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Toggle Members of the Sri Lankan Parliament subsection. 3.1 1st State Council of Ceylon. ... The following is a list of Sri Lankan politicians. National
Also: Sri Lanka: People: By occupation: Political people: Politicians See also: Category:Politicians of Sri Lankan descent Pages in this category should be moved to subcategories where applicable.
The current Parliament of Sri Lanka has 225 members elected for a five-year term. 196 members are elected from 22 multi-seat constituencies through an open list proportional representation with a 5% electoral threshold; voters can rank up to three candidates on the party list they vote for. The other 29 seats are elected from a national list ...
A national list member of parliament (national list MP) is a nominated member of parliament who is appointed by a political party or an independent group to the Parliament of Sri Lanka. The number of national list MPs allocated to a contesting party or an independent group depends on the proportion to their share of the national vote.
The president of Sri Lanka is the elected head of state and the chief executive of Sri Lanka. The president is a dominant political figure in the country. The office was created in 1972, as more of a ceremonial position. It was empowered with executive powers by the 1978 Constitution introduced by J. R. Jayewardene.
Lists of political office-holders in Sri Lanka (5 C, 5 P) Pages in category "Lists of Sri Lankan politicians" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna : Wickremesinghe: 16th [11] — 2 years, 2 months and 1 day: Appointed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe following his ascension to the presidency. Temporarily succeeded Mahinda Rajapaksa as the de facto leader of the ruling SLPP during the 2022 Sri Lankan political crisis. [27] [28] 16: Harini Amarasuriya
On 23 September 2024, Anura Kumara Dissanayake was sworn in as Sri Lanka's new president after winning the presidential election as a left-wing candidate. [6] On 14 November 2024, President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's National People's Power (NPP), a left-leaning alliance, received a two-thirds majority in parliament in Sri Lankan parliamentary ...