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Mr. Speaker

15 November 2025 ·Opening: Opening: Parliament Procedures, Staff Lists, and Administrative Information

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¶ 01 2011

¶ 02 Ministerial Consultative Committee on Finance, Planning and Economic Development

¶ 03 Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayanta, Hon. Nishantha Jayaweera, Hon. Sunil Kumar Kamakè, Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe, Hon. (Prof.) Ruwan Ranasinghe, Hon. Ravi Karunanayake, Hon. Kabir Hashim, Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Hon. Arjuna Sujeewa Senasinghe, Hon. Kathiravelu Shanmugam Kugathasan, Hon. Roshan Akmeemana, Hon. Tilanga U. Kamakè, Hon. Ajanta Gammeddegoda, Hon. Kayan Janaka, Hon. Dilith Jayaweera, Hon. Nimal Palihena, Hon. Kandhasamy Prabhu, Hon. Wijesiri Basnayaka, Hon. Sunil Piyannawila, Hon. Riyas Farook, Hon. Suranga Ratnayake, Hon. R.G. Wijerathna, Hon. Ruwan Wijewira, Hon. Dilina Samarakoon, Hon. Chandana Suriyaarachchi, Hon. Chandima Hettiarachchi, Hon. Champika Hettiarachchi, Hon. (Miss) Lakmali Hemachandra, Hon. Mohamed Faizal

¶ 04 Ministerial Consultative Committee on Digital Economy

¶ 05 Hon. Eranga Weeraratna, Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe, Hon. Janith Ruwan Kodithuwakku, Hon. Argam Ilyas, Hon. Ajith P. Perera, Hon. Anuradha Jayarathna, Hon. M.K.M. Aslam, Hon. (Dr.) Najith Indika, Hon. (Mrs.) Oshani Umanga, Hon. Wasantha Pushpa Kumara, Hon. Lasith Bashana Gamakè, Hon. Saththura Kalapaththi, Hon. Kayan Janaka, Hon. (Mrs.) Anushka Tilakarathna, Hon. Thanura Dissanayaka, Hon. Susanta Thodawaththa, Hon. Chitral Fernandu, Hon. Kandhasamy Prabhu, Hon. Ravindra Bandara, Hon. (Dr.) Chandaruwan Matharasinghe, Hon. Suranga Ratnayake, Hon. Ruwan Wijewira, Hon. Dilina Samarakoon, Hon. (Dr.) Nishantha Samarawira, Hon. Chandima Hettiarachchi, Hon. Dinesh Hemanta

¶ 06 Ministerial Consultative Committee on Education, Higher Education and Vocational Training

¶ 07 Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya (Chairman), Hon. (Dr.) Madura Senevirathna, Hon. Nalin Hevage, Hon. Anura Karunathilaka, Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage, Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe, (Dr.) (Miss) Kaushalya Ariyarathna, Hon. (Dr.) M.L.A.M. Hisbullah, Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radakrishnan, Hon. D.V. Chanaka, Hon. Sumanthiran Sridharan, Hon. Imran Maharoof, Hon. (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna, Hon. Gnanamuthu Srinesan, Hon. Abubakkar Aadambawa, Hon. Manjula Suraveera Arachchi, Hon. (Mrs.) Samanmali Gunasinghe, Hon. Mayilvaganam Jegatheeswaran, Hon. Rajeevan Jayachandramurthy, Hon. Chandana Tennakoon, Hon. Sugath Wasantha De Silva, Hon. Nimal Palihena, Hon. Padmasiri Bandara, Hon. Ruwan Mabalagama, Hon. (Dr.) Nandana Millagala, Hon. Sanjeewa Ranasinghe, Hon. Manjula Sugath Ratnayake, Hon. Sunil Rajapaksha, Hon. Dharmapriya Wijesinghe, Hon. R.M. Samanta Ranasinghe, Hon. M.S. Abdul Wasith

¶ 08 Ministerial Consultative Committee on Agriculture, Livestock Resources, Lands and Irrigation

¶ 09 Hon. K.D. Lal Kantha (Chairman), Hon. Namal Karunaratna, Hon. Aravinda Senarath, Hon. Wasantha Piyathissa, Hon. Upali Samarasinghe, Hon. R.P. Sarath, Hon. Asoka Sabumala Ranwala, Hon. D.V. Chanaka, Hon. K. Kader Mastan, Hon. Nihal Kalapaththi, Hon. Nalin Bandara Jayamaha, Hon. Amirthanathan Adaikalanathan, Hon. Gawindran Kodieswaran, Hon. Kings Nelson, Hon. Rohana Bandara, Hon. (Prof.) L.M. Abeywickrama, Hon. M.S. Udumalebbe, Hon. Upul Kithsiri, Hon. Ajanta Gammeddegoda, Hon. Ajith Gihan, Hon. Asoka Gunasena, Hon. Ranvithilakka Jayakodi, Hon. Dilith Jayaweera, Hon. (Dr.) Sellathambi Thilakanathan, Hon. F.H.S. Kumara Navarathna, Hon. Nandana Padmakumara, Hon. Arun Panagoda, Hon. Sudath Palakalla, Hon. E.M. Basnayaka, Hon. Priyantha Wijerathna, Hon. Dharmapriya Wijesinghe, Hon. Kidnan Selvaraj

