Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
| Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka | |
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| ශ්රී ලංකා පාර්ලිමේන්තු නියෝජ්ය කථානායක பாராளுமன்ற துணை சபாநாயகர் | |
since 21 November 2024 | |
| Style | Honourable Deputy Speaker |
| Appointer | Parliament of Sri Lanka |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
| Inaugural holder | Forester Augustus Obeysekera |
| Formation | 7 July 1931 (as Deputy Speaker of the State Council of Ceylon) |
| Deputy | Deputy Chairman of Committees |
| Website | www |
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The Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka (and its predecessors the National State Assembly, the House of Representatives and the State Council) who presides over sittings of Parliament in the absence of the Speaker. The current deputy speaker and chairman of committees is Rizvie Salih.