Wimal Weerawansha | |
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| Leader of the National Freedom Front | |
| Assumed office 14 May 2008 | |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Minister of Industries[a] | |
| In office 22 November 2019 – 3 March 2022 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | Daya Gamage |
| Succeeded by | Dilum Amunugama |
| Minister of Small & Medium Business and Enterprise Development | |
| In office 22 November 2019 – 12 August 2020 | |
| President | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | Ravi Karunanayake |
| de facto Minister of Housing and Social Welfare | |
| In office 9 November 2018 – 15 December 2018 | |
| President | Maithripala Sirisena |
| Prime Minister | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Preceded by | Sajith Premadasa |
| Succeeded by | Sajith Premadasa |
| Minister of Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities | |
| In office 23 April 2010 – 12 January 2015 | |
| President | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Prime Minister | D. M. Jayaratne |
| Preceded by | Ferial Ashraff |
| Succeeded by | Sajith Premadasa |
| Member of Parliament for Colombo District | |
| Assumed office 2000 | |
| Member of the Western Provincial Council | |
| In office 1999–2000 | |
| Member of Colombo Municipal Council | |
| In office 1997–1999 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Weerasangilige Wimal Weerawansha 7 March 1970 |
| Citizenship | Sri Lankan |
| Political party | National Freedom Front (since 2008) Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna (1987–2008) |
| Other political affiliations | Freedom People's Alliance (since 2023) Supreme Lanka Coalition (since 2022) Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (2019–2022) United People's Freedom Alliance (2004–2019) |
| Spouse | Shashi Weerawansha |
| Children | 2 |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | wimalweerawansa |
Weerasangilige Wimal Weerawansa (Sinhala: විමල් වීරවංශ, Tamil: விமல் வீரவன்ச) (born 7 March 1970) is a Sri Lankan politician, Member of Parliament and current leader of the National Freedom Front (NFF). Weerawansa has served many cabinet positions, including Minister of Industries from 2020 to 2022, Minister of Small and Medium Business and Enterprise Development, Industries and Supply Chain Management from 2019 to 2020, Minister of Housing and Social Welfare in 2018 and the Minister of Construction and Housing from 2010 to 2015.
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