¶ 10 Ministerial Consultative Committee on Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism Hon. Vijitha Herath (Chairman), Hon. (Prof.) Ruwan Ranasinghe, Hon. Arun Hemachandra, Hon. Sunil Kumar Kamakè, Hon. R.M. Jayawardena, Hon. Rauff Hakeem, Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardena, Hon. J.C. Alawathuwala, Hon. Lakshman Nipun Arachchi, Hon. Hector Appuhami, Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardena, Hon. Harshana Rajakaruna, Hon. Saminda Wijesiri, Hon. Roshan Akmeemana, Hon. M.K.M. Aslam, Hon. (Dr.) Najith Indika, Hon. Tilanga U. Kamakè, Hon. Ajith Gihan, Hon. Rajeevan Jayachandramurthy, Hon. M.A.M. Tahir, Hon. Susanta Thodawaththa, Hon. Nandana Padmakumara, Hon. Stephanie Fernandu, Hon. Kandhasamy Prabhu, Hon. Nanda Bandara, Hon. Riyas Farook, Hon. Manjula Sugath Ratnayake, Hon. (Mrs.) Hasara Liyanage, Hon. Ruwan Wijewira, Hon. (Mrs.) Hiruni Wijesinghe, Hon. Major General (Retd.) G.D. Suriya Bandara, Hon. M. Nizam Kariyapper

¶ 11 Ministerial Consultative Committee on Fisheries, Aquatic and Marine Resources Hon. Ramalingam Chandrasekar (Chairman), Hon. Rathna Gamakè, Hon. Janith Ruwan Kodithuwakku, Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe, Hon. P. Ruwan Senarath, Hon. Arun Hemachandra, Hon. Argam Ilyas, Hon. (Dr.) M.L.A.M. Hisbullah, Hon. Dilip Wedaarachchi, Hon. K. Kader Mastan, Hon. Nihal Kalapaththi, Hon. Amirthanathan Adaikalanathan, Hon. Hector Appuhami, Hon. Imran Maharoof, Hon. Gnanamuthu Srinesan, Hon. Roshan Akmeemana, Hon. Abubakkar

¶ 12 Aadambawa, Hon. (Prof.) L.M. Abeywickrama, Hon. K. Ilangkumaran, Hon. Upul Kithsiri, Hon. Tilanga U. Kamakè, Hon. Ajith Gihan, Hon. M.A.M. Tahir, Hon. (Dr.) Sellathambi Thilakanathan, Hon. Chandana Tennakoon, Hon. Susanta Kumara Navarathna, Hon. Stephanie Fernandu, Hon. Sudath Palakalla, Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran, Hon. Dharmapriya Wijesinghe, Hon. Mohamed Faizal

¶ 13 Ministerial Consultative Committee on Industries and Enterprise Development

¶ 14 Hon. Sunil Handunnetti (Chairman), Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe, Hon. Wasantha Piyathissa, Hon. Upali Samarasinghe, Hon. Rishad Bathiudeen, Hon. Samara Sampath Dassanayaka, Hon. Saminda Wijesiri, Hon. Varuna Liyanage, Hon. (Mrs.) Oshani Umanga, Hon. Ajanta Gammeddegoda, Hon. Dilith Jayaweera, Hon. R.K. Jayasundara, Hon. Rajeevan Jayachandramurthy, Hon. (Dr.) Sellathambi Thilakanathan, Hon. Nandana Padmakumara, Hon. Arun Panagoda, Hon. Kandhasamy Prabhu, Hon. Padmasiri Bandara, Hon. Ravindra Bandara, Hon. Wijesiri Basnayaka, Hon. Sunil Rajapaksha, Hon. (Mrs.) Deepthi Vasalagè, Hon. Ruwan Wijewira, Hon. Athula Welathagoda, Hon. Dilina Samarakoon, Hon. Champika Hettiarachchi, Hon. Mohamed Faizal

