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 Sri Lanka Labour Party Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
Chief Government Whips of The Parliament of Ceylon (1947-1972) | ||||||
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| Name | Portrait | Tenure | Political party | Parliament | References | |
| !align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | R. S. S. Gunawardena | 1947 - 1948 | United National Party | 1st | [1] | |
| A. E. Goonesinghe | 1948 - 1952 | Sri Lanka Labour Party | 1st | [1] | ||
| !align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | C. W. W. Kannangara | 1952 - 1956 | United National Party | 2nd | [1] | |
| !align="center" style="background:Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | W. J. C. Moonesinghe | 1956 - 1959 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 3rd | [1] | |
| !align="center" style="background:Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | J. D. Weerasekera | 1960 - 1963 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 5th | [1] | |
| !align="center" style="background:Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | S. K. K. Suriarachchi | 1963 - 1964 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 5th | [1] | |
| !align="center" style="background:Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | M. P. de Z Siriwardena | July 1964 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 5th | [1] | |
| !align="centre" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | J. R. Jayewardene | 1965 - 1970 | United National Party | 6th | [1] | |
| !align="center" style="background:Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | K. B. Ratnayake | 1970 - 1972 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 7th | [1] | |
Chief Government Whips of The National State Assembly (1972-1978) | ||||||
| Name | Portrait | Tenure | Political party | Assembly | References | |
| !align="center" style="background:Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | K. B. Ratnayake | 1972 - 1977 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 1st | [1] | |
| !align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | Vincent Perera | 1977 - 1978 | United National Party | 2nd | [1] | |
Chief Government Whips of The Parliament of Sri Lanka (1978-Present) | ||||||
| Name | Portrait | Tenure | Political party | Parliament | References | |
| !align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | Vincent Perera | 7 September 1978 - 7 April 1993 | United National Party | 1st 2nd |
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| !align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | Wimal Wickramasinghe | 7 April 1993 - 24 June 1994 | United National Party | 2nd | [1] | |
| !align="center" style="background:Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | Richard Pathirana | 25 August 1994 - 10 October 2000 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 3rd | [1] | |
| !align="center" style="background:Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | Reggie Ranatunga | 1 November 2000 - 10 October 2001 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 4th | [1] | |
| !align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | Mahinda Samarasinghe | 3 January 2002 - 7 February 2004 | United National Party | 5th | [1] | |
| !align="center" style="background:Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | Jeyaraj Fernandopulle | 3 May 2004 - 6 April 2008 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 6th | [1] | |
| !align="center" style="background:Template:Mahajana Eksath Peramuna/meta/color; color:white;"| | Dinesh Gunawardena | 17 June 2008 - 20 January 2015 | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | 6th 7th |
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| !align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | Gayantha Karunathilaka | 20 January 2015 – Present | United National Party | 7th 8th |
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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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