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Speaker announces names of MPs nominated to COPA and COPE
Oct 03, 202210:42 AM
Speaker announces names of MPs nominated to COPA and COPE

Speaker of Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena today announced to the House the names of the Members nominated by the Committee of Selection to serve in the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) and the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE).

 

Members of the COPA nominated 

 

The Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene today (03) announced in Parliament that notwithstanding the provisions of the Standing Order 119 of the Parliament and the resolution adopted by Parliament on 10th August 2022 the following Members have been nominated by the Committee of Selection to serve in the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA), in terms of the motion agreed to by Parliament on 29th August 2022:

 

• Mohan Priyadarshana De Silva
• Lasantha Alagiyawanna
• K. Kader Masthan
• (Dr.) Suren Raghavan
• (Mrs.) Diana Gamage
• S. B. Dissanayake
• Tissa Attanayake
• Kabir Hashim
• (Dr.) Sarath Weerasekera
• Wimalaweera Dissanayake
• Niroshan Perera
• (Dr.) (Mrs.) Sudarshini Fernandopulle
• J. C. Alawathuwala
• Ashok Abeysinghe
• Buddhika Pathirana
• Jayantha Samaraweera
• Hector Appuhamy
• Hesha Withanage
• (Dr.) Major Pradeep Undugoda
• Isuru Dodangoda
• Wasantha Yapabandara
• Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam
• M. W. D. Sahan Pradeep Withana
• D. Weerasingha
• Weerasumana Weerasinghe
• (Prof.) Charitha Herath
• (Dr.) (Ms.) Harini Amarasuriya 

 

Members of the COPE nominated 

 

The Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene today (03) announced in Parliament that notwithstanding the provisions of the Standing Order 120 of the Parliament and the resolution adopted by Parliament on 10th August 2022 the following Members have been nominated by the Committee of Selection to serve in the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) in terms of the motion agreed to by Parliament on 29th August 2022:

 

• Jagath Pushpakumara
• Janaka Wakkumbura
• Lohan Ratwatte
• Indika Anuruddha Herath
• D. V. Chanaka
• Shantha Bandara
• Anura Dissanayaka 
• Rauff Hakeem 
• Patali Champika Ranawaka 
• Mahindananda Aluthgamage
• Rohitha Abegunawardhana
• (Dr.) Harsha de Silva 
• Eran Wickramarathne 
• Nimal Lanza
• S. M. M. Muszhaaraff
• Nalin Bandara Jayamaha 
• S. M. Marikkar 
• Mujibur Rahuman 
• (Mrs.) Rohini Kumari Wijerathna
• Sanjeeva Edirimanna
• Jagath Kumara Sumithraarachchi
• Premnath C. Dolawatte
• Upul Mahendra Rajapaksha
• Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam 
• (Mrs.) Rajika Wickramasinghe
• Madhura Withanage
• (Prof.) Ranjith Bandara

 

 

 

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