Chief Government Whip (Sri Lanka)
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The Chief Government Whip is a position in the Parliament of Sri Lanka.
| Chief Government Whip of Sri Lanka | |
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| Inaugural holder | R. S. S. Gunawardena |
| Formation | 29 November 1947 |
List of Chief Government Whips[]
- Parties
Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party Ceylon Labour Party Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Chief Government Whips of The Parliament of Ceylon (1947-1972)[] | ||||||
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| Name | Portrait | Tenure | Political party | Parliament | References | |
| R. S. S. Gunawardena | 1947 - 1948 | United National Party | [1] | |||
| A. E. Goonesinghe | 1948 - 1952 | Ceylon Labour Party | [1] | |||
| C. W. W. Kannangara | 1952 - 1956 | United National Party | [1] | |||
| 1956 - 1959 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | [1] | ||||
| J. D. Weerasekera | 1960 - 1963 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | [1] | |||
| S. K. K. Suriarachchi | 1963 - 1964 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | [1] | |||
| M. P. de Z. Siriwardena | July 1964 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | [1] | |||
| J. R. Jayewardene | 1965 - 1970 | United National Party | [1] | |||
| K. B. Ratnayake | 1970 - 1972 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | [1] | |||
Chief Government Whips of The National State Assembly (1972-1978)[] | ||||||
| Name | Portrait | Tenure | Political party | Assembly | References | |
| K. B. Ratnayake | 1972 - 1977 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | [1] | |||
| Vincent Perera | 1977 - 1978 | United National Party | [1] | |||
Chief Government Whips of The Parliament of Sri Lanka (1978-Present)[] | ||||||
| Name | Portrait | Tenure | Political party | Parliament | References | |
| Vincent Perera | 7 September 1978 - 7 April 1993 | United National Party | 1st 2nd |
[1] | ||
| Wimal Wickramasinghe | 7 April 1993 - 24 June 1994 | United National Party | 2nd | [1] | ||
| Richard Pathirana | 25 August 1994 - 10 October 2000 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 3rd | [1] | ||
| Reggie Ranatunga | 1 November 2000 - 10 October 2001 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 4th | [1] | ||
| Mahinda Samarasinghe | 3 January 2002 - 7 February 2004 | United National Party | 5th | [1] | ||
| Jeyaraj Fernandopulle | 3 May 2004 - 6 April 2008 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 6th | [1] | ||
| Dinesh Gunawardena | 17 June 2008 - 20 January 2015 | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | 6th 7th |
[1] | ||
| Gayantha Karunathilaka | 20 January 2015 – 02 January 2020 | United National Party | 7th 8th |
[1] | ||
| Johnston Fernando | 03 January 2020 – Present | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 8th 9th |
[1] | ||
See also[]
Parliament of Sri Lanka
Cabinet of Sri Lanka
References[]
External links[]
- Parliament of Sri Lanka - Handbook of Parliament, [1]
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