New members nominated to Committee on Public Finance
February 10, 2023 11:32 pm
New members have been nominated to serve in the Committee on Public Finance in the fourth session of the Ninth Parliament.
The nominations, made by the Committee of Selection, were announced by Speaker of Parliament Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena today (Feb. 10).
The MPs have been selected pursuant to the provisions of the Standing Order 121 of Parliament and the motion agreed to by Parliament today.
The COPF nominations are as follows:
• Vidura Wickramanayaka
• Nalin Fernando
• Shehan Semasinghe
• Premitha Bandara Tennakoon
• Dr. Seetha Arambepola
• Dr. Suren Raghavan
• Anupa Pasqual
• Johnston Fernando
• Wajira Abeywardana
• Mahindananda Aluthgamage
• Duminda Dissanayake
• Nimal Lanza
• U.K. Sumith Udukumbura
• Isuru Dodangoda
• Premnath C. Dolawatte
• Attorney-at-Law M.W.D. Sahan Pradeep Withana
• Madhura Withanage
• Prof. Ranjith Bandara
Meanwhile, new members were also nominated to the Committee on Parliamentary Business in the fourth session of the Ninth Parliament.
The names of the new members were proposed by the Committee of Selection, in terms of the provisions of the Standing Order 115 of the Parliament and the motion agreed to by Parliament today.
The Speaker will serve as the chairperson of the committee which comprises the Deputy Speaker, the Deputy Chairperson of Committees, the Leader of the House of Parliament, the Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, the Chief Government Whip and the Chief Opposition Whip.
Accordingly, MPs Nimal Siripala de Silva, Pavithra Wanniarachchi, Douglas Devananda, Mahinda Amaraweera, Ali Sabry PC, Kanchana Wijesekera, Naseer Ahamed, Chamal Rajapaksa, Johnston Fernando, Gamini Lokuge, Wajira Abeywardana, C. B. Rathnayake, Rohitha Abegunawardhana, Namal Rajapaksa, and Sagara Kariyawasam have been nominated to serve in the Committee on Parliamentary Business.
