Deputy Speakers and Chairmen of Committees First Parliament (House of Representatives) 1947 - 1952 R. A. de Mel, M.P. 14 October 1947 - 23 August 1948 (Colombo South) H. W. Amarasuriya, M.P. 02 September 1948 - 14 December 1948 (Baddegama) Hon. Sir Albert F. Periris, M.P. 15 December 1948 - 13 February 1951 (Nattandiya) H. S. Ismail, MBE, M.P. 14 February 1951 - 08 April 1952 (Puttalam) Second Parliament (House of 1952 - 1956 Representatives) H. S. Ismail, MBE, M.P. 10 June 1952 - 18 February 1956 (Puttalam) Third Parliament (House of Representatives) 1956 - 1959 Piyasena Tennakoon, M.P. 20 April 1956 - 16 September 1958 (Kandy) R. S. Pelpola, M.P. 18 September 1958 - 05 December 1959 (Gampola) Fourth Parliament (House of March - April 1960 Representatives) R. S. Pelpola, M.P. 30 March 1960 - 23 April 1960 (Nawalapitiya) Fifth Parliament (House of Representatives) 1960 - 1964 Hugh Fernando, M.P. 05 August 1960 - 23 January 1964 (Wennappuwa) D. A. Rajapakse, M.P. 11 February 1964 - 12 November 1964 (Beliatte) Sixth Parliament (House of Representatives) 1965 - 1970 C. S. Shirley Corea, M.P. 05 April 1965 - 27 September 1967 (Chilaw) Deputy Speakers and Chairmen of Committees Sir Razik Fareed, OBE, M.P. 28 September 1967 - 28 February 1968 (Appointed Member) M. Sivasithamparam, M.P. 08 March 1968 - 25 March 1970 (Uduppiddi) Seventh Parliament (House of 1970 - 1972 Representatives) I. A. Cader, M.P. 07 June 1970 - 22 May 1972 (Beruwala) First National State Assembly 1972 - 1977 I. A. Cader, M.P. 22 May 1972 - 18 May 1977 (Beruwala) Second National State Assembly 1977 - 1978 M. A. Bakeer Markar, M.P. 04 August 1977 - 07 September 1978 (Beruwala - First) First Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka 1978 - 1988 Norman Waidyaratne, M.P. 21 September 1978 - 20 December 1988 (Balapitiya) Second Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka 1989 - 1994 Gamini Fonseka, M.P. 09 March 1989 - 24 June 1994 (Matara) Third Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka 1994 - 2000 Anil Kumara Moonasinghe, M.P. 25 August 1994 - 18 August 2000 (Kalutara District) 14 September 2000 - 23 September 2000 Fourth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka 2000 - 2001 Major Gen. Sarath Munasinghe, M.P. 18 October 2000 - 10 October 2001 (Kurunegala District) Deputy Speakers and Chairmen of Committees Fifth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka 2001 - 2004 (The office of Deputy Speaker was vacant throughout this Parliament) Sixth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka 2004 - 2010 Gitanjana Gunawardena, M.P. 18 May 2004 - 01 July 2008 (National List - UPFA) Piyankara Jayaratne, M.P. 08 July 2008 - 09 February 2010 (Puttalam District) 09 March 2010 - 20 April 2010 Seventh Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri 2010 - 2015 Lanka Piyankara Jayaratne, M.P. 22 April 2010 - 22 November 2010 (Puttalam District) Chandima Weerakkody, M.P. 23 November 2010 - 26 June 2015 (Galle District) Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka 2015 - 2020 Thilanga Sumathipala, M.P. 01 September 2015 - 25 May 2018 (National List - UPFA) J. M. Ananda Kumarasiri, M.P. 05 June 2018 - 02 March 2020 (Monaragala District) Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka 2020 - to date Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, M.P. 20 August 2020 - to date (Kegalle District).