Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law
Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara referred to Chapter VIII of the Constitution and Article 46(1) to argue that Deputy Ministers, appointed by the President on the Prime Minister’s advice to assist Cabinet Ministers, form part of the Executive. He stated that this constitutional position remains unchanged.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I wish to draw your attention to Chapter VIII of the Constitution on the Executive. It says the Executive consists of the Cabinet of Ministers and—
¶ 02 Article 46(1) states: “The President may, on the advice of the Prime Minister, appoint from among Members of Parliament, Deputy Ministers to assist Ministers of the Cabinet of Ministers in the performance of their duties.”
¶ 03 That means a Deputy Minister is part of the Executive. That has not changed.
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Cite as: Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 11 September 2025. No. 1758278142029989. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/1053