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The building is designed in a style of regional modernism. While the building is an example of Modernism, it still respects Sri Lankan vernacular architecture. The parliament complex has the allusion of symmetry, which contrasts sharply with the organic form of the lake it is located in. Parliament building at night
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: Galle: 15 February 1989-24 June 1994 Chandrika Kumaratunga: People's Alliance: Gampaha: 16 August 1994-18 August 2000 Elected to the office of Prime Minister of Sri Lanka on 19 August 1994, then President of Sri Lanka on 12 November 1994. Sumitha Priyangani Abeyweera: People's Alliance: Kalutara: 16 August 1994-18 ...
Following the adoption of a republican constitution in 1972, the National State Assembly convened in the building until 1977, when it was renamed the Parliament of Sri Lanka. Parliament then moved out to a purpose-built complex in Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte in 1983; the building then became home to the Presidential Secretariat, housing the ...
From then until Ceylon's Independence in 1948, the Republic Building housed several government departments. Following independence, the building hosted the Senate of Ceylon, the Prime Minister's Office, the Cabinet office and the Ministry of External Affairs and Defence. It was renamed the Republic Building in 1972 when Sri Lanka became a republic.
Countries by share of women in parliament Share of women in parliament ... Uganda: 2021 556 188 33.8 ... Sri Lanka: 2020 225 12 5.3 ...
It was subsequently used by the State Council (1931–1947), the House of Representatives (1947–1972), the National State Assembly (1972–1977) and the Parliament of Sri Lanka (1977–1981). Today the Old Parliament Building is used by the Presidential Secretariat.
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]
17th Parliament of Sri Lanka; C. Chief Opposition Whip (Sri Lanka) ... Old Parliament Building, Colombo; R. Republic Building, Colombo; Royal Titles Act 1953 (Ceylon) S.