Bimal Rathnayake

Bimal Rathnayake
MP
Member of Parliament
for National List
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 Marxist politician. 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 former member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.[1][2]

Rathnayake's wife Samanmalee Gunasinghe.

His wife, Samanmalee Gunasinghe, is a Central Committee member of the JVP and is contending the 2024 Sri Lankan parliamentary election from Colombo from the NPP, while Rathnayake has been listed as the first NPP national list candidate. He was first elected to parliament from Kurunagala in 2001 and was appointed to parliament in 2005 from the JVP national list. Gunasinghe has been a major advocate for the legalisation of prostitution in Sri Lanka.[3]

  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. ^ "Prostitution will be legalized under NPP Government". Hiru News. Retrieved 13 October 2024.