Leader of the House (Sri Lanka) explained

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.

Post:Leader of the House
Body:Sri Lanka
Insignia:Emblem of Sri Lanka.svg
Insigniasize:100px
Incumbent:Susil Premajayantha
Incumbentsince:27 July 2022
Inaugural:Don Baron Jayatilaka
Formation:10 July 1931

List of Leaders of the House

Parties
NamePortraitTenurePolitical partyState CouncilReferences
State Council of Ceylon (1931–1947)
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"10 July 1931 – 30 November 1942Ceylon National Congress1st[1]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"2 December 1942 – 4 July 1947United National Party2nd
Parliament of Ceylon (1947–1972)
NamePortraitTenurePolitical partyParliamentReferences
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"26 September 1947 – 12 July 1951United National Party1st
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"12 July 1951 – 12 October 1953United National Party1st
2nd
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"29 October 1953 – 18 February 1956 United National Party2nd
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"19 April 1956 – 5 December 19593rd
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"30 March 1960 – 23 April 1960United National Party4th
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"5 August 1960 – 17 December 19645th
!align="centre" style="background:; color:white;"5 April 1965 – 25 March 1970United National Party
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"7 June 1970 – 22 May 19727th
National State Assembly (1972–1978)
NamePortraitTenurePolitical partyAssemblyReferences
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"22 May 1972 – 18 May 19771st
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"26 July 1977 – 7 September 1978United National Party2nd
Parliament of Sri Lanka (1978-present)
NamePortraitTenurePolitical partyParliament References
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"7 September 1978 – 20 December 1988United National Party8th
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"6 March 1989 – 7 May 1993United National Party9th
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"7 May 1993 – 24 June 1994United National Party9th
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"25 August 1994 – 10 October 200010th
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"18 October 2000 – 10 October 200111th
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"3 January 2002 – 7 February 2004United National Party
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"3 May 2004 – 9 August 2005
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"9 August 2005 – 20 January 201513th
14th
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"20 January 2015 – 2 January 2020United National Party14th
15th
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"3 January 2020 – 27 July 2022Mahajana Eksath Peramuna15th
16th
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"27 July 2022 – presentSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna16th

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Leaders of the House. 11 April 2016.