The Chief Government Whip is a position in the Parliament of Sri Lanka.

List of Chief Government Whips

Parties

  United National Party   Ceylon Labour Party   Sri Lanka Freedom Party   Mahajana Eksath Peramuna   Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna   National People's Power

Name Portrait Political party Tenure Parliament References
Parliament of Ceylon (1947–1972)
R. S. S. Gunawardena United National Party 29 November 1947 – May 1948 1st [1]
A. E. Goonesinghe Ceylon Labour Party 17 May 1948 – April 1952 1st [1]
C. W. W. Kannangara United National Party June 1952 – February 1956 2nd [1]
W. J. C. Moonesinghe Sri Lanka Freedom Party April 1956 – December 1959 3rd [1]
J. D. Weerasekera Sri Lanka Freedom Party July 1960 – 25 September 1963 5th [1]
S. K. K. Suriarachchi Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1963–1964 5th [1]
M. P. de Z. Siriwardena Sri Lanka Freedom Party July 1964 5th [1]
J. R. Jayewardene United National Party 1965–1970 6th [1]
K. B. Ratnayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1970–1972 7th [1]
National State Assembly (1972–1978)
K. B. Ratnayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1972–1977 1st [1]
Vincent Perera United National Party 1977–1978 2nd [1]
Parliament of Sri Lanka (1978–present)
Vincent Perera United National Party 7 September 1978 – 7 April 1993 8th
9th 		[1]
Wimal Wickramasinghe United National Party 7 April 1993 – 24 June 1994 9th [1]
Richard Pathirana Sri Lanka Freedom Party 25 August 1994 – 10 October 2000 10th [1]
Reggie Ranatunga Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1 November 2000 – 10 October 2001 11th [1]
Mahinda Samarasinghe United National Party 3 January 2002 – 7 February 2004 12th [1]
Jeyaraj Fernandopulle Sri Lanka Freedom Party 3 May 2004 – 6 April 2008 13th [1]
Dinesh Gunawardena Mahajana Eksath Peramuna 17 June 2008 – 20 January 2015 13th
14th 		[1]
Gayantha Karunathilaka United National Party 20 January 2015 – 02 January 2020 14th
15th 		[1]
Johnston Fernando Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna 03 January 2020 – 18 April 2022 15th
16th 		[1]
Prasanna Ranatunga Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna 18 April 2022 – 24 September 2024 16th [1]
Nalinda Jayatissa National People's Power 21 November 2024 – present 17th [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "Chief Government Whips". Retrieved 11 April 2016.
  • Parliament of Sri Lanka - Handbook of Parliament, [1]
Allikas: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chief_Government_Whip_(Sri_Lanka)
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