Cabinet of Sri Lanka
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The Cabinet of Sri Lanka is the council of cabinet ministers , responsible to parliament
. Cabinet ministers are appointed by the President
under the advice of the Prime Minister
and serve at his pleasure. Officially the prime minister is the head of the cabinet, but the cabinet is chaired by the president and he is the de facto head of the cabinet. The Cabinet meets several times a week to discuss vital issues. Outside of the cabinet there are a number of junior ministers; these include non-cabinet ministers and deputy ministers reporting directly to a senior minister. The current cabinet of President Mahinda Rajapaksa
consists of 9 Senior Ministers, 49 Cabinet Ministers & 31 Deputy Ministers. Former cabinet, also known as the "Jumbo Cabinet," holding a world record for the largest cabinet, was dissolved in February 2010, and a new cabinet appointed on 23 April 2010.
Parliament of Sri Lanka
The Parliament of Sri Lanka is the 225-member unicameral legislature of Sri Lanka. The members of Parliament are elected by proportional representation for six-year terms, with universal suffrage. Parliament reserves the power to make all laws...
. Cabinet ministers are appointed by the President
President of Sri Lanka
The President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the elected head of state and the head of government. The President is a dominant political figure in Sri Lanka. The office was created in 1978 but has grown so powerful there have been calls to restrict or even eliminate its power...
under the advice of the Prime Minister
Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka is the functional head of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. However, the President is both head of state and head of government in Sri Lanka...
and serve at his pleasure. Officially the prime minister is the head of the cabinet, but the cabinet is chaired by the president and he is the de facto head of the cabinet. The Cabinet meets several times a week to discuss vital issues. Outside of the cabinet there are a number of junior ministers; these include non-cabinet ministers and deputy ministers reporting directly to a senior minister. The current cabinet of President Mahinda Rajapaksa
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Percy Mahendra "Mahinda" Rajapaksa ; ; born November 18, 1945) is the 6th and current President of Sri Lanka and Commander in Chief of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces. A lawyer by profession, Rajapaksa was first elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 1970, and served as prime minister from April 6,...
consists of 9 Senior Ministers, 49 Cabinet Ministers & 31 Deputy Ministers. Former cabinet, also known as the "Jumbo Cabinet," holding a world record for the largest cabinet, was dissolved in February 2010, and a new cabinet appointed on 23 April 2010.
Cabinet and Deputy ministers
Cabinet
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| Ministry of Defence Ministry of Defence (Sri Lanka) The Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law & Order is the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for implementation of government defence policy and the headquarters of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces.... Ministry of Finance and Planning Ministry of Finance and Planning (Sri Lanka) The Ministry of Finance & Planning and the Treasury of Sri Lanka is a ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for developing and executing the government's public finance policy, economic policy and long term planning... Ministry of Ports and Aviation and Ministry of Highways and Road Development |
Minister of Defence Minister of Finance and Planning Minister of Finance of Sri Lanka The Minister of Finance is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. The post was created in 1947 with the Ceylon gaining independence and establishing self governess. The post has always been held by a senior member of the ruling party and in the recent years by the President with a deputy... Minister of Ports and Aviation and Minister of Highways and Road Development |
President President of Sri Lanka The President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the elected head of state and the head of government. The President is a dominant political figure in Sri Lanka. The office was created in 1978 but has grown so powerful there have been calls to restrict or even eliminate its power... Mahinda Rajapaksa Mahinda Rajapaksa Percy Mahendra "Mahinda" Rajapaksa ; ; born November 18, 1945) is the 6th and current President of Sri Lanka and Commander in Chief of the Sri Lankan Armed Forces. A lawyer by profession, Rajapaksa was first elected to the Parliament of Sri Lanka in 1970, and served as prime minister from April 6,... |
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| Ministry of Buddhasasana and Religious Affairs | Minister of Buddhasasana and Religious Affairs | Prime Minister Prime Minister of Sri Lanka The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka is the functional head of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. However, the President is both head of state and head of government in Sri Lanka... Disanayaka Jayaratne D. M. Jayaratne Disanayaka Mudiyanselage Jayaratne MP is the 20th and current Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, and a veteran Sri Lankan politician. A founding member of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party, Jayaratne was first elected to parliament in 1970. He was sworn in as Prime Minister on April 21, 2010.-Early life:D. M... |
21 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Public Management Reforms | Minister of Public Management Reforms | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Ratnasiri Wickremanayake MP is a Sri Lankan politician who was Prime Minister of Sri Lanka from 2000 to 2001 and again from 2005 to 2010. He is currently a National List member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.... |
23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Irrigation & Water Resources Management | Minister of Irrigation & Water Resources Management | Nimal De Silva Nimal Siripala De Silva Nilenthi Nimal Siripala de Silva MP is the Sri Lanka's Cabinet Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management and a Member of Parliament representing the Badulla District.... |
23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Disaster Management | Minister of Disaster Management | Abdul Fowzie A. H. M. Fowzie A. Abdul Hameed Mohamed Fowzie is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:**... |
