Rosy Senanayake
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Bernadine Rose Senanayake née Ramanayake (known as Rosy Senanayake), MP
is a Sri Lanka
n politician, activist, and a former beauty queen. A current member of the Sri Lankan parliament, she was the leader of the opposition
in Western Provincial Council
and is the United National Party
Chief Organiser for the Colombo West
electorate. Rosy Senanayake has served as the Sri Lankan High Commissioner
for Malaysia and was a Goodwill Ambassador
for the United Nations Population Fund
. She has been an activist on several issues and an active figure in the opposition gaining much lime light.
and competed as Miss Sri Lanka in Miss World 1980
.
She has worked with the private sector to provide reproductive health services to employees of private companies in Sri Lanka, and recently starred in a film about reproductive health. Through her popular daytime television program she has become an icon for women's causes.
Goodwill Ambassador
. Rosy Senanayake was appointed as Sri Lankan High Commissioner
to Malaysia in 2002, which she held until 2004.
. She was elected to the Western Provincial Council, where she served as its leader of the opposition until she was elected to the Parliament in General Election 2010. Rosy Senanayake is the most beautiful female Politician in Sri Lanka. Her professional life has been devoted to promoting Sri Lanka, and particularly Sri Lankan trade, to the world.
and Maya Senanayake the daughter of the founder of Nalanda college P. de S. Kularatne
(MP
). The marriage has produced three children Kanishka, Thisakya and Radhya.
Parliament of Sri Lanka
The Parliament of Sri Lanka is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for six-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws...
is a Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is a country off the southern coast of the Indian subcontinent. Known until 1972 as Ceylon , Sri Lanka is an island surrounded by the Indian Ocean, the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait, and lies in the vicinity of India and the...
n politician, activist, and a former beauty queen. A current member of the Sri Lankan parliament, she was the leader of the opposition
Leader of the Opposition
The Leader of the Opposition is a title traditionally held by the leader of the largest party not in government in a Westminster System of parliamentary government...
in Western Provincial Council
Western Province, Sri Lanka
The Western Province is the most densely populated province of Sri Lanka. It is home to the legislative capital Sri Jayawardenapura as well to Colombo, the nation's administrative and business center.-Districts:Basnahira is divided into 3 districts:...
and is the United National Party
United National Party
The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe...
Chief Organiser for the Colombo West
Colombo
Colombo is the largest city of Sri Lanka. It is located on the west coast of the island and adjacent to Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte, the capital of Sri Lanka. Colombo is often referred to as the capital of the country, since Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte is a satellite city of Colombo...
electorate. Rosy Senanayake has served as the Sri Lankan High Commissioner
High Commissioner
High Commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment.The English term is also used to render various equivalent titles in other languages.-Bilateral diplomacy:...
for Malaysia and was a Goodwill Ambassador
Goodwill Ambassador
Goodwill Ambassador is a collective term sometimes used as a substitute honorific title or a title of honor for an Ambassador of Goodwill; but, most appropriately for a generic recognition, it is a job position or description that is usually indicated following the name of the individual recognized...
for the United Nations Population Fund
United Nations Population Fund
The United Nations Population Fund is a UN organization. The work of the UNFPA involves promotion of the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. This is done through major national and demographic surveys and with population censuses...
. She has been an activist on several issues and an active figure in the opposition gaining much lime light.
Beauty queen
Rosy Senanayake was the winner in the first Mrs World competition in 1985. She is also a former Miss Asia Pacific International 1981Miss Asia Pacific International
The Miss Asia Pacific International is the first and oldest beauty pageant in Asia. It began as a regional pageant in 1968, known as the Miss Asia Quest...
and competed as Miss Sri Lanka in Miss World 1980
Miss World 1980
Miss World 1980, the 30th Miss World pageant, was held on November 13, 1980 in the Royal Albert Hall, London, UK. The winner was Gabriella Brum from Germany...
.
Community work
Her professional life has been devoted to promoting Sri Lanka, and particularly Sri Lankan trade, to the world. She promotes the rights of women and adolescents in her country, and as a United Nations Population Fund Goodwill Ambassador she has, through the National Youth Services Council, promoted reproductive health services for young people and for migrant women workers in Sri Lanka's Free Trade Zone.She has worked with the private sector to provide reproductive health services to employees of private companies in Sri Lanka, and recently starred in a film about reproductive health. Through her popular daytime television program she has become an icon for women's causes.
Diplomatic work
In 1998 she was appointed as a United Nations Population FundUnited Nations Population Fund
The United Nations Population Fund is a UN organization. The work of the UNFPA involves promotion of the right of every woman, man and child to enjoy a life of health and equal opportunity. This is done through major national and demographic surveys and with population censuses...
Goodwill Ambassador
Goodwill Ambassador
Goodwill Ambassador is a collective term sometimes used as a substitute honorific title or a title of honor for an Ambassador of Goodwill; but, most appropriately for a generic recognition, it is a job position or description that is usually indicated following the name of the individual recognized...
. Rosy Senanayake was appointed as Sri Lankan High Commissioner
High Commissioner
High Commissioner is the title of various high-ranking, special executive positions held by a commission of appointment.The English term is also used to render various equivalent titles in other languages.-Bilateral diplomacy:...
to Malaysia in 2002, which she held until 2004.
Politics
An major opposition activist, she is the Chief Organiser for the Colombo West of the United National PartyUnited National Party
The United National Party, often referred to as the UNP ), , is a political party in Sri Lanka. It currently is the main opposition party in Sri Lanka and is headed by Ranil Wickremesinghe...
. She was elected to the Western Provincial Council, where she served as its leader of the opposition until she was elected to the Parliament in General Election 2010. Rosy Senanayake is the most beautiful female Politician in Sri Lanka. Her professional life has been devoted to promoting Sri Lanka, and particularly Sri Lankan trade, to the world.
Family
Daughter of a civil servant, she was educated at Ferguson High School, Ratnapura. She married Athula Senanayake, an entrepreneur who is the son of Stanley Senanayake, a former Inspector General of PoliceInspector General of Police (Sri Lanka)
The Inspector General of Police is the professional head of the Sri Lanka Police. He is the most senior police officer in Sri Lanka and oversees all police personnel throughout the country. The IGP reports to the minister of defense, when the Police Service is under the Ministry of Defence as it...
and Maya Senanayake the daughter of the founder of Nalanda college P. de S. Kularatne
P. de S. Kularatne
Patrick de Silva Kularatne was a educationist and politician of Sri Lanka. He established Nalanda College, Ananda Balika, Moratuwa Vidyalaya and Pannipitiya Vidyalaya...
(MP
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
). The marriage has produced three children Kanishka, Thisakya and Radhya.
External links
- Biographies of UN Advocates and Goodwill Ambassadors
- Rosy Senanayake felicitated
- PM on two-day visit to Malaysia
- MERCY Malaysia continues to provide medical and humanitarian aid for Sri Lanka flood victims
- Channa and Upuli Performing in Malaysia
- Rosy speaks out - Interviewed by: Sunalie Ratnayake in Los AngelesLos ÁngelesLos Ángeles is the capital of the province of Biobío, in the commune of the same name, in Region VIII , in the center-south of Chile. It is located between the Laja and Biobío rivers. The population is 123,445 inhabitants...
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