Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka

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In Sri Lanka the Speaker of the Parliament is the individual who chairs the country's legislative body, the Parliament of Sri Lanka. The Speaker fulfills a number of important functions in relation to the operation the House, which is based upon the British Westminster Parliamentary system.

The current Speaker of the Parliament is Hon W. J. M. Lokubandara.

Contents 1 Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka 1.1 Speakers of the State Council (1931 - 1947) 1.2 Speakers of the Parliament (House of Representatives) (1947 - 1972) 1.3 Speakers of the Parliament (National State Assembly) (1972 - 1978) 1.4 Speakers of the Parliament (1978 - present) 2 References 3 See also

[edit] Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka

[edit] Speakers of the State Council (1931 - 1947)

Hon. A. F. Molamure	07 July 1931 - 10 December 1934
Hon. F. A. Obeyesekere	11 December 1934 - 07 December 1935
Hon. Sir Waitialingm Duraiswamy	17 March 1936 - 04 July 1947

[edit] Speakers of the Parliament (House of Representatives) (1947 - 1972)

Hon. Sir Francis Molamure	14 October 1947 - 25 January 1951
Hon. Sir Albert F. Peries	13 February 1951 - 18 February 1956
Hon. H. S. Ismail	19 April 1956 - 05 December 1959
Hon. T. B. Subasinghe	30 March 1960 - 23 April 1960
Hon. R. S. Pelpola	05 August 1960 - 24 January 1964
Hon. Hugh Fernando	24 January 1964 - 17 December 1964
Hon. Sir Albert F. Peries	05 April 1965 - 21 September 1967
Hon. Shirley Corea	27 September 1967 - 25 March 1970
Hon. Stanley Tillekeratne	07 June 1970 - 22 May 1972

[edit] Speakers of the Parliament (National State Assembly) (1972 - 1978)

Hon. Stanley Tillekeratne	22 May 1972 - 18 May 1977
Hon. Dr. Anandatissa de Alwis	04 August 1977 - 07 September 1978

[edit] Speakers of the Parliament (1978 - present)

Hon. Dr. Anandatissa de Alwis	07 September 1978 - 13 September 1978
Hon. M. A. Bakeer Markar	21 September 1978 - 30 August 1983
Hon. E. L. Senanayake	06 September 1983 - 20 December 1988
Hon. M. H. Mohamed	09 March 1989 - 24 June 1994
Hon. K. B. Ratnayake	25 August 1994 - 10 October 2000
Hon. Anura Bandaranaike	18 October 2000 - 10 October 2001
Hon. Joseph Michael Perera	19 December 2001- 07 February 2004
Hon. W. J. M. Lokubandara	22 April 2004 - to date

[edit] References

• Parliament of Sri Lanka - Handbook of Parliament, Leaders of the Opposition

[edit] See also

• President of Sri Lanka
• Prime Minister of Sri Lanka