23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Health | Minister of Health | Maithripala Sirisena Maithripala Sirisena Pallewatte Gamaralalage Maithripala Yapa Sirisena is a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He joined mainstream politics in 1989 and has held several ministries since 1994. He is also the Cabinet Minister for Agricultural Development & Agrarian Services Development and the General Secretary of... |
23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Petroleum Industries | Minister of Petroleum Industries | Susil Premajayantha | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Water Supply & Drainage | Minister of Water Supply & Drainage | Dinesh Gunawardena Dinesh Gunawardena Dinesh Chandra Rupasinghe Gunawardena is a Sri Lankan socialist politician. He is a Member of Parliament, Cabinet Minister, Govt Chief Whip and as well as leader of the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna . He is the third son of Philip Gunawardena and Kusuma Gunawardena.-Early life:He received his schooling... |
23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Traditional Industries & Small Enterprise Development | Minister of Traditional Industries & Small Enterprise Development | Douglas Devananda Douglas Devananda Kathiravelu Nithyananda Douglas Devananda, commonly known as Douglas Devananda, is a Sri Lankan Tamil politician, Cabinet Minister and leader of the Eelam People's Democratic Party. Originally a Sri Lanka Tamil militant who fought against the Sri Lankan government for an independent Tamil Eelam, he... |
23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Local Government & Provincial Councils | Minister of Local Government & Provincial Councils | Ahamed Athaullah A. L. M. Athaullah Ahamed Lebbe Maraikkar Athaullah is a Sri Lankan politician. He is a representative of Ampara for the United People's Freedom Alliance in the Parliament of Sri Lanka, and was the Minister of Water Supply and Drainage. He is an Old Boy of Akkaraipattu Muslim Central College.-References:... |
23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Rehabilitation & Prison Reforms | Minister of Rehabilitation & Prison Reforms | Don Gunasekera D. E. W. Gunasekera Don Edwin Weerasinghe Gunasekera is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:... |
23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Industry & Commerce | Minister of Industry & Commerce | Risad Badhiutheen Risad Badhiutheen Abdu Risad Badhiutheen is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:... |
23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Housing & Construction Industry | Minister of Housing & Construction Industry | Wimal Weerawansa Wimal Weerawansa Wimal Weerawansa is the leader of the political party Jathika Nidahas Peramuna . He was entered into politics through the JVP during the 1980s and rocketed to the position of Propaganda secretary... |
23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Power and Energy Ministry of Power and Energy (Sri Lanka) The Ministry of Power and Energy is a ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka that directs the formulation and implementation of policies relating to the generation, transmission, distribution and retailing of electrical energy in Sri Lanka... |
Minister of Power and Energy | Champika Ranawaka Champika Ranawaka Ranawaka Arachchige Patali Champika Ranawaka MP is the current cabinet Minister of Power and Energy in the government of Mahinda Rajapaksa... |
23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Economic Development | Minister of Economic Development | Basil Rajapaksa | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of State Resources & Enterprise Development | Minister of State Resources & Enterprise Development | Petikirige Dayaratne P. Dayaratna Petikirige Dayaratna is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He was elected to Ampara electorate in 1977 as a Member of Parliament from the United National Party.-Biography:... |
23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of External Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Sri Lanka) The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is a ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka that conducts and manages Sri Lanka's relations with other countries... |
Minister of External Affairs | Gamini Lakshman Peiris G. L. Peiris Gamini Lakshman Peiris is a Sri Lankan politician and academic... |
23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Public Administration & Home Affairs | Minister of Public Administration & Home Affairs | John Senewiratne W. D. J. Senewiratne W. D. J. Senewiratne is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:... |
23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | Sumedha Jayasena Sumedha G. Jayasena Sumedha Gunawathie Jayasena is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:... |
23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Resettlement | Minister of Resettlement | Milroy Fernando Milroy Fernando Warnakulasuriya Milroy Surgeus Fernando is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:... |
23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Post & Telecommunication | Minister of Post & Telecommunication | Jeewan Kumaranatunga Jeewan Kumaranatunga Jeewan Kumaranatunga is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:... |
23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of National Heritage & Cultural Affairs | Minister of National Heritage & Cultural Affairs | Pavithra Wanniarachchi Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi Arachchige Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:... |
23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Environment | Minister of Environment | Anura Priyadarshana Yapa | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Child Development & Women's Affairs | Minister of Child Development & Women's Affairs | Tissa Karalliyadde Tissa Karalliyadde Tissa Wijeratna Karalliyadde MP is the Sri Lanka's Cabinet Minister of Child Development and Women's Affairs and a Member of Parliament representing the Kalutara District.He is an Agriculturist by profession & was educated at Nalanda College Colombo.... |
23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Justice and Law Reforms Ministry of Justice and Law Reforms (Sri Lanka) The Ministry of Justice and Law Reforms is a ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka that directs implementation of Policies, plans and Programmes in respect of Justice and Law Reforms, as well as handles the administration of courts and prisons.... |
Minister of Justice and Law Reform | Athauda Seneviratne Athauda Seneviratne Athauda Seneviratne is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.-References:*... |
