Person
Jagath Wickramaratne
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Details
- Role
- Speaker of Parliament since December 2024; NPP MP for Polonnaruwa
- Status
- Complaint under investigation by the bribery commission as of February 2026; a no-confidence motion signed by 44 opposition MPs was handed in on 9 October 2026; no charge reported
Connections (6)
- Commission to Investigate Allegations of Bribery or Corruption / Decided to investigate a complaint against, February 2026 / Jagath WickramaratneAllegation
- Newswire, citing the Sunday Times: the commission decided to investigate a complaint filed against the Speaker by Chaminda Kularatne, Parliament’s suspended Deputy Secretary General, and a separate complaint against Kularatne. Neither Parliament nor the individuals had commented.8 Feb 2026 · Newswire · CIABOC to probe complaint against Speaker
- Jagath Wickramaratne / MP for; elected Speaker, December 2024 / National People’s Power (NPP)
- The NPP MP for Polonnaruwa was elected Speaker of the Tenth Parliament unopposed on 17 December 2024, nominated by Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya. The post was vacant after Asoka Ranwala resigned on 13 December.17 Dec 2024 · Ada Derana · Jagath Wickremeratne appointed new Speaker
- Jagath Wickramaratne / Succeeded as Speaker / Asoka Ranwala
- Jagath Wickramaratne / Speaker of, from December 2024 / Parliament of Sri Lanka
- Jagath Wickramaratne / Barred live broadcast of statements by, March 2025 / Ramanathan Archchuna
- The Speaker banned his statements from being live-streamed for the next eight sittings from 20 March 2025 and said they would be removed from Hansard. He said the MP had used unparliamentary language against MPs, women and religious persons, and had not changed his behaviour despite several warnings. The article carries no response from the MP.19 Mar 2025 · Newswire · Speaker announces action against MP Archchuna Ramanathan
- Jagath Wickramaratne / Subject of a no-confidence motion in, October 2026 / Parliament of Sri LankaAllegation
- A motion signed by 44 opposition MPs was handed to the Secretary-General of Parliament. It sets out around 50 allegations, including misconduct, misuse of public property and breaches of procedure, and the opposition called on him to step down. The article carries no response from him.9 Oct 2026 · Newswire · Opposition MPs submit No-Confidence Motion against Speaker