2nd State Council of Ceylon

2nd State Council of Ceylon
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Overview
Legislative body	State Council of Ceylon
Meeting place	Old Parliament Building
Term	17 March 1936 (1936-03-17) – 4 July 1947 (1947-07-04)
Election	22 February – 7 March 1936
Government	2nd Board
Website	parliament.lk
State Councillors
Members	58
Speaker	Waithilingam Duraiswamy
Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees	Susantha de Fonseka
Deputy Chairman of Committees	R. S. Tennekoon
Leader of the House	D. B. Jayatilaka (1936–42) D. S. Senanayake (1942–47)

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The 2nd State Council of Ceylon was a meeting of the State Council of Ceylon, with the membership determined by the results of the 1936 state council election held between 22 February and 7 March 1936. The parliament met for the first time on 17 March 1936 and was dissolved on 4 July 1947.