23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Labour Relations & Productivity Improvement | Minister of Labour Relations & Productivity Improvement | Gamini Lokuge Gamini Lokuge Gamini Kulawansa Lokuge is a Sri Lankan politician and Government Minister. He was born in Piliyandala in a middle class family. Lokuge started his primary education at Piliyandala and finished his higher education at Ananda Sastralaya, Kotte.... |
23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Education Ministry of Education (Sri Lanka) The Ministry Of Education is a ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to primary and secondary education in Sri Lanka... |
Minister of Education | Bandula Gunawardane Bandula Gunawardane Sumithra Arachchige Don Bandula Chandrasiri Gunawardane is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:... |
23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Plantation | Minister of Plantation | Mahinda Samarasinghe Mahinda Samarasinghe Mahinda Buddhadasa Samarasinghe, MP is a Sri Lankan politician and former diplomat. He is the current Cabinet Minister of Plantation in President Mahinda Rajapakse's Government, and Sri Lanka Freedom Party chief organiser for the Agalawatte Electorate in Kalutara District... |
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23 April 2010 |
| Ministry of Fisheries | Minister of Fisheries | Rajitha Senaratne Rajitha Senaratne Dr Nambukara Helambage Rajitha Harischandra Senaratne MP is the Sri Lanka's Cabinet Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development and a Member of Parliament representing the Kalutara District.... |
23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Indigenous Medicine | Minister of Indigenous Medicine | Piyasena Gamage Piyasena Gamage Ihala Medagama Piyasena Gamage is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:... |
23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of National Languages & Social Integration | Minister of National Languages & Social Integration | Seneviratne Nawinne S.B. Nawinne R. M. Seneviratne Bandara Nawinne is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.-References:... |
23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Lands & Land Development | Minister of Lands & Land Development | Janaka Tennakoon Janaka Bandara Tennakoon Janaka Bandara Tennakoon is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He's currently the Minister of Lands and Land Development. He was educated at Dharmaraja College, Kandy.-References:... |
23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Social Services | Minister of Social Services | Felix Perera Felix Perera Felix Perera is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:... |
23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Sports | Minister of Sports | Chandrasiri Rathnayake C. B. Rathnayake Ratnayake Mudiyanselage Chandrasiri Bandara Ratnayake is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:... |
23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Agriculture | Minister of Agriculture | Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena is a Sri Lankan politician and landed proprietor.He is the Minister of Cultural Affairs and National Heritage... |
23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Transport | Minister of Transport | Kumara Welgama Kumara Welgama Kumara Welgama is a Sri Lankan politician, a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka and a government minister.-References:... |
23 April 2010 | |
| Minister of Youth Affairs | Minister of Youth Affairs | Dullas Alahapperuma Dullas Alahapperuma Dullas Daham Kumara Alahapperuma is a Sri Lankan politician, current Cabinet Minister of Youth Affairs and Skills Development and a National List member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.-Early life:... |
23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Co-operatives & Internal Trade | Minister of Co-operatives & Internal Trade | Johnston Fernando Johnston Fernando Johnston Xavier Fernando is a Sri Lankan politician, current Cabinet Minister of Co-operatives & Internal Trade and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.- Portfolio :• 1991 - Councilor in Kurunegala Municipal Council... |
23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Mass Media and Communication | Minister of Mass Media and Communication | Keheliya Rambukwella Keheliya Rambukwella Keheliya Rambukwella is a Sri Lankan politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.-References:*... |
April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Livestock and Rural Community Development | Minister of Livestock and Rural Community Development | Arumugam Thondaman Arumugam Thondaman Savumiamoorthy Arumugan Ramanathan Thondaman , MP is the current Cabinet Minister of Livestock and Rural Community Development and the grandson of Prominent Unionist Saumyamoorthi Thondaman in Sri Lanka... |
April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Technology and Research | Minister of Technology and Research | Tissa Vitharana Tissa Vitharana Tissa Vitharana is a Sri Lankan professor and politician, current Cabinet Minister of Technology and Research and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka.... |
April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Higher Education | Minister of Higher Education | S. B. Dissanayake S. B. Dissanayake Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Sumanaweera Banda Dissanayake, MP is a Sri Lankan politician. He is the current Cabinet Minister of Higher Education in President Mahinda Rajapakse's Government... |
April 2010 |
See also
- President of Sri LankaPresident of Sri LankaThe President of Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka is the elected head of state and the head of government. The President is a dominant political figure in Sri Lanka. The office was created in 1978 but has grown so powerful there have been calls to restrict or even eliminate its power...
- Prime Minister of Sri LankaPrime Minister of Sri LankaThe Prime Minister of Sri Lanka is the functional head of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. However, the President is both head of state and head of government in Sri Lanka...
- Cabinet Office (Sri Lanka)Cabinet Office (Sri Lanka)The Cabinet Office is a department of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for supporting the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. The department was formed in 1947 when the first cabinet of the Dominion of Ceylon was formed, headed by The Rt Hon D.S. Senanayake, first Prime Minister of Ceylon. Currently it is...