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As per the Sri Lankan Constitution, the President is a member of and head of the cabinet. [1] The president appoints as Prime Minister, a Member of Parliament who has the confidence of parliament. [1] Other ministers of the cabinet are appointed by the president in consultation with the prime minister. [2]
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 10 Jayewardene cabinet I: 23 July 1977: 7 September 1978: J. R. Jayewardene: United National Party: 11 Jayewardene cabinet II 7 September 1978: 1980: J. R. Jayewardene: 12 Jayewardene cabinet III 1980: 1988: 13 Jayewardene cabinet IV 1988: 2 January 1989: 14 Premadasa cabinet I: 2 January 1989: 1990 Ranasinghe Premadasa ...
After becoming President of Sri Lanka, Rajapaksa reshuffled the cabinet and took the portfolios of Defense and Finance in the new cabinet, which was sworn in on 23 November 2005. [24] Immediately following his election in 2005, Rajapaksa extended the term of the Commander of the Sri Lanka Army , Sarath Fonseka , less than 30 days before he was ...
The Rajapaksa cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Mahinda Rajapaksa between 2005 and 2015. It was formed in November 2005 after the presidential election and it ended in January 2015 after the opposition's victory in the presidential election .
Name Portrait Party Office Electoral District [3] Took office Left office Refs. Anura Kumara Dissanayake: National People's Power: President: Sri Lanka: 23 September 2024 [a] [4] [2] Minister of Defence: 24 September 2024 [a] Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development: 24 September 2024 [a] Minister of Digital Economy: 18 November ...
The first Dissanayake cabinet was a central government of Sri Lanka led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. It was a 3-member interim cabinet formed in September 2024 after the presidential election and ended in November 2024 following the parliamentary election .
The Wickremesinghe cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Ranil Wickremesinghe. It was formed in July 2022, following the resignation of Wickremesinghe's predecessor, Gotabaya Rajapaksa .
The second Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. It was formed in August 2020 after the parliamentary election and ended in April 2022 after all 26 cabinet ministers resigned en masse amidst the 2022 Sri Lankan protests .