Deputy speaker and chairman of committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka

Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
ශ්‍රී ලංකා පාර්ලි‌මේන්තු නියෝජ්‍ය කථානායක பாராளுமன்ற துணை சபாநாயகர்
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Incumbent Ajith Rajapakse since 17 May 2022
Style	Honourable Deputy Speaker
Appointer	Parliament of Sri Lanka
Constituting instrument	Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Inaugural holder	Forester Augustus Obeysekera
Formation	7 July 1931; 92 years ago (1931-07-07) (as Deputy Speaker of the State Council of Ceylon)
Succession	Fourth in the presidential line of succession
Website	www.parliament.lk

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The deputy speaker and chairman of committees is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (and its predecessors the National State Assembly, the House of Representatives and the State Council) who presides over sittings of Parliament in the absence of the Speaker.^[1] The current deputy speaker and chairman of committees is Ajith Rajapaksa.