Deputy Chairman of Committees

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

Deputy Chairperson of Committees of Sri Lanka
Incumbent Hemali Weerasekara since 21 November 2024
Inaugural holder	James Aubrey Martensz
Formation	14 October 1947

List of office holders

Parties

  Independent   All Ceylon Tamil Congress   United National Party   Sri Lanka Freedom Party   Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi   Sri Lanka Muslim Congress   Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna   Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization   National People's Power

Deputy Chairperson of Committees of the Parliament of Ceylon (1947–1972)
Name		Portrait	Tenure	Political party	Parliament	References
	James Aubrey Martensz		14 October 1947 – 29 December 1948	Independent	1st	[1]
	Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail		11 January 1949 – 14 February 1951	Independent		[1]
	T. Ramalingam		15 February 1951 – 8 April 1952	All Ceylon Tamil Congress		[1]
	M. W. R. de Silva		9 June 1952 – 18 February 1956	United National Party	2nd	[1]
	R. S. Pelpola		19 April 1956 – 18 September 1958	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	3rd	[1]
	L. S. Jinasena		18 September 1958 – 5 December 1959	United National Party		[1]
	Hugh Fernando		30 March 1960 – 23 April 1960	United National Party	4th	[1]
	A. M. Adikari		5 August 1960 – 17 October 1962	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	5th	[1]
	D. A. Rajapaksa		6 November 1962 – 10 February 1964	Sri Lanka Freedom Party		[1]
	I. A. Cader		12 February 1964 – 17 December 1964	Sri Lanka Freedom Party		[1]
	Thomas Quentin Fernando		5 April 1965 – 22 April 1967	United National Party	6th	[1]
	Razik Fareed		18 May 1967 – 28 September 1967	United National Party		[1]
	M. Sivasithamparam		29 September 1967 – 8 March 1968	Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi		[1]
	G. J. P. Perera		9 March 1968 – 25 March 1970	United National Party		[1]
	Senapala Samarasekera		22 July 1970 – 22 May 1972	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	7th	[1]
Deputy Chairperson of Committees of the National State Assembly (1972–1978)
Name		Portrait	Tenure	Political party	Assembly	References
	Senapala Samarasekera		22 May 1972 – 10 July 1976	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1st	[1]
	C. Arulampalam		23 July 1976 – 18 May 1977	Sri Lanka Freedom Party		[1]
	C. R. Beligammana		4 August 1977 – 6 September 1977	United National Party	2nd	[1]
	Edmund Samarawickrema		7 September 1977 – 7 September 1978	United National Party		[1]
Deputy Chairperson of Committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (1978–present)
Name		Portrait	Tenure	Political party	Parliament	References
	Edmund Samarawickrema		7 September 1978 – 20 December 1988	United National Party	8th	[1]
	Ariya B. Rekawa		9 March 1989 – 24 June 1994	United National Party	9th	[1]
	Rauff Hakeem		25 August 1994 – 10 October 2000	Sri Lanka Muslim Congress	10th	[1]
	Lalith Dissanayake		18 October 2000 – 10 October 2001	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	11th	[1]
	Siri Andrahennady		19 December 2001 – 7 February 2004	United National Party	12th	[1]
	M. Satchithanandan		18 May 2004 – 25 August 2006	United National Party	13th	[1]
	Piyasiri Wijenayake		5 September 2006 – 4 October 2006	Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna		[1]
	Ramalingam Chandrasekar		5 October 2006 – 20 April 2010	Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna		[1]
	Murugesu Chandrakumar		22 April 2010 – 26 June 2015	Eelam People's Democratic Party	14th	[1]
	Selvam Adaikalanathan		20 January 2015 – 3 March 2020	Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization	15th	[1]
	Angajan Ramanathan		20 August 2020 – 24 September 2024	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	16th	[1]
	Hemali Weerasekara		21 November 2024 – present	National People's Power	17th	[1]

See also

Parliament of Sri Lanka
Cabinet of Sri Lanka

External links

• Parliament of Sri Lanka – Handbook of Parliament, Deputy Chairman of Committees