Leader of the Opposition (Sri Lanka)
In Sri Lanka, the Leader of the Opposition is the leader of the largest political party in Parliament that is not a part of the government. This is usually the leader of the second-largest party in Parliament.
Image: Official Photographic Portrait of S.W.R.D.Bandaranayaka (1899 1959)
Image: Dudley Shelton Senanayaka (1911 1973)
Image: Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranayaka (1916 2000) (Hon.Sirimavo Bandaranaike with Hon.Lalith Athulathmudali Crop)
Image: Junius Richard Jayawardana (1906 1996)
The Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the supreme legislative body of Sri Lanka. It alone possesses legislative supremacy and thereby ultimate power over all other political bodies in the island. It is modeled after the British Parliament.
The 1947 opening of the first parliament at Independence Square by Prince Henry, Duke of Gloucester in the presence of D.S. Senanayake, the first Prime Minister of Ceylon.
The Old Parliament Building near the Galle Face Green, now the Presidential Secretariat
The old Legislative Council Building, Colombo Fort. Today houses the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.