Leader of the House (Sri Lanka)
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
Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
Leaders of the House of The State Council of Ceylon (1931–1947) | ||||||
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| Name | Portrait | Tenure | Political party | State Council | References | |
| 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] | ||
Leaders of the House of The 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] | ||
Leaders of the House of The 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] | ||
Leaders of the House of The Parliament of Sri Lanka (1978-Present) | ||||||
| Name | Portrait | Tenure | Political party | Parliament | References | |
| Ranasinghe Premadasa | 7 September 1978 - 20 December 1988 | United National Party | 1st | [1] | ||
| Ranil Wickremasinghe | 6 March 1989 - 7 May 1993 | United National Party | 2nd | [1] | ||
| Wijayapala Mendis | 7 May 1993 - 24 June 1994 | United National Party | 2nd | [1] | ||
| Ratnasiri Wickremanayake | 25 August 1994 - 10 October 2000 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 3rd | [1] | ||
| Richard Pathirana | 18 October 2000 - 10 October 2001 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 4th | [1] | ||
| W. J. M. Lokubandara | 3 January 2002 - 7 February 2004 | United National Party | 5th | [1] | ||
| Maithripala Sirisena | 3 May 2004 - 9 August 2005 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 6th | [1] | ||
| Nimal Siripala de Silva | 9 August 2005 - 20 January 2015 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 6th 7th |
[1] | ||
| Lakshman Kiriella | 20 January 2015 - 02 January 2020 | United National Party | 7th 8th |
[1] | ||
| Dinesh Gunawardena | 03 January 2020 - Present | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | 7th 8th |
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References
- "Leaders of the House". Retrieved 11 April 2016.
External links
- Parliament of Sri Lanka - Handbook of Parliament, Leaders of the House
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