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Hon. Bimal Rathnayake | |
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| බිමල් රත්නායක பிமல் ரத்நாயக்க | |
| Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development | |
| Assumed office 18 November 2024 | |
| President | Anura Kumara Dissanayake |
| Prime Minister | Harini Amarasuriya |
| Preceded by | Vijitha Herath |
| Leader of the House | |
| Assumed office 21 November 2024 | |
| President | Anura Kumara Dissanayake |
| Prime Minister | Harini Amarasuriya |
| Preceded by | Susil Premajayantha |
| Member of Parliament forNational List | |
| Assumed office 21 November 2024 | |
| In office 3 September 2015 – 3 March 2020 | |
| Member of Parliament forKurunegala District | |
| In office 2001–2010 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1973-03-28)28 March 1973 (age 52) |
| Political party | Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna |
| Other political affiliations | National People's Power |
| Spouse | Samanmalee Gunasinghe |
Bimal Rathnayake is a Telugu originSri Lankan politician who serves as theMinister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development andLeader of the House since November 2024. A longstanding member of theJanatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP), Rathnayake is member of the JVPPolitburo, a national executive member ofNational People's Power (NPP) and a member of theParliament of Sri Lanka for theNational List.[1][2][3]
He studied at Tangalle Primary College,Ananda College, Colombo and was selected to study civil engineering at theUniversity of Moratuwa in 1993, however did not complete his degree.[4] His academic qualifications have been listed as BSc. Engineering Undergraduate in parliament.[5]
Rathnayake was first elected to parliament from Kurunagala in 2001 and served till 2010, when he lost his seat and had served as the Deputy Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation from 2004 to 2005 under President Kumaratunga’s government. He was appointed to parliament in 2015 afterSarath Chandrasiri Mayadunne two days into his term and served till 2000, when he again lost his seat. He was the JVP’s National Organiser He was the organiser of the Socialist Youth Union and a member of the Central Committee of the JVP.[6][7]
His wife,Samanmalee Gunasinghe, is a Central Committee member of the JVP and was elected in the2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election from Colombo from the NPP, while Rathnayake was elected as the first NPPnational list candidate.
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| 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 | |||
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