¶ 15 Ministerial Consultative Committee on Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation Services Hon. Bimal Ratnayake (Chairman), Hon. Janith Ruwan Kodithuwakku, Hon. (Dr.) Prasanna Gunasena, Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe, Hon. Dinindu Saman Hennayaka, Hon. Kayanda Karunathilaka, Hon. Rishad Bathiudeen, Hon. Samara Sampath Dassanayaka, Hon. K. Sujith Sanjaya Perera, Hon. Ajith Agalawatta, Hon. (Mrs.) Sagarika Adawut, Hon. U.B. Abeywickrama, Hon. Manjula Suraveera Arachchi, Hon. K. Ilangkumaran, Hon. (Mrs.) Samindrani Kiriella, Hon. Sugath Wasantha De Silva, Hon. Thanura Dissanayaka, Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayaka, Hon. Ravindra Bandara, Hon. Danushka Ranganath, Hon. Sunil Ratnasiri, Hon. (Mrs.) Deepthi Vasalagè, Hon. R.G. Wijerathna, Hon. Jagath Vithana, Hon. Shantha Padma Kumara Subasinghe, Hon. Devananda Suraveera, Hon. Chandana Suriyaarachchi, Hon. (Miss) Lakmali Hemachandra, Hon. Mohamed Faizal, Hon. M. Nizam Kariyapper

¶ 16 Ministerial Consultative Committee on Plantation and Social Infrastructure Facilities

¶ 17 Hon. K.V. Samantha Wijayaratne (Chairman), Hon. Sundaralingam Pradeep, Hon. Aravinda Senarath, Hon. Palani Digambaram, Hon. (Dr.) V.S. Radakrishnan, Hon. K. Sujith Sanjaya Perera, Hon. Nayana Vasalathilaka, Hon. Ajith Agalawatta, Hon. Abubakkar Aadambawa, Hon. P. Ariyawansa, Hon. (Miss) Krishnan Kalaichelvi, Hon. (Mrs.) Nilusha Lakmali Kamakè, Hon. Ajanta Gammeddegoda, Hon. R.K. Jayasundara, Hon. Mayilvaganam Jegatheeswaran, Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayaka, Hon. Nishantha Perera, Hon. Lal Premanath, Hon. Nanda Bandara, Hon. Sunil Piyannawila, Hon. Jagath Manuwarna, Hon. (Dr.) Nandana Millagala, Hon. Danushka Ranganath, Hon. Sunil Rajapaksha, Hon. Jagath Vithana, Hon. (Miss) Ambika Samivel, Hon. Kidnan Selvaraj, Hon. R.M. Samanta Ranasinghe

¶ 18 Ministerial Consultative Committee on Health and Mass Media

¶ 19 Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa (Chairman), Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni, Hon. (Dr.) (Miss) Kaushalya Ariyarathna, Hon. (Dr.) M.L.A.M. Hisbullah, Hon. R.M. Gamini Ratnayake, Hon. (Dr.) Kavinda Heshan Jayawardena, Hon. (Dr.) Nihal Abeysinghe, Hon. (Dr.) Ramanathan Arjunan, Hon. (Dr.) Najith Indika, Hon. (Mrs.) Oshani Umanga, Hon. Wasantha Pushpa Kumara, Hon. Saminda Lalith Kumara, Hon. (Mrs.) Nilandi Kottahachchi, Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Gunawardena, Hon. Asoka Gunasena, Hon. Ruwanvithilakka Jayakodi, Hon. (Prof.) Sena Nanayakkara, Hon. Kandhasamy Prabhu, Hon. Sudath Palakalla, Hon. (Dr.) S. Sri Bhawanandarajah, Hon. (Dr.) Chandaruwan Matharasinghe, Hon. Jagath Manuwarna, Hon. (Dr.) Nandana Millagala, Hon. Ruwan Wijewira, Hon. Dharmapriya Wijesinghe, Hon. (Dr.) Pathmanathan Sathealingam, Hon. (Dr.) Ilayathambi Shrinath, Hon. (Dr.) Janaka Senarathna, Hon. M. S. Abdul Wasith

¶ 20 Ministerial Consultative Committee on Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development

¶ 21 Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe (Chairman), Hon. R.M. Jayawardena, Hon. Upali Samarasinghe, Hon. Namal Karunaratna, Hon. Kabir Hashim, Hon. Hesha Withanage, Hon. Rohana Bandara, Hon. Chanakyan Rajaputhiran Irasamanickam, Hon. Ajith Agalawatta, Hon. (Prof.) L.M. Abeywickrama, Hon. M.K.M. Aslam, Hon. (Miss) Krishnan Kalaichelvi, Hon. Sarath Kumara, Hon. Tilanga U. Kamakè, Hon. Ajith Gihan, Hon. Nimal Palihena, Hon. Kandhasamy Prabhu, Hon. (Dr.) S. Sri Bhawanandarajah, Hon. Wijesiri Basnayaka, Hon. Sunil Piyannawila, Hon. Riyas Farook, Hon. Sunil Ratnasiri, Hon. R.G. Wijerathna, Hon. Basmin Shareef, Hon. Kidnan Selvaraj, Hon. Champika Hettiarachchi, Hon. R.M. Samanta Ranasinghe

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