Rohini Kumari Wijerathna
Rohini Kavirathna | |
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| රෝහිණි කවිරත්න ரோகிணி கவிரத்னா | |
Kavirathna in 2025 | |
| Member of Parliament for Matale District | |
| Assumed office 1 September, 2015 | |
| Majority | 41,766 Preferential Votes |
| Chairperson of Samagi Vanitha Balawegaya | |
| Assumed office 22 August 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Thalatha Atukorale |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 12, 1971 |
| Party | Samagi Jana Balawegaya (2020–present) |
| Other political affiliations | United National Party (2014–2020) |
| Spouse | Sanjeeva Kaviratne (m.1994, died 2014) |
| Children | Lakna Kavirathna, Kanishka Kavirathna |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Academic |
Rohini Kumari Wijeratne-Kavirathna (born December 12, 1971) is a Sri Lankan politician and academic, serving as a Member of Parliament for Matale District. She was first elected in the 2015 election as a member of the United National Party (UNP) and was re-elected in 2020 and 2024 as a representative of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB).
She is the daughter of the late J.P. Wijeratne Banda, a former Deputy Minister of Agriculture, and the widow of the late Sanjeeva Kaviratne, a former Member of Parliament and member of the Central Provincial Council. She pursued teacher training and worked as an educator before entering politics. She advocates for women's empowerment, LGBT rights, education reform, and human rights, and is recognized as one of the most active female MPs in the country.