Mr. Speaker

¶ 01 Parliamentary Debates (Hansard) Official Report Volume 316 Tenth Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka First Session 2025

¶ 02 Members of Parliament (Returned at the General Election, 14th November, 2024)

¶ 03 A - Abayarathna, Abayarathna Herath Mudiyanselage Harischandra (Puttalam) - Abeygunawardhana, Rohitha Piyathissa (Kalutara) - Abeysena, H.T. Chrishantha Silva (Gampaha) - Abeysinghe, Chathuranga (Colombo) - Abeysinghe, Nihal (Kalutara) - Abeywickrama, Upali Priyantha (Gampaha) - Adaikkalanathan, Amirthanathan (Vanni) - Athambawa, Aboobucker (National List) - Ajantha, Gammeddage (Matara) - Alawathuwala, Jayadewa Chandrawansa (Kurunegala) - Appuhamy, Makawita Arachchige Don Hector Hyginus (Puttalam) - Archchuna, Ramanathan (Jaffna) - Ariyawansha, Basuriyage (Ratnapura) - Arkam, Muhammadu Ilyas Muhammadu (Matara) - Amarasuriya, Ms. Harini (Colombo) - Ariyarathne, Ms. Kaushalya (Colombo) - Aslam, M.K. Muhammadu (Kurunegala) - Athauda, Mrs. Athauda Arachchillage Sagarika Gangani (Kegalle)

¶ 04 B - Balagalla, B.R.M. Sudath (Badulla) - Bandara, Kekiriwaththe Ralalage Nanda (Kegalle) - Bandara, Nungamuwa Ralalage Padmasiri (Polonnaruwa) - Bandara, T.M. Ravindra Aruna (Badulla) - Basnayaka, Ekanayaka Mudiyanselage Gedara Kumbure Gedara (Mahanuwara) - Bhashana, H.G. Lasith (Gampaha) - Biyanwila, Biyanwilage Sunil Jayalath (Matale)

¶ 05 C - Chandrasekar, Ramalingam (National List)

¶ 06 D - Dammika, Hettithanthri Patabendige (Kegalle) - Dasanayake, Don Arthur Chamara Sampath (Badulla) - De Lal, Naligama Hewage Asela Naleen (Galle) - De Silva, Ginige Mahendra Harsha (Colombo) - De Silva, Sugath Wasantha (National List) - Dharmasena, Wijesinghe Herath Mudiyanselage (Monaragala) - Dinushan, Denagama Vitharanage Chanaka (Hambantota) - Dissanayake, Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Thanura Harshana (Mahanuwara) - Dissanayake, D.M. Dharmapriya (Kurunegala) - Dissanayake, D.M. Sujeewa Indika (Kurunegala) - Dissanayake, Gamagedara (Matale) - Dodawatta, Susantha (Colombo)

¶ 07 E - Egoda Vithana, Asitha Niroshana (Colombo)

¶ 08 F - Faizal, Muhammadu Jaleel Muhammad (Puttalam) - Fasmin, Mohomad Sharif Mohomad (Mahanuwara) - Fernando, Anthonige Anil Jayantha (Gampaha) - Fernando, Mihidukulasuriya Weebaddage Janath Chithral (Puttalam) - Fernando, T.J. Priyan Stepni (Gampaha)

¶ 09 G - Galappaththi, Arachchige Nihal (Hambantota) - Galappaththi, Chathura Harsha Kumara (Matara) - Gamage, Sunil Kumara (National List) - Gamage, Thiththagalla Gamage Rathna (Galle) - Ganesan, Mano (National List) [From 12th December, 2024] - Gangani, Mrs. M.A.C.S. Chathuri (Monaragala) - Gihan, Ajith (Puttalam) - Gunarathna, Ruwan Wijeweera (Monaragala) - Gunasekara, Eranga (Colombo) - Gunasena, Medage Manjula Prasanna Kumara (Mahanuwara) - Gunasena, P.P. Ashoka (Kurunegala) - Gunasingha, Millagala Wedaralalage Nandana Upali (Kegalle) - Gunasingha, Mrs. Samanmali (Colombo) - Gunawardana, I.M. Nishantha Jagath Kumara (Kurunegala)

