17th Parliament of Sri Lanka

OverviewLegislative bodyParliament of Sri LankaMeeting placeSri Lankan Parliament BuildingTerm21 November 2024 (2024-11-21) –Election14 November 2024Websiteparliament.lkParliamentariansMembers225SpeakerAsoka Ranwala(NPP) (2024)
Jagath Wickremerathna(NPP) (2024–)Deputy Speaker and
Chairman of CommitteesRizvie Salih(NPP)Deputy Chairperson of CommitteesHemali Weerasekara(NPP)Prime MinisterHarini Amarasuriya(NPP)Leader of the OppositionSajith Premadasa(SJB)Leader of the HouseBimal Rathnayake(NPP)Chief Government WhipNalinda Jayatissa(NPP)Chief Opposition WhipGayantha Karunathilaka(SJB)Structure
Sessions

The 17th Parliament of Sri Lanka, known officially as the 10th Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is the current Parliament of Sri Lanka, with its membership determined by the results of the 2024 parliamentary election held on 14 November 2024. The parliament met for the first time on 21 November 2024.

According to the Constitution of Sri Lanka, the term of the Parliament is 5 years. However, under Article 70 of the Constitution and Section 10 of the Parliamentary Elections Act, No. 1 of 1981, the President of Sri Lanka may dissolve parliament after two years and six months from its first sitting or upon receiving a resolution from parliament. This signifies that the president will possess the constitutional authority to dissolve parliament by decree, effective from 21 May 2027.