Chief Government Whip (Sri Lanka)

The Chief Government Whip is a position in the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

Chief Government Whip of Sri Lanka
Incumbent
Gayantha Karunathilaka

since 1 September 2015
Inaugural holderR. S. S. Gunawardena
Formation29 November 1947

List of Chief Government Whips

Parties

  Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United National Party   Sri Lanka Labour Party   Mahajana Eksath Peramuna

Chief Government Whips of The Parliament of Ceylon (1947-1972)

Name Portrait Tenure Political party Parliament References
R. S. S. Gunawardena 1947 - 1948 United National Party 1st [1]
A. E. Goonesinghe 1948 - 1952 Ceylon Labour Party 1st [1]
C. W. W. Kannangara 1952 - 1956 United National Party 2nd [1]
W. J. C. Moonesinghe 1956 - 1959 Sri Lanka Freedom Party 3rd [1]
J. D. Weerasekera 1960 - 1963 Sri Lanka Freedom Party 5th [1]
S. K. K. Suriarachchi 1963 - 1964 Sri Lanka Freedom Party 5th [1]
M. P. de Z Siriwardena July 1964 Sri Lanka Freedom Party 5th [1]
J. R. Jayewardene 1965 - 1970 United National Party 6th [1]
K. B. Ratnayake 1970 - 1972 Sri Lanka Freedom Party 7th [1]

Chief Government Whips of The National State Assembly (1972-1978)

Name Portrait Tenure Political party Assembly References
K. B. Ratnayake 1972 - 1977 Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1st [1]
Vincent Perera 1977 - 1978 United National Party 2nd [1]

Chief Government Whips of The Parliament of Sri Lanka (1978-Present)

Name Portrait Tenure Political party Parliament References
Vincent Perera 7 September 1978 - 7 April 1993 United National Party 1st
2nd
[1]
Wimal Wickramasinghe 7 April 1993 - 24 June 1994 United National Party 2nd [1]
Richard Pathirana 25 August 1994 - 10 October 2000 Sri Lanka Freedom Party 3rd [1]
Reggie Ranatunga 1 November 2000 - 10 October 2001 Sri Lanka Freedom Party 4th [1]
Mahinda Samarasinghe 3 January 2002 - 7 February 2004 United National Party 5th [1]
Jeyaraj Fernandopulle 3 May 2004 - 6 April 2008 Sri Lanka Freedom Party 6th [1]
Dinesh Gunawardena 17 June 2008 - 20 January 2015 Mahajana Eksath Peramuna 6th
7th
[1]
Gayantha Karunathilaka 20 January 2015 – Present United National Party 7th
8th
[1]

See also

Parliament of Sri Lanka
Cabinet of Sri Lanka

References

  1. "Chief Government Whips". Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  • Parliament of Sri Lanka - Handbook of Parliament,
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