Leader of the House (Sri Lanka)
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The Leader of the House is a position in the Parliament of Sri Lanka and is generally a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka who is responsible for arranging government business in the Parliament.
Leader of the House of Sri Lanka | |
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Inaugural holder | Don Baron Jayatilaka |
Formation | 10 July 1931 |
List of Leaders of the House
- Parties
Ceylon National Congress United National Party Sri Lanka Freedom Party Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Name | Portrait | Tenure | Political party | State Council | References | |
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State Council of Ceylon (1931–1947) | ||||||
Don Baron Jayatilaka | 10 July 1931 – 30 November 1942 | Ceylon National Congress | 1st | [1] | ||
D. S. Senanayake | 2 December 1942 – 4 July 1947 | United National Party | 2nd | [1] | ||
Parliament of Ceylon (1947–1972) | ||||||
Name | Portrait | Tenure | Political party | Parliament | References | |
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike | 26 September 1947 – 12 July 1951 | United National Party | 1st | [1] | ||
John Kotelawala | 12 July 1951 – 12 October 1953 | United National Party | 1st 2nd |
[1] | ||
J. R. Jayewardene | 29 October 1953 – 18 February 1956 | United National Party | 2nd | [1] | ||
C. P. de Silva | 19 April 1956 – 5 December 1959 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 3rd | [1] | ||
J. R. Jayewardene | 30 March 1960 – 23 April 1960 | United National Party | 4th | [1] | ||
C. P. de Silva | 5 August 1960 – 17 December 1964 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 5th | [1] | ||
C. P. de Silva | 5 April 1965 – 25 March 1970 | United National Party | 6th | [1] | ||
Maithripala Senanayake | 7 June 1970 – 22 May 1972 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 7th | [1] | ||
National State Assembly (1972–1978) | ||||||
Name | Portrait | Tenure | Political party | Assembly | References | |
Maithripala Senanayake | 22 May 1972 – 18 May 1977 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 1st | [1] | ||
Ranasinghe Premadasa | 26 July 1977 – 7 September 1978 | United National Party | 2nd | [1] | ||
Parliament of Sri Lanka (1978-present) | ||||||
Name | Portrait | Tenure | Political party | Parliament | References | |
Ranasinghe Premadasa | 7 September 1978 – 20 December 1988 | United National Party | 8th | [1] | ||
Ranil Wickremasinghe | 6 March 1989 – 7 May 1993 | United National Party | 9th | [1] | ||
Wijayapala Mendis | 7 May 1993 – 24 June 1994 | United National Party | 9th | [1] | ||
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake | 25 August 1994 – 10 October 2000 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 10th | [1] | ||
Richard Pathirana | 18 October 2000 – 10 October 2001 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 11th | [1] | ||
W. J. M. Lokubandara | 3 January 2002 – 7 February 2004 | United National Party | 12th | [1] | ||
Maithripala Sirisena | 3 May 2004 – 9 August 2005 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 13th | [1] | ||
Nimal Siripala de Silva | 9 August 2005 – 20 January 2015 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 13th 14th |
[1] | ||
Lakshman Kiriella | 20 January 2015 – 2 January 2020 | United National Party | 14th 15th |
[1] | ||
Dinesh Gunawardena | 3 January 2020 – 27 July 2022 | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | 15th 16th |
[1] | ||
Susil Premajayantha | 27 July 2022 – present | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 16th | [1] |
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w "Leaders of the House". Retrieved 11 April 2016.
External links
- Parliament of Sri Lanka - Handbook of Parliament, Leaders of the House