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Deputy Chairman of Committees

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

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List of office holders

;Parties

{{legend2|{{party color|Independent}}|Independent|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|{{party color|All Ceylon Tamil Congress}}|All Ceylon Tamil Congress|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|{{party color|United National Party}}|United National Party|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}|Sri Lanka Freedom Party|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|{{party color|Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi}}|Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|{{party color|Sri Lanka Muslim Congress}}|Sri Lanka Muslim Congress|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|{{party color|Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna}}|Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|{{party color|Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization}}|Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{{legend2|{{party color|National People's Power}}|National People's Power|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

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! colspan=8|Deputy Chairperson of Committees of the Parliament of Ceylon (1947–1972)

colspan=2|Name

! Portrait

! Tenure

! Political party

! Parliament

! References

!align="center" style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" |

| James Aubrey Martensz

|

| 14 October 1947 – 29 December 1948

| Independent

| rowspan="3" | 1st

| {{cite web|url=http://www.parliament.lk/en/deputy-chairman-of-committees|title=Deputy Chairman of Committees|access-date=11 April 2016}}

!align="center" style="background:{{party color|Independent politician}};" |

| Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail

|

| 11 January 1949 – 14 February 1951

| Independent

|

!align="center" style="background:{{party color|All Ceylon Tamil Congress}};"|

| T. Ramalingam

|

| 15 February 1951 – 8 April 1952

| All Ceylon Tamil Congress

|

!align="center" style="background:{{party color|United National Party}};"|

| M. W. R. de Silva

|

| 9 June 1952 – 18 February 1956

| United National Party

| 2nd

|

!align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};"|

| R. S. Pelpola

|

| 19 April 1956 – 18 September 1958

| Sri Lanka Freedom Party

| rowspan="2" | 3rd

|

!align="center" style="background:{{party color|United National Party}};"|

| L. S. Jinasena

|

| 18 September 1958 – 5 December 1959

| United National Party

|

!align="center" style="background:{{party color|United National Party}};"|

| Hugh Fernando

|

| 30 March 1960 – 23 April 1960

| United National Party

| 4th

|

!align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};"|

| A. M. Adikari

|

| 5 August 1960 – 17 October 1962

| Sri Lanka Freedom Party

| rowspan="3" | 5th

|

!align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};"|

| D. A. Rajapaksa

|

| 6 November 1962 – 10 February 1964

| Sri Lanka Freedom Party

|

!align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};"|

| I. A. Cader

|

| 12 February 1964 – 17 December 1964

| Sri Lanka Freedom Party

|

!align="center" style="background:{{party color|United National Party}};"|

| Thomas Quentin Fernando

|

| 5 April 1965 – 22 April 1967

| United National Party

| rowspan="4" | 6th

|

!align="center" style="background:{{party color|United National Party}};"|

| Razik Fareed

|

| 18 May 1967 – 28 September 1967

| United National Party

|

!align="center" style="background:{{party color|Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi}};"|

| M. Sivasithamparam

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| 29 September 1967 – 8 March 1968

| Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi

|

!align="center" style="background:{{party color|United National Party}};"|

| G. J. P. Perera

|

| 9 March 1968 – 25 March 1970

| United National Party

|

!align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};"|

| Senapala Samarasekera

|

| 22 July 1970 – 22 May 1972

| Sri Lanka Freedom Party

| 7th

|

colspan=7|Deputy Chairperson of Committees of the National State Assembly (1972–1978)
colspan=2|Name

! Portrait

! Tenure

! Political party

! Assembly

! References

!align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};"|

| Senapala Samarasekera

|

| 22 May 1972 – 10 July 1976

| Sri Lanka Freedom Party

| rowspan="2" | 1st

|

!align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};"|

| C. Arulampalam

|

| 23 July 1976 – 18 May 1977

| Sri Lanka Freedom Party

|

!align="center" style="background:{{party color|United National Party}};"|

| C. R. Beligammana

|

| 4 August 1977 – 6 September 1977

| United National Party

| rowspan="2" | 2nd

|

!align="center" style="background:{{party color|United National Party}};"|

| Edmund Samarawickrema

|

| 7 September 1977 – 7 September 1978

| United National Party

|

colspan=7|Deputy Chairperson of Committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (1978–present)
colspan=2|Name

! Portrait

! Tenure

! Political party

! Parliament

! References

!align="center" style="background:{{party color|United National Party}};"|

| Edmund Samarawickrema

|

| 7 September 1978 – 20 December 1988

| United National Party

| 8th

|

!align="center" style="background:{{party color|United National Party}};"|

| Ariya B. Rekawa

|

| 9 March 1989 – 24 June 1994

| United National Party

| 9th

|

!align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Muslim Congress}};"|

| Rauff Hakeem

|

| 25 August 1994 – 10 October 2000

| Sri Lanka Muslim Congress

| 10th

|

!aqlign="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};"|

| Lalith Dissanayake

|

| 18 October 2000 – 10 October 2001

| Sri Lanka Freedom Party

| 11th

|

!align="center" style="background:{{party color|United National Party}};"|

| Siri Andrahennady

|

| 19 December 2001 – 7 February 2004

| United National Party

| 12th

|

!align="center" style="background:{{party color|United National Party}};"|

| M. Satchithanandan

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| 18 May 2004 – 25 August 2006

| United National Party

| rowspan="3" | 13th

|

!align="center" style="background:{{party color|Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna}};"|

| Piyasiri Wijenayake

|

| 5 September 2006 – 4 October 2006

| Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna

|

!align="center" style="background:{{party color|Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna}};"|

| Ramalingam Chandrasekar

|

| 5 October 2006 – 20 April 2010

| Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna

|

!align="center" style="background:{{party color|Eelam People's Democratic Party}};"|

| Murugesu Chandrakumar

|

| 22 April 2010 – 26 June 2015

| Eelam People's Democratic Party

| 14th

|

!align="center" style="background:{{party color|Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization}};"|

| Selvam Adaikalanathan

|

| 20 January 2015 – 3 March 2020

| Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization

| 15th

|

!align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};"|

| Angajan Ramanathan

|

| 20 August 2020 – 24 September 2024

| Sri Lanka Freedom Party

| 16th

|

!align="center" style="background:{{party color|National People's Power}};"|

| Hemali Weerasekara

|

| 21 November 2024 – present

| National People's Power

| 17th

|

See also

Parliament of Sri Lanka

Cabinet of Sri Lanka

External links

  • Parliament of Sri Lanka – Handbook of Parliament, [http://www.parliament.lk/en/deputy-chairman-of-committees Deputy Chairman of Committees]

References

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{{Parliament of Sri Lanka}}

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