Parliament of Sri Lanka
Supreme legislative body of Sri Lanka
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| February 17 2025 | The budget speech is scheduled, and the second reading of the Appropriation Bill will take place. |
| January 9 2025 | The prime minister presented the '2025 Appropriation Bill' to parliament, marking the first reading of the bill. |
| December 17 2024 | Jagath Wickremerathna was unanimously elected as the next Speaker of Parliament following Ranwala's resignation. |
| December 17 2024 | Jagath Wickramaratne unanimously elected as Speaker of Parliament. |
| December 13 2024 | Asoka Ranwala resigns as Speaker of Parliament. |
| December 13 2024 | Asoka Ranwala resigned as Speaker of Parliament amidst controversy over the authenticity of his educational qualifications. |
| December 6 2024 | The vote on account was passed without a formal vote, concluding the debate. |
| December 5 2024 | The interim vote on account was presented to parliament, initiating the debate. |
| December 3 2024 | Gayantha Karunathilaka of the SJB was recognised by the Speaker as the Chief Opposition Whip. |
| December 3 2024 | Debate on the government's policy statement began. |
| November 26 2024 | The cabinet spokesman announced an interim vote on account would be presented to parliament. |
| November 25 2024 | The president issued a Gazette Extraordinary notification assigning subjects, functions, departments, statutory institutions, and public corporations to respective ministries. |
| November 21 2024 | 29 MPs were sworn in as deputy ministers. Anil Jayantha Fernando was assigned the additional role of Deputy Minister for Economic Development. |
| November 21 2024 | The president presented the new government's first policy statement to parliament. |
| November 21 2024 | At the inaugural meeting of the new parliament, Asoka Ranwala was unanimously elected as Speaker, Rizvie Salih as Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees, and Hemali Weerasekara as Deputy Chairperson of Committees. Sajith Premadasa of the Samagi Jana Balawegaya (SJB) was recognised as the Leader of the Opposition. |
| November 21 2024 | First meeting of the 17th parliament, including formal election of the Speaker, Deputy Speaker, and Deputy Chairperson of Committees. Elected members were sworn in, and the President presented the government's policy statement. |
| November 21 2024 | The 17th Parliament of Sri Lanka meets for the first time, officially commencing its term. |
| November 19 2024 | NPP's Bimal Rathnayake and Nalinda Jayatissa were appointed as Leader of the House and Chief Government Whip respectively by the president. |
| November 18 2024 | The new cabinet of ministers was sworn in, with the National People's Power (NPP) forming the government after securing a supermajority of 159 seats. |
| November 14 2024 | Parliamentary election held to determine the membership of the 17th Parliament of Sri Lanka. |
| November 14 2024 | Election day for the 17th Parliament of Sri Lanka. |
| September 24 2024 | President Dissanayake dissolved the 16th parliament and called for a parliamentary election. |
| September 21 2024 | Anura Kumara Dissanayake elected as president in the 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election. |
| 2015 | First national unity government formed by the United National Party and Sri Lanka Freedom Party. Ranil Wickremesinghe, UNP Leader, appointed prime minister. The joint government lasted until 2018. |
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