12th Parliament of Sri Lanka

12th Parliament of Sri Lanka
11th 13th
Overview
Legislative bodyParliament of Sri Lanka
Term19 December 2001 – 7 February 2004
Election5 December 2001
Senior parliamentarians
SpeakerM. Joseph Michael Perera, UNF
Deputy Speaker and
Chairman of Committees
Vacant
Deputy Chairman of CommitteesSiri Andrahennady, UNF
Prime MinisterRanil Wickremesinghe, UNF
Leader of the OppositionRatnasiri Wickremanayake, PA (2001–02)
Mahinda Rajapaksa, PA (2002–04)
Leader of the HouseW. J. M. Lokubandara, UNF
Chief Government WhipMahinda Samarasinghe, UNF
Chief Opposition WhipMahinda Rajapaksa, PA (2001–02)
Mangala Samaraweera, PA (2002–04)
Sessions
1st19 December 2001 – 3 November 2003
2nd19 November 2003 – 7 February 2004

The 12th Parliament of Sri Lanka (5th Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka) was a meeting of the Parliament of Sri Lanka, with the membership determined by the results of the 2001 parliamentary election held on 5 December 2001. The parliament met for the first time on 19 December 2001 and was dissolved prematurely on 7 February 2004.