List of new members appointed to Parliamentary Committees

February 22, 2024 at 2:34 PM

The names of the Members of Parliament appointed to serve in Committees under the Fifth Session of the Ninth Parliament of Sri Lanka were announced by the Deputy Speaker, Ajith Rajapakshe today. 

Addressing the Parliament, the Deputy Speaker made the announcement based on the motions agreed to by Parliament on February 09, 2024.

The members appointed to the Parliamentary Committees are as follows;

Committee on Ethics and Privileges

(Mrs.) Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi, (Dr.) Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, PC, Vijitha Berugoda, Tharaka Balasuriya, Anuradha Jayaratne, Chamal Rajapaksa, Johnston Fernando, Mahindananda Aluthgamage, Jayantha Ketagoda, Madhura Withanage, and Samanpriya Herath.

Committee on Public Accounts

Mohan Priyadarshana De Silva, Lasantha Alagiyawanna, Prasanna Ranaweera, K. Kader Masthan, (Mrs.) Diana Gamage, Chamara Sampath Dasanayake, Wajira Abeywardana, A. L. M. Athaullah, Wimalaweera Dissanayake, Jayantha Ketagoda, (Dr.) Major Pradeep Undugoda, Karunadasa Kodithuwakku, Isuru Dodangoda, Premnath C. Dolawatte, (Mrs.) Muditha Prishanthi, M. W. D. Sahan Pradeep Withana, Madhura Withanage, D. Weerasingha, and (Mrs.) Manjula Dissanayake.

Committee on Public Enterprises

Jagath Pushpakumara, Janaka Wakkumbura, Lohan Ratwatte, Indika Anuruddha Herath, Shantha Bandara, Mahindananda Aluthgamage, Duminda Dissanayake, Rohitha Abegunawardhana, Nimal Lanza, U. K. Sumith Udukumbura, Sanjeeva Edirimanna, Jagath Kumara Sumithraarachchi, (Major) Sudarshana Denipitiya, Premnath C. Dolawatte, Upul Mahendra Rajapaksha, M. Rameshwaran, (Mrs.) Rajika Wickramasinghe, Madhura Withanage, and (Prof.) Ranjith Bandara.

Committee on Public Petitions

Jagath Pushpakumara, S. Viyalanderan, Ashoka Priyantha, A. Aravindh Kumar, (Mrs.) Geetha Samanmale Kumarasinghe, Gamini Lokuge, Wajira Abeywardana, (Dr.) Gayashan Nawananda, Jayantha Ketagoda, U. K. Sumith Udukumbura, Mayadunna Chinthaka Amal, Nipuna Ranawaka, (Mrs.) Rajika Wickramasinghe, M. W. D. Sahan Pradeep Withana, and Yadamini Gunawardena.

Ministerial Consultative Committee on Defence

Chamal Rajapaksa, (Dr.) Sarath Weerasekera, and (Dr.) Major Pradeep Undugoda.

Ministerial Consultative Committee on Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies

Mahindananda Aluthgamage, M. W. D. Sahan Pradeep Withana, and (Prof.) Ranjith Bandara.

Ministerial Consultative Committee on Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment

Jagath Kumara Sumithraarachchi, (Mrs.) Rajika Wickramasinghe, and (Mrs.) Manjula Dissanayake.

Ministerial Consultative Committee on Investment Promotion

Aravindh Kumar, Dhammika Perera, and Yadamini Gunawardena.

Ministerial Consultative Committee on Education

Anupa Pasqual, Wimalaweera Dissanayake, and Gunathilaka Rajapaksha.

Ministerial Consultative Committee on Mass Media

M. M. Muszhaaraff, Jayantha Ketagoda, and Sanjeeva Edirimanna.

Ministerial Consultative Committee on Health

Kanaka Herath, (Dr.) Gayashan Nawananda, and (Dr.) Major Pradeep Undugoda.

Ministerial Consultative Committee on Agriculture and Plantation Industries

Udayakantha Gunathilaka, Kulasingam Dhileeban, and Upul Mahendra Rajapaksha.

Ministerial Consultative Committee on Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation

Chamara Sampath Dasanayake, Kapila Athukorala, and Kumarasiri Rathnayaka.

Ministerial Consultative Committee on Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms

Sisira Jayakody, Premnath C. Dolawatte, and Sagara Kariyawasam.

Ministerial Consultative Committee on Industries

Premalal Jayasekara, U. K. Sumith Udukumbura, and Lalith Varna Kumara.

Ministerial Consultative Committee on Urban Development and Housing

(Mrs.) Kokila Gunawardene, Milan Jayathilake, and Madhura Withanage.

Ministerial Consultative Committee on Foreign Affairs

B. Dissanayake, Namal Rajapaksa, and (Major) Sudarshana Denipitiya.

Ministerial Consultative Committee on Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs

H. Nandasena, Gunathilaka Rajapaksha, and Samanpriya Herath.

Ministerial Consultative Committee on Power and Energy

Gamini Lokuge, Duminda Dissanayake, and Nalaka Bandara Kottegoda.

Ministerial Consultative Committee on Environment

M. Chandrasena, Isuru Dodangoda, and (Mrs.) Muditha Prishanthi.

Ministerial Consultative Committee on Sports and Youth Affairs

Premitha Bandara Tennakoon, Milan Jayathilake, and D. Weerasingha.

Ministerial Consultative Committee on Irrigation

D. Weerasingha, Yadamini Gunawardena, and Jagath Samarawickrama.

Ministerial Consultative Committee on Labour and Foreign Employment

D. B. Herath, W. D. J. Seneviratne, and Jayantha Weerasinghe, P.C.

Ministerial Consultative Committee on State Plantation Enterprises Reforms

Sampath Athukorala, Thisakutti Arachchi, and M. Rameshwaran. (NewsWire)