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Speakers
| First State Council |
07 July 1931 - 07 December 1935 |
Hon. A. F. Molamure
(Dedigama) |
07 July 1931 - 10 December 1934 |
| (Mr. A. F. Molamure was the First Speaker of Sri Lanka (Ceylon)) |
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Hon. F. A. Obeyesekere
(Avissawella) |
11 December 1934 - 07 December 1935 |
| (Mr. Obeyesekere was elected Speaker on the resignation of Mr. Molamure) |
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| Second
State Council |
17
March 1936 - 04 July 1947 |
Hon.
Sir Waitialingm Duraiswamy
(Kayts) |
17
March 1936 - 04 July 1947 |
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| First Parliament (House of Representatives) |
14 October 1947 - 08 April 1952 |
Hon. Sir Francis Molamure
(1 Balangoda) |
14
October 1947 - 25 January 1951 |
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Hon. Sir Albert F. Peries
(Nattandiya) |
13 February 1951 - 08 April 1952 |
| (Mr. Peries was elected Speaker on the death of Sir Francis Molamure) |
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| Second Parliament (House of Representatives) |
09
June 1952 - 18 February 1956 |
Hon. Sir Albert F. Peries
(Nattandiya) |
09 June 1952 - 18 February 1956 |
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| Third Parliament (House of Representatives) |
19 April 1956 - 05 December 1959 |
Hon. H. S. Ismail
(Puttalam) |
19 April 1956 - 05 December 1959 |
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| Fourth
Parliament (House of Representatives) |
30
March 1960 - 23 April 1960 |
Hon.
T. B. Subasinghe
(Katugampola) |
30
March 1960 - 23 April 1960 |
| (Mr.
Subasinghe, defeated Sir Albert F. Peries, nominee
of the minority Government with a majority of Opposition
votes) |
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| Fifth
Parliament (House of Representatives) |
05 August 1960 - 17 December 1964 |
Hon.
R. S. Pelpola
(Nawalapitiya) |
05 August 1960 - 24 January 1964 |
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Hon. Hugh Fernando
(Wennappuwa) |
24 January 1964 - 17 December 1964 |
| (Mr. Fernando was elected Speaker on the resignation of Mr. Pelpola) |
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| Sixth
Parliament (House of Representatives) |
05 April 1965 - 25 March 1970 |
Hon. Sir Albert F. Peries
(Nattandiya) |
05 April 1965 - 21 September 1967 |
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Hon. Shirley Corea
(Chilaw) |
27 September 1967 - 25 March 1970 |
| (Mr.
Corea was elected Speaker on the death of Sir Albert
Peries) |
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| Seventh
Parliament (House of Representatives) |
07 June 1970 - 22 May 1972 |
Hon. Stanley Tillekeratne
(Kotte) |
07 June 1970 - 22 May 1972 |
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| First National State Assembly |
22 May 1972 - 18 May 1977 |
Hon. Stanley Tillekeratne
(Kotte) |
22 May 1972 - 18 May 1977 |
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| Second National State Assembly |
04 August 1977 - 07 September 1978 |
Hon. Dr. Anandatissa de Alwis
(Kotte) |
04 August 1977 - 07 September 1978 |
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| First
Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka |
07
September 1978 - 20 December 1988 |
Hon.
Dr. Anandatissa de Alwis
(Kotte) |
07
September 1978 - 13 September 1978 |
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Hon.
M. A. Bakeer Marker
(Beruwala - First) |
21 September
1978 - 30 August 1983 |
| (Mr.
Bakeer Marker was elected Speaker on the resignation
of Dr. Anandatissa de Alwis) |
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Hon.
E. L. Senanayake
(Mahanuwara) |
06 September
1983 - 20 December 1988 |
|
(Mr. Senanayake was elected Speaker on the resignation
of Mr. Bakeer Marker) |
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| Second
Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka |
09 March 1989 - 24 June 1994 |
Hon.
M. H. Mohamed
(Colombo) |
09 March 1989 - 24 June 1994 |
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| Third
Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka |
25 Aug 1994 - 18 Aug 2000 |
Hon. K. B. Ratnayake
(National List) |
25
August 1994 - 18 August 2000
14 September 2000 - 10 October 2000 |
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| Fourth
Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka |
18
October 2000 - 10 October 2001 |
Hon.
Anura Bandaranaike
(Gampaha) |
18
October 2000 - 10 October 2001 |
| (An
opposition MP elected to the office of the Speaker
unanimously) |
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| Fifth
Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka |
19 December 2001 - 07 February 2004 |
Hon. Joseph Michael Perera
(Gampaha) |
19
December 2001- 07 February 2004 |
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| Sixth
Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka |
22
April 2004 - 09 February 2010 |
Hon. W. J. M. Lokubandara
(Badulla) |
22
April 2004 - 09 February 2010
09 March 2010 - 20 April 2010 |
| (The
opposition nominee W. J. M. Lokubandara of the UNF
was elected to the office of the Speaker by 110
against 109 votes for UPFA nominee D. E. W. Gunasekara) |
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| Seventh Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka |
22 April 2010 - to date |
Hon. Chamal Rajapaksa
(Hambantota) |
22 April 2010 - to date |
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