Back Président du Parlement du Sri Lanka French Speaker i Sri Lankas parlament NB ශ්රී ලංකාවෙහි පාර්ලිමේන්තුවෙහි කථානායකවරයා Singhalese Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka SIMPLE இலங்கை நாடாளுமன்ற சபாநாயகர் Tamil 斯里蘭卡議會議長 Chinese
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| Style | Honourable Speaker |
| Residence | The Speaker's Residence, Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte |
| Appointer | Parliament of Sri Lanka |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
| Inaugural holder | Alexander Francis Molamure |
| Formation | 7 July 1931 (as Speaker of the State Council of Ceylon) |
| Succession | Second |
| Deputy | Deputy Speaker of the Parliament |
| Salary | LKR 822,000 annually (2016)[1][2] |
| Website | www |
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The Speaker of the Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the presiding officer of the chamber. The current Speaker of the Parliament is Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, in office since 20 August 2020. The Speaker fulfills a number of important functions in relation to the operation of the House, which is based upon the British Westminster parliamentary system.
The speaker is second in the Sri Lankan presidential line of succession, after the prime minister.[3]
- ^ Thomas, Kris (21 November 2016). "Of Ministers' Salaries And Parliamentary Perks". Roar.lk. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ Thomas, Kavindya Chris (20 November 2016). "Do MPs get fat salaries?". Ceylontoday.lk. Ceylon Today. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
- ^ The Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
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