Speaker's Residence, Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte
| Speaker's Residence | |
|---|---|
Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte | |
| Country | Sri Lanka |
| Owner | Parliament of Sri Lanka |
The Speaker's Residence is the
Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte, Sri Lanka. The current residence was built in 2000 close to the Parliament Complex
.
History
The first official residence of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Mumtaz Mahal, Colombo was located at Kollupitiya, a suburb of Colombo. However once the Parliament was moved to the new Parliament Complex in Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte, plans were made to shift the Speaker's Residence to Sri Jayawardenapura-Kotte as well. However this move was delayed by almost twenty years.
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