Wimal Weerawansa
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Honourable Wimal Weerawansa MP MPC MMC |
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| විමල් වීරවංශ | |
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| Minister of Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities | |
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In office 23 April 2010 – 12 January 2015 |
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| Preceded by | Ferial Ashraff |
| Succeeded by | Sajith Premadasa |
| Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Colombo District |
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Assumed office 2000 |
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| Member of the Western Provincial Council | |
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In office 1999–2000 |
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| Member of Colombo Municipal Council | |
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In office 1997–1999 |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 March 1965 |
| Citizenship | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | National Freedom Front |
| Other political affiliations |
United People's Freedom Alliance |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Ethnicity | Sinhalese |
| Website | wimalweerawansa |
Weerasangilige Wimal Weerawansa (born 7 March 1965) is a Sri Lankan politician, Member of Parliament and leader of the National Freedom Front (NFF), a member of the United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA). He was Minister of Construction and Housing from 2010 to 2015.
Weerawansa was born 7 March 1965. He is the son of Weerasangilige Podineris, a dancing teacher and professional musician, and Wadachcharige Salie. Weerawansa has one brother (Sarath Weerawansa) and three sisters (Weerasangilige Sumanawathie, Chandani Weerawansa and Nilani Weerawansa). Weerawansa was educated at Tissa Central College in Kalutara where he played for the school cricket team. Weerawansa passed eight GCE O levels and started studying GCE A level but was expelled for not attending classes.
Weerawansa is married to Ranasinghe Mudiyanselage Shirsha Udayanthi (Sashi). They have a son (Wibhuthi Wishwajith Weerawansa) and a daughter (Wimasha Wishwadari).
Weerawansa joined the Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (JVP) during its second insurrection and wrote articles in Lakdiva and Hiru, pro-JVP periodicals. He was known by various aliases including Wimalasiri Gamlath and Wanshanatha. He was president of the Peoples' Movement for Freedom (Nidahasa Udesa Janatha Viyaparaya), propaganda secretary and politburo member of the JVP. In his early political years Weerawansa was only influenced by socialism and disliked nationalism as much as capitalism. He even accused the ultra-nationalist National Movement Against Terrorism (NMAT) of organising a coup d'état. However, as time went by, Weerawansa's and the JVP's attention moved away from Marxism and towards Sinhalese nationalism.
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