Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka

Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka

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Incumbent
Chamal Rajapaksa
since April 22, 2010
Inaugural holder Sir Francis Molamure
Formation October 14, 1947
Succession Second
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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 Chamal Rajapaksa.

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Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka

Speakers of the State Council (1931 - 1947)

Hon. A. F. Molamure 7 July 1931 - 10 December 1934
Hon. F. A. Obeyesekere 11 December 1934 - 7 December 1935
Hon. Sir Waitialingm Duraiswamy 17 March 1936 - 4 July 1947

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 - 5 December 1959
Hon. T. B. Subasinghe 30 March 1960 - 23 April 1960
Hon. R. S. Pelpola 5 August 1960 - 24 January 1964
Hon. Hugh Fernando 24 January 1964 - 17 December 1964
Hon. Sir Albert F. Peries 5 April 1965 - 21 September 1967
Hon. Srikuradas Charles Shirley Corea 27 September 1967 - 25 March 1970
Hon. Stanley Tillekeratne 7 June 1970 - 22 May 1972

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

Hon. Stanley Tillekeratne 22 May 1972 - 18 May 1977
Hon. Dr. Anandatissa de Alwis 4 August 1977 - 7 September 1978

Speakers of the Parliament (1978 - present)

Hon. Dr. Anandatissa de Alwis 7 September 1978 - 13 September 1978
Hon. M. A. Bakeer Markar 21 September 1978 - 30 August 1983
Hon. E. L. Senanayake 6 September 1983 - 20 December 1988
Hon. M. H. Mohamed 9 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. M. Joseph Michael Perera 19 December 2001 - 7 February 2004
Hon. W. J. M. Lokubandara 22 April 2004 - 8 April 2010
Hon. Chamal Rajapaksa 22 April 2010 - to date

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