Deputy Chairman of Committees
List of Deputy Chairman of Committees
Parties Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party

Deputy Chairman of Committees

Section Title: List of Deputy Chairman of Committees
Table Section Text: Parties Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party

Deputy Chairman of Committees of The Parliament of Ceylon (1947-1972)[edit]

Name	Portrait	Tenure	Political party	Parliament	References

James Aubrey Martensz	14 October 1947 - 29 December 1948	1st

Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail	11 January 1949 - 14 February 1951	Independent	1st

T. Ramalingam	15 February 1951 - 8 April 1952	All Ceylon Tamil Congress	1st

M. W. R. de Silva	9 June 1952 - 18 February 1956	United National Party	2nd

R. S. Pelpola	19 April 1956 - 18 September 1958	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	3rd

L. B. S. Jinasena	18 September 1958 - 5 December 1959	United National Party	3rd

Hugh Fernando	30 March 1960 -23 April 1960	United National Party	4th

A. M. A. Adikari	5 August 1960 - 17 October 1962	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	5th

D. A. Rajapaksa	6 November 1962 - 10 February 1964	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	5th

I. A. Cader	12 February 1964 - 17 December 1964	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	5th

Thomas Quentin Fernando	5 April 1965 - 22 April 1967	United National Party	6th

Razik Fareed	18 May 1967 - 28 September 1967	United National Party	6th

M. Sivasithamparam	29 September 1967 - 8 March 1968	Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi	6th

G. J. P. Perera	9 March 1968 - 25 March 1970	United National Party	6th

Senapala Samarasekera	22 July 1970 - 22 May 1972	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	7th

Deputy Chairman of Committees of The National State Assembly (1972-1978)[edit]

Name	Portrait	Tenure	Political party	Assembly	References

Senapala Samarasekera	22 May 1972 - 10 July 1976	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1st

C. Arulampalam	23 July 1976 - 18 May 1977	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1st

C. R. Beligammana	4 August 1977 - 6 September 1977	United National Party	2nd

Edmund Samarawickrama	7 September 1977 - 7 September 1978	United National Party	2nd

Deputy Chairman of Committees of The Parliament of Sri Lanka (1978-Present)[edit]

Name	Portrait	Tenure	Political party	Parliament	References

Edmund Samarawickrama	7 September 1978 - 20 December 1988	United National Party	1st

Ariya B. Rekawa	9 March 1989 - 24 June 1994	United National Party	2nd

Rauff Hakeem	25 August 1994 - 10 October 2000	Sri Lanka Muslim Congress	3rd

Lalith Dissanayake	18 October 2000 - 10 October 2001	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	4th

Siri Andrahennady	19 December 2001 - 7 February 2004	United National Party	5th

M. Satchithanandan	18 May 2004 - 25 August 2006	United National Party	6th

Piyasiri Wijenayake	5 September 2006 - 4 October 2006	Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna	6th

Ramalingam Chandrasekar	5 October 2006 - 20 April 2010	Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna	6th

Murugesu Chandrakumar	22 April 2010 - 26 June 2015	Eelam People's Democratic Party	7th

Selvam Adaikalanathan	20 January 2015 - Present	Tamil Eelam Liberation Organization	8th

Sentence(s)

In the 1st Parliament, James Aubrey Martensz served from 14 October 1947 to 29 December 1948 and Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail of Independent political party from 11 January 1949 to 14 February 1951.

final_sentence: In the 1st Parliament, James Aubrey Martensz served from 14 October 1947 to 29 December 1948 and Hameed Hussain Sheikh Ismail of Independent political party from 11 January 1949 to 14 February 1951.