¶ 10 H - Hakeem, Abdul Rauff Hibathul (Mahanuwara) - Handunnetti, Sunil (Matara) - Hemachandra, Arun (Trincomalee) - Hemachandra, Ms. Lakmali Kanchana (National List) - Herath, Appuhami Arachchilage Jeewantha Bhagya Sri (Anuradhapura) - Herath, Mrs. H.M. Geetha Rathna Kumari (Kurunegala) - Herath, H.M. Vijitha (Gampaha) - Hettiarachchi, H.A.D. Sudarsha Champika (Gampaha) - Hettiaratchi, Chandima (Kalutara) - Hewage, Athula Welandagoda (Hambantota) - Hizbullah, Mahumudu Lewwei Aalim Muhammadu (Batticaloa)

¶ 11 I - Ilankumaran, Karunanathan (Jaffna) - Indika, Najith (National List)

¶ 12 J - Jayakody, Anton Sarath (Puttalam) - Jayakody, Punya Sri Kumara (National List) - Jayamaha, Nalin Bandara (Kurunegala) - Jayaratne, Anuradha Lanka Pradeep (Mahanuwara) - Jayasekara, Dayasiri (Kurunegala) - Jayasekera, Aruna (National List) - Jayasingha, Mrs. Jayaneththi Koralalage Dona Thushari (Mahanuwara) - Jayasinghe, S.P.S. Mahindawansha (Gampaha) - Jayasundara, Thotagamuwe Kankanamge (Galle) - Jayathissa, Appuhamilage Nalinda (Kalutara) - Jayawardhana, R.M. (Monaragala) - Jayawardhana, Senadheerage Don Kavinda Heshan (Gampaha) - Jayaweera, Dilith Susantha (National List) - Jayaweera, Hapu Arachchige Kosala Nuwan (Kegalle) - Jegatheeswaran, Arumugam Mayilvaganam (Vanni)

¶ 13 K - Kabir, Mohomed Hashim Mohomed (Kegalle) - Kalaichelvi, Ms. Krishnan (Nuwara Eliya) - Kariapper, Mohamed Nizam (National List) [From 12th December, 2024] - Karunanayake, Sandres Raveendra (National List) - Karunaratne, Namal (Kurunegala) - Karunathilaka, Anura (National List) - Karunathilleka, Gayantha (Galle) - Kavirathna, Mrs. Jambugaha Pitiyegedara Rohini Kumari Wijerathna (Matale) - Kiriella, Mrs. Chamindranee Bandara (Mahanuwara) - Kithsiri, Gamlakshage Upul (Ratnapura) - Kodeeswaran, Kaveenthiran (Digamadulla) - Kodithuwakku, Janitha Ruwan (National List) - Kodithuwakku, Kodithuwakku Arachchige Jagath Manuwarna (Mahanuwara) - Kottahachchi, Mrs. Nilanthi (Kalutara) - Kugathasan, Kathiravelu Shanmugam (Trincomalee) - Kumara, Herath Mudiyanselage Gayan Janaka (Puttalam) - Kumara, H.M. Dinindu Saman (Badulla) - Kumara, H.M. Sarath (Monaragala) - Kumara, K.D. Chaminda Lalith (Gampaha)

¶ 14 L - Lal Kantha, Kuragamage Don (Mahanuwara) - Lakmali, Mrs. Rajagalbada Gamage Nilusha (Ratnapura) - Lakshamana, Namal Sudarshana (Kurunegala) - Liyanage, Udagama Liyanage Waruna Priyantha (Ratnapura)

¶ 15 M - Madarasinghe, Saliya Sandaruwan (Hambantota) - Madduma Bandara, Rathnayaka Mudiyanselage Ranjith (National List) - Madhuranga, N.R. Prageeth (Gampaha) - Madugoda, Gamage Chanaka Sampath (Galle) - Maharoof, Imran (Trincomalee) - Mapalagama, Ruwan Nishantha (Gampaha) - Marikkar, Saidulla Musthajab (Colombo) - Masthan, Kader Kader (Vanni) - Meththapala, Abeywickrama Liyanage (Matara) - Mohamad, Mohammadu Farook Riyas (Mahanuwara) - Muhammedu, Ismail Muththu Muhammedu (National List) [From 12th December, 2024] - Muneer, M.M. Mohamad (Gampaha) - Musthapha, Mohomed Faiszer (National List) [From 11th December, 2024]

¶ 16 N - Naleem, Mohamed Sali (National List) [From 22nd November, 2024] - Nanayakkara, Harshana (Colombo) - Nanayakkara, Sena (Anuradhapura) - Nawarathna, Wasala Mudiyanselage Susantha Kumara (Anuradhapura) - Nelson, Hewa Gajaman Paththinige Kins Kumar (Polonnaruwa) - Nipuna Arachchi, Lakshman (Colombo)

