MPs named to COPA, CoPE and Public Finance Committee

• Chairpersons for COPA, CoPE to be selected on Friday
• Sixteen MPs named to each Committee
• Public Finance Committee will be headed by TNA MP Sumanthiran

Speaker Karu Jayasuriya announced yesterday announced the members selected to serve on the two Parliamentary Oversight Committees, namely the Committee on Public Accounts (COPA) and the Committee on Public Enterprises (CoPE) by the Committee of Selection. 

speaker Karu Jayasuriya ​

 The 16 members appointed to COPA are, accordingly: Ministers Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi, Douglas Devananda, Vasudeva Nanayakkara, Duminda Dissanayake, Rohitha Abeygunawardana, Lasantha Alagiyawanna, Shehan Semasinghe, and Chandima Weerakkody; and MPs Udaya Prabath Gammanpila, Palitha Range Bandara, Niroshan Perera, Seyed Ali Zahir Moulana, Buddhika Pathirana, S. Shritharan, Dr. Nalinda Jayathissa, and Wijepala Hettiarachchi.

The members named to CoPE are: Ministers Anura Priyadharshana Yapa, Susil Premajayantha, Mahindananda Aluthgamage, Dayasiri Jayasekara, Jayantha Samaraweera and Mohan Priyadarshana De Silva; and MPs Rauff Hakeem, Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, Dr. Harsha De Silva, Ajith P. Perera, Sriyani Wijewickrama, Ranjan Ramanayake, Ashok Abeysinghe, Sunil Handunnetti, Mavai S. Senathirajah, and D. V. Chanaka. The two Committees will meet on Friday, where the Chairpersons of each Committee will be appointed.

The Speaker also announced the names of members who will serve on the Committee on Public Finance, which is chaired by TNA MP M.A. Sumanthiran.

They are: Ministers Bandula Gunawardena, Keheliya Rambukwella, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, Susantha Punchinilame, Tharaka Balasuriya, and Kanchana Wijesekera; and MPs Dilan Perera, Bimal Rathnayake, Mayantha Dissanayake, Mujibur Rahuman, Prof. Ashu Marasinghe, and Dr. S.M. Mohamed Ismail.