# Leader of the House (Sri Lanka)

The Leader of the House is a position in the Parliament of Sri Lanka and is generally a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka who is responsible for arranging government business in the Parliament.

## List of Leaders of the House
### Parties

Ceylon National Congress  United National Party  Sri Lanka Freedom Party  Mahajana Eksath Peramuna  Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna  National People's Power
| Name | Name | Portrait | Tenure | Political party | State Council | References |
| State Council of Ceylon (1931–1947) |||||||
| | Don Baron Jayatilaka | | 10 July 1931 – 30 November 1942 | Ceylon National Congress | 1st | |
| | D. S. Senanayake | | 2 December 1942 – 4 July 1947 | United National Party | 2nd | |
| Parliament of Ceylon (1947–1972) |||||||
| Name | Name | Portrait | Tenure | Political party | Parliament | References |
| | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike | | 26 September 1947 – 12 July 1951 | United National Party | 1st | |
| | John Kotelawala | | 12 July 1951 – 12 October 1953 | United National Party | 1st 2nd | |
| | J. R. Jayewardene | | 29 October 1953 – 18 February 1956 | United National Party | 2nd | |
| | C. P. de Silva | | 19 April 1956 – 5 December 1959 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 3rd | |
| | J. R. Jayewardene | | 30 March 1960 – 23 April 1960 | United National Party | 4th | |
| | C. P. de Silva | | 5 August 1960 – 17 December 1964 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 5th | |
| | C. P. de Silva | | 5 April 1965 – 25 March 1970 | United National Party | 6th | |
| | Maithripala Senanayake | | 7 June 1970 – 22 May 1972 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 7th | |
| National State Assembly (1972–1978) |||||||
| Name | Name | Portrait | Tenure | Political party | Assembly | References |
| | Maithripala Senanayake | | 22 May 1972 – 18 May 1977 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 1st | |
| | Ranasinghe Premadasa | | 26 July 1977 – 7 September 1978 | United National Party | 2nd | |
| Parliament of Sri Lanka (1978-present) |||||||
| Name | Name | Portrait | Tenure | Political party | Parliament | References |
| | Ranasinghe Premadasa | | 7 September 1978 – 20 December 1988 | United National Party | 8th | |
| | Ranil Wickremesinghe | | 6 March 1989 – 7 May 1993 | United National Party | 9th | |
| | Wijayapala Mendis | | 7 May 1993 – 24 June 1994 | United National Party | 9th | |
| | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake | | 25 August 1994 – 10 October 2000 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 10th | |
| | Richard Pathirana | | 18 October 2000 – 10 October 2001 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 11th | |
| | W. J. M. Lokubandara | | 3 January 2002 – 7 February 2004 | United National Party | 12th | |
| | Maithripala Sirisena | | 3 May 2004 – 9 August 2005 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 13th | |
| | Nimal Siripala de Silva | | 9 August 2005 – 20 January 2015 | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 13th 14th | |
| | Lakshman Kiriella | | 20 January 2015 – 2 January 2020 | United National Party | 14th 15th | |
| | Dinesh Gunawardena | | 3 January 2020 – 27 July 2022 | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | 15th 16th | |
| | Susil Premajayantha | | 27 July 2022 – 24 September 2024 | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 16th | |
| | Bimal Rathnayake | | 21 November 2024 – present | National People's Power | 17th | |