Deputy Chairman of Committees

The Deputy Chairperson of Committees is a position in the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

Deputy Chairperson of Committees of Sri Lanka
since 21 November 2024
Inaugural holderJames Aubrey Martensz
Formation14 October 1947

List of office holders

Parties

  Independent   All Ceylon Tamil Congress   United National Party   Sri Lanka Freedom Party   Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi   Sri Lanka Muslim Congress   Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna   Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization   National People's Power

Deputy Chairperson of Committees of the Parliament of Ceylon (1947–1972)
Name Portrait Tenure Political party Parliament References
James Aubrey Martensz 14 October 1947 – 29 December 1948 Independent 1st
Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail 11 January 1949 – 14 February 1951 Independent
T. Ramalingam 15 February 1951 – 8 April 1952 All Ceylon Tamil Congress
M. W. R. de Silva 9 June 1952 – 18 February 1956 United National Party 2nd
R. S. Pelpola 19 April 1956 – 18 September 1958 Sri Lanka Freedom Party 3rd
L. S. Jinasena 18 September 1958 – 5 December 1959 United National Party
Hugh Fernando 30 March 1960 – 23 April 1960 United National Party 4th
A. M. Adikari 5 August 1960 – 17 October 1962 Sri Lanka Freedom Party 5th
D. A. Rajapaksa 6 November 1962 – 10 February 1964 Sri Lanka Freedom Party
I. A. Cader 12 February 1964 – 17 December 1964 Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Thomas Quentin Fernando 5 April 1965 – 22 April 1967 United National Party 6th
Razik Fareed 18 May 1967 – 28 September 1967 United National Party
M. Sivasithamparam 29 September 1967 – 8 March 1968 Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi
G. J. P. Perera 9 March 1968 – 25 March 1970 United National Party
Senapala Samarasekera 22 July 1970 – 22 May 1972 Sri Lanka Freedom Party 7th
Deputy Chairperson of Committees of the National State Assembly (1972–1978)
Name Portrait Tenure Political party Assembly References
Senapala Samarasekera 22 May 1972 – 10 July 1976 Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1st
C. Arulampalam 23 July 1976 – 18 May 1977 Sri Lanka Freedom Party
C. R. Beligammana 4 August 1977 – 6 September 1977 United National Party 2nd
Edmund Samarawickrema 7 September 1977 – 7 September 1978 United National Party
Deputy Chairperson of Committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (1978–present)
Name Portrait Tenure Political party Parliament References
Edmund Samarawickrema 7 September 1978 – 20 December 1988 United National Party 8th
Ariya B. Rekawa 9 March 1989 – 24 June 1994 United National Party 9th
Rauff Hakeem 25 August 1994 – 10 October 2000 Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 10th
Lalith Dissanayake 18 October 2000 – 10 October 2001 Sri Lanka Freedom Party 11th
Siri Andrahennady 19 December 2001 – 7 February 2004 United National Party 12th
M. Satchithanandan 18 May 2004 – 25 August 2006 United National Party 13th
Piyasiri Wijenayake 5 September 2006 – 4 October 2006 Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
Ramalingam Chandrasekar 5 October 2006 – 20 April 2010 Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna
Murugesu Chandrakumar 22 April 2010 – 26 June 2015 Eelam People's Democratic Party 14th
Selvam Adaikalanathan 20 January 2015 – 3 March 2020 Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization 15th
Angajan Ramanathan 20 August 2020 – 24 September 2024 Sri Lanka Freedom Party 16th
Hemali Weerasekara 21 November 2024 – present National People's Power 17th

See also

Parliament of Sri Lanka
Cabinet of Sri Lanka

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae "Deputy Chairman of Committees". Retrieved 11 April 2016.