPFA 116,736 Elected
2010 parliamentary Kurunegala District JVP DNA Not elected

References

  1. "Hon. Bimal Rathnayake, M.P." Directory of Past members. Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 September 2022.
  2. Bimal had discussions with Korean Labour Party. lankatruth.com 2011. Retrieved 7 July 2011.
  3. "Academics, Tamils and an extremist Sinhala nationalist". Tamil Guardian. 20 November 2024. Retrieved 20 November 2024.
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