Wimal Weerawansa

Hon. Wimal Weerawansha MP
Leader of the National Freedom Front
Incumbent
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
Incumbent
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 (1970-03-07) 7 March 1970 (age 54)
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.lk

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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