Leaders of the House First & Second State Council (1931 – 1935) & (1936 – 1947) Hon. Sir D. B. Jayatilaka 10 July 1931 - 30 November 1942 Hon. D. S. Senanayake 02 December 1942 - 04 July 1947 First Parliament (House of Representatives) 1947 - 1952 Hon. S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike 26 September 1947 - 12 July 1951 Hon. Sir John Kotelawala 12 July 1951 - 08 April 1952 Second Parliament (House of 1952 - 1956 Representatives) Hon. Sir John Kotelawala 19 June 1952 - 12 October 1953 Hon. J. R. Jayewardene 29 October 1953 - 18 February 1956 Third Parliament (House of Representatives) 1956 - 1959 Hon. C. P. De Silva 19 April 1956 - 05 December 1959 Fourth Parliament (House of March - April 1960 Representatives) Hon. J. R. Jayewardene 30 March 1960 - 23 April 1960 Fifth Parliament (House of Representatives) 1960 - 1964 Hon. C. P. De Silva 05 August 1960 - 17 December 1964 Sixth Parliament (House of Representatives) 1965 - 1970 Hon. C. P. De Silva 05 April 1965 - 25 March 1970 Seventh Parliament (House of 1970 - 1977 Representatives) & First National State Assembly Hon. Maithripala Senanayake 07 June 1970 - 18 May 1977 Leaders of the House Second National State Assembly & First 1977 - 1988 Parliament Hon. Ranasinghe Premadasa 26 July 1977 - 20 December 1988 Second Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka 1989 - 1994 Hon. Ranil Wickremasinghe 06 March 1989 - 07 May 1993 Hon. Wijayapala Mendis 07 May 1993 - 24 June 1994 Third Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka 1994 - 2000 Hon. Ratnasiri Wickremanaike 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. Richard Pathirana 18 October 2000 - 10 October 2001 Fifth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka 2001 - 2004 Hon. W. J. M. Lokubandara 03 January 2002 - 07 February 2004 Sixth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka 2004 - 2010 Hon. Maithripala Sirisena 03 May 2004 - 09 August 2005 Hon. Nimal Siripala de Silva 09 August 2005 - 09 February 2010 09 March 2010 - 20 April 2010 Seventh Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri 2010 - 2015 Lanka Hon. Nimal Siripala de Silva 02 May 2010 - 20 January 2015 Hon. Lakshman Kiriella 20 January 2015 - 26 June 2015 Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka 2015 - 2020 Leaders of the House Hon. Lakshman Kiriella 01 September 2015 - 26 October 2018 18 December 2018 - 02 January 2020 Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena 03 January 2020 - 02 March 2020 Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka 2020 - to date Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena 20 August 2020 - to date.