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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: William Gopallawa (1972–1978) 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 ...
COLOMBO (Reuters) -Sri Lanka's embattled president announced 17 new ministerial appointments on Monday, notably leaving out members of his own family, and expressed regret for his government's ...
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 ...
Following the signing of the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord, the JVP launched its second insurrection against the Sri Lankan Government, and in 1987 a 19-year-old Dissanayake formally joined the JVP with his first cousin Sunil Dissanayake (Sunil Aiya), who convinced him to join while waiting for his GCE (AL) examination results.
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 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 .
The parliament of the Sri Lanka has set of ministers. They are categorized either as the ministers of cabinet and non cabinet. According to the 19th amendment the number of cabinet ministers is limited to 28.