¶ 17 P - Palihena, Palihenage Don Nimal Karunasiri (Anuradhapura) - Panagoda, Aruna (Colombo) - Pannilage, Upali (National List) - Pathmakumara, Nandana (Kalutara) - Pathma Kumara, Subasinga Shantha (Ratnapura) - Paulraj, Mrs. Saroja Savithri (Matara)

¶ 18 Constitutional Offices and Government

¶ 19 President - Hon. Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Minister of Defence; Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development; Minister of Digital Economy)

¶ 20 Cabinet of Ministers: - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Training - Hon. (Dr.) (Ms.) Harini Amarasuriya - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation; Leader of the House - Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Health and Mass Media; Chief Government Whip - Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation - Hon. K.D. Lal Kantha - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism - Hon. Vijitha Herath - Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Marine Resources - Hon. Ramalingam Chandrasekar - Minister of Industry and Enterprise Development - Hon. Sunil Handunnetti - Minister of Plantation and Social Infrastructure Facilities - Hon. K.V. Samantha Vidyarathna - Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development - Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe - Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government - Hon. (Prof.) A.H.M.H. Abayarathna - Minister of Science and Technology - Hon. (Prof.) Krishantha Abeyseana - Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing - Hon. Anura Karunathilaka - Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports - Hon. Sunil Kumara Kamalge - Minister of Power and Energy - Hon. Kumar Jayakody - Minister of Labour - Hon. (Prof.) Anil Jayanta - Minister of Justice and National Integration - Hon. Attorney-at-Law Harshana Nanayakkara - Minister of Environment - Hon. (Dr.) Dhammika Pathabendhi - Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment - Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage - Minister of Women and Children’s Affairs - Hon. (Mrs.) Saroja Savithri Paulraj - Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs - Hon. Ananda Wijepala - Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs - Hon. (Dr.) Hinithuma Sunil Senewi

¶ 21 Deputy Ministers: - Deputy Minister of Economic Development - Hon. (Prof.) Anil Jayanta - Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock - Hon. Namal Karunaratna - Deputy Minister of Industry and Enterprise Development - Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe - Deputy Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation - Hon. Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku - Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Marine Resources - Hon. Rathna Kamalge - Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs - Hon. Eranga Gunasekara - Deputy Minister of Transport and Highways - Hon. (Dr.) Prasanna Gunaseana - Deputy Minister of Environment - Hon. Anran Jayakody - Deputy Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security - Hon. R.M. Jayawardhana - Deputy Minister of Labour - Hon. Mahinda Jayasingha - Deputy Minister of Defence - Hon. Major General (Retd.) Aruna Jayasekara - Deputy Minister of Sports - Hon. Sugath Tilakarathna - Deputy Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs - Hon. Gamagedara Dissanayake - Deputy Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment - Hon. Wasantha Piyathissa - Deputy Minister of Plantation and Social Infrastructure Facilities - Hon. Sundaralingam Pradeep - Deputy Minister of National Integration - Hon. Muneer Mulaffer - Deputy Minister of Tourism - Hon. Saman Ranasinghe - Deputy Minister of Lands and Irrigation - Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe - Deputy Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs - Hon. Attorney-at-Law Sunil Wattakala - Deputy Minister of Health and Mass Media - Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni - Deputy Minister of Digital Economy - Hon. Eranga Weerarathna - Deputy Minister of Cooperative Development - Hon. Upali Samarasinghe - Deputy Minister of Housing - Hon. D.B. Sarath - Deputy Minister of Women and Children’s Affairs - Hon. (Dr.) Namal Sudarshana - Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning - Hon. (Dr.) Harshana Suriya Peruma - Deputy Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government - Hon. Saman Senarath - Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Education - Hon. (Dr.) Madhura Senaviratna - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment - Hon. Arun Hemachandra - Deputy Minister of Vocational Training - Hon. Nalin Hevage

¶ 22 Officers of Parliament: - Speaker - Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne - Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees - Hon. (Dr.) Rizvi Sally - Deputy Chairman of Committees - Hon. (Mrs.) Hemali Weerasekara

¶ 23 Secretary-General of Parliament - Mrs. K.A. Rohanathilaka Chief of Staff and Deputy Secretary-General - Mr. G.K.A. Saminda Kumara Gularathna Assistant Secretary-General - Mr. A.H.M.H.H.S. Abeyarathna

¶ 24 [Further administrative, committee and departmental listings of Parliament, Hansard and support services recorded.]