Speakers
| First State Council | 1931 - 1935 |
|
Hon. A. F. Molamure |
07 July 1931 - 10 December 1934 |
| (Mr. A. F. Molamure was the First Speaker of Sri Lanka (Ceylon)) | |
|
Hon. F. A. Obeyesekere |
11 December 1934 - 07 December 1935 |
| (Hon. F. A. Obeyesekere was elected Speaker on the resignation of Mr. Molamure) | |
| Second State Council | 1936 - 1947 |
| 17 March 1936 - 04 July 1947 |
| First Parliament (House of Representatives) | 1947 - 1952 |
|
Hon. Sir Francis Molamure |
14 October 1947 - 25 January 1951 |
|
Hon. Sir Albert F. Peries |
13 February 1951 - 08 April 1952 |
| (Mr. Peries was elected Speaker on the death of Sir Francis Molamure) | |
| Second Parliament (House of Representatives) | 1952 - 1956 |
|
Hon. Sir Albert F. Peries |
09 June 1952 - 18 February 1956 |
| Third Parliament (House of Representatives) | 1956 - 1959 |
|
Hon. H. S. Ismail |
19 April 1956 - 05 December 1959 |
| Fourth Parliament (House of Representatives) | March - April 1960 |
|
Hon. T. B. Subasinghe |
30 March 1960 - 23 April 1960 |
| (Mr. Subasinghe, defeated Sir Albert F. Peries, nominee of the minority Government with a majority of Opposition votes) | |
| Fifth Parliament (House of Representatives) | 1960 - 1964 |
|
Hon. R. S. Pelpola |
05 August 1960 - 24 January 1964 |
|
Hon. Hugh Fernando |
24 January 1964 - 17 December 1964 |
| (Mr. Fernando was elected Speaker on the resignation of Mr. Pelpola) | |
| Sixth Parliament (House of Representatives) | 1965 - 1970 |
|
Hon. Sir Albert F. Peries |
05 April 1965 - 21 September 1967 |
|
Hon. Shirley Corea |
27 September 1967 - 25 March 1970 |
| (Mr. Corea was elected Speaker on the death of Sir Albert Peries) | |
| Seventh Parliament (House of Representatives) | 1970 - 1972 |
|
Hon. Stanley Tillekeratne |
07 June 1970 - 22 May 1972 |
| First National State Assembly | 1972 - 1977 |
|
Hon. Stanley Tillekeratne |
22 May 1972 - 18 May 1977 |
| Second National State Assembly | 1977 - 1978 |
|
Hon. Dr. Anandatissa de Alwis |
04 August 1977 - 07 September 1978 |
| First Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka | 1978 - 1988 |
|
Hon. Dr. Anandatissa de Alwis |
07 September 1978 - 13 September 1978 |
|
Hon. M. A. Bakeer Marker |
21 September 1978 - 30 August 1983 |
| (Bakeer Marker was elected Speaker on the resignation of Dr. Anandatissa de Alwis) | |
|
Hon. E. L. Senanayake |
06 September 1983 - 20 December 1988 |
| (Mr. Senanayake was elected Speaker on the resignation of Mr. Bakeer Marker) | |
| Second Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka | 1989 - 1994 |
|
Hon. M. H. Mohamed |
09 March 1989 - 24 June 1994 |
| Third Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka | 1994 - 2000 |
| Hon. K. B. Ratnayake (National List) |
25 August 1994 - 18 August 2000 14 September 2000 - 10 October 2000 |
| Fourth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka | 2000 - 2001 |
|
Hon. Anura Bandaranaike |
18 October 2000 - 10 October 2001 |
| (An opposition MP elected to the office of the Speaker unanimously) | |
| Fifth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka | 2001 - 2004 |
|
Hon. Joseph Michael Perera |
19 December 2001- 07 February 2004 |
| Sixth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka | 2004 - 2010 |
|
Hon. W. J. M. Lokubandara |
22 April 2004 - 09 February 2010 09 March 2010 - 20 April 2010 |
| (The opposition nominee W. J. M. Lokubandara of the UNF was elected to the office of the Speaker by 110 against 109 votes for UPFA nominee D. E. W. Gunasekara) | |
| Seventh Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka | 2010 - 2015 |
|
Hon. Chamal Rajapaksa |
22 April 2010 - 26 June 2015 |
| Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka | 2015 - 2020 |
|
Hon. Karu Jayasuriya |
01 September 2015 - 02 March 2020 |
| Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka | 2020 - 2024 |
|
Hon. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana |
20 August 2020 - 24 September 2024 |
| Tenth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka | 2024 - to date |
| Hon. Asoka Sapumal Ranwala (Gampaha) |
21 November 2024 - 13 December 2024 |
| Hon. (Dr.) Jagath Wickramaratne (Polonnaruwa) |
17 December 2024 - to date |
| (Mr. Wickramaratne was elected Speaker on the resignation of Mr. Ranwala) | |
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