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Sri Lanka Freedom Party: Attanagalla: 22 March 1965-20 December 1988 Elected to the office of Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on 21 July 1960, 29 May 1970, 22 May 1972 and 14 November 1994. Gampaha: 15 February 1989-24 June 1994 National List: 16 August 1994-18 August 2000 Sivagamie Obeyesekere: Sri Lanka Freedom Party: Mirigama: 22 March 1965-18 ...
The 17th Parliament of Sri Lanka (10th Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka) is the current Parliament of Sri Lanka, with its membership determined by the results of the 2024 parliamentary election held on 14 November 2024. [1] [2] The parliament met for the first time on 21 November 2024. [3]
Saroja Savithri Paulraj is a Sri Lankan politician currently serving as the Minister of Women and Child Affairs of the Government of Sri Lanka since November 2024. [1] She is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from Matara Electoral District since November 2024 as a member of the National People's Power. [2]
But since Sri Lanka introduced the universal franchise in 1931, the number of women in parliament has never crossed a threshold of 7%. Today, they are just 5.3% of its 225 members, and ...
The 1982 referendum on extending the parliamentary term by six years was held in Sri Lanka on 22 December 1982. Through the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution, the term of the 8th Parliament was extended until 4 August 1989. 8th — — 7 September 1978: 20 December 1988: 10 years, 3 months and 13 days 9th: 6 January 1989: 15 February 1989: 9 ...
The Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance (SLPFA), led by Mahinda Rajapaksa, won a large majority in the 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election on 5 August 2020. [14] During their tenure, the government under President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa faced multiple crises, including the COVID-19 pandemic and an economic crisis, which culminated into widespread protests ...
Women in Sri Lanka make up to 52.09% of the population according to the 2012 census of Sri Lanka. [7] Sri Lankan women have contributed greatly to the country's development, in many areas. Historically, a masculine bias has dominated Sri Lankan culture , although woman have been allowed to vote in elections since 1931 . [ 8 ]
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha: Representative of the Indian states to the upper house of the Parliament of India (Rajya Sabha). In addition to the 29 MPs representing the state in the upper and lower houses, there are 4 MPs from Keralam who have either been nominated or elected from other states .