Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka

Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka
Coat of Arms of Sri Lanka
Incumbent Karu Jayasuriya since 1 September 2015
Style	Honourable Speaker
Appointer	Parliament of Sri Lanka
Inaugural holder	Alfred Francis Molamure
Formation	7 July 1931
Succession	Second in the presidential line of succession
Deputy	Deputy Speaker of the Parliament
Website	Speaker of Parliament

The Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka is the presiding officer of the chamber. The Speaker fulfills a number of important functions in relation to the operation the House, which is based upon the British Westminster Parliamentary system. The office was established in 1947. The current Speaker of the Parliament is Karu Jayasuriya, in office since 1 September 2015.

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