Wickremesinghe cabinet

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Ranil Wickremesinghe cabinet
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Cabinet of Sri Lanka
Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on September 15, 2015 (1).jpg
Date formed22 July 2022 (2022-07-22)
People and organisations
Head of stateRanil Wickremesinghe
Head of governmentRanil Wickremesinghe
Deputy head of governmentDinesh Gunawardena
Member parties
Status in legislatureCoalition
134 / 225 (60%)
Opposition party  Samagi Jana Balawegaya
Opposition leaderSajith Premadasa
History
Legislature term(s)16th Parliament
PredecessorGotabaya Rajapaksa IV

The first Wickremesinghe cabinet is the current central government of Sri Lanka led by President Ranil Wickremesinghe. It was formed on 22 July 2022, following the resignation of Wickremesinghe's predecessor, Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

Cabinet members

Ministers appointed under article 43(1) of the constitution. The members of the cabinet is as follows:

Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs.
Ranil Wickremesinghe Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Mr. Ranil Wickremesinghe, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on November 23, 2017.jpg United National Party President of Sri Lanka 21 July 2022[a]
Minister of Finance 25 May 2022[b]
Minister of Defence 21 July 2022
Minister of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment 21 July 2022
Minister of Technology 21 July 2022
Dinesh Gunawardena Dinesh Gunawardena.jpg Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Prime Minister 22 July 2022
Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government 18 April 2022[b] [1]
Prasanna Ranatunga Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Urban Development and Housing 22 July 2022 [1]
Kanchana Wijesekera Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Power and Energy 22 July 2022 [1]
Susil Premajayantha Susil Premajayantha.jpg Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Education 20 May 2022[b] [1]
Keheliya Rambukwella Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Health and Water Supply 22 July 2022 [1]
Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe.jpg Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms 12 May 2022[b] [1]
Harin Fernando Harin Fernando.jpg Samagi Jana Balawegaya Minister of Tourism and Lands 22 July 2022 [1]
Mahinda Amaraweera Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Agriculture 22 July 2022 [1]
Minister of Wildlife and Forest Conservation 12 May 2022[b] [1]
Douglas Devananda Douglas Devananda 2014.jpg Eelam People's Democratic Party Minister of Fisheries 12 August 2020[b] [1]
Manusha Nanayakkara Portrait gray.png Samagi Jana Balawegaya Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment 22 July 2022 [1]
Bandula Gunawardena Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Transport and Highways 22 July 2022 [1]
Minister of Mass Media 23 May 2022[b] [1]
Ramesh Pathirana Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Plantation Industries 18 April 2022[b] [1]
Minister of Industries 20 May 2022[b] [1]
Vidura Wickremanayake Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs 20 May 2022[b] [1]
Nalin Fernando Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security 20 May 2022[b] [1]
Tiran Alles Portrait gray.png United People's Party Minister of Public Security 20 May 2022[b] [1]
Ahamed Nazeer Zainulabdeen Naseer ahamed.jpg Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Minister of Environment 18 April 2022[b] [1]
Roshan Ranasinghe Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs 18 April 2022[b] [1]
Minister of Irrigation 22 July 2022 [1]
Ali Sabry Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka, Ali Sabry, in 2022.jpg Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Foreign Affairs 22 July 2022 [1]
Nimal Siripala de Silva Nimal Siripala de Silva.jpg Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation 2 August 2022 [2]

State ministers

Ministers appointed under article 44(1) of the constitution.

Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs.
Ranjith Siyambalapitiya Ranjith siyabalapitiya.jpg Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Finance 8 September 2022 [3]
Jagath Pushpakumara Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Foreign Employment Promotion 8 September 2022 [3]
Lasantha Alagiyawanna Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Transport 8 September 2022 [3]
Janaka Wakkumbura Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Provincial Councils and Local Government 8 September 2022 [3]
Mohan Priyadarshana De Silva Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Agriculture 8 September 2022 [3]
Rohana Dissanayake Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs 8 September 2022 [3]
Indika Anuruddha Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Power and Energy 8 September 2022 [3]
Lohan Ratwatte Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Plantation Industries 8 September 2022 [3]
Sanath Nishantha Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Water Supply 8 September 2022 [3]
Dilum Amunugama Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Investment Promotion 8 September 2022 [3]
Vijitha Berugoda Vijitha Berugoda.jpg Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Piriven Education 8 September 2022 [3]
Siripala Gamlath Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Highways 8 September 2022 [3]
Shantha Bandara Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Mass Media 8 September 2022 [3]
Kanaka Herath Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Technology 8 September 2022 [3]
Shehan Semasinghe Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Finance 8 September 2022 [3]
Thenuka Vidanagamage Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Economic Development and Housing 8 September 2022 [3]
Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Defence 8 September 2022 [3]
Arundika Fernando Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Urban Development and Housing 8 September 2022 [3]
Tharaka Balasuriya Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Foreign Affairs 8 September 2022 [3]
Shasheendra Rajapaksa File:Shashindra Rajapaksa.jpg Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Irrigation 8 September 2022 [3]
Sathasivam Viyalanderan Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Trade 8 September 2022 [3]
Sisira Jayakody Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Indigenous Medicine 8 September 2022 [3]
Piyal Nishantha de Silva Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Fisheries 8 September 2022 [3]
Prasanna Ranaweera Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Small and Medium-Scale Enterprise Development 8 September 2022 [3]
D. B. Herath Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Livestock Development 8 September 2022 [3]
Anuradha Jayaratne Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Justice and Prisons Reforms 8 September 2022 [3]
Seetha Arambepola Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Health 8 September 2022 [3]
D. V. Chanaka D V Chanaka.jpg Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Conservation of Wildlife and Forest Reserves 8 September 2022 [3]
Kader Masthan Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Rural Economy 8 September 2022 [3]
Ashoka Priyantha Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Home Affairs 8 September 2022 [3]
Aravindh Kumar Portrait gray.png Samagi Jana Balawegaya Minister of State for Education 8 September 2022 [3]
Geetha Kumarasinghe Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Women and Child Affairs 8 September 2022 [3]
Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan Portrait gray.png Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal Minister of State for Rural Road Development 8 September 2022 [3]
Suren Raghavan Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Higher Education 8 September 2022 [3]
Diana Gamage Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Tourism 8 September 2022 [3]
Chamara Sampath Dassanayake Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Primary Industries 8 September 2022 [3]
Anupa Pasqual Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Social Empowerment 8 September 2022 [3]
Premalal Jayasekara Portrait gray.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Ports and Aviation 12 September 2022 [4]

Notes

  1. ^ Wickremesinghe was acting president from 14 July 2022 to 21 July 2022.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n Continuation of same office held in previous cabinet.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v "New cabinet ministers sworn in".
  2. ^ "Nimal Siripala de Silva reappointed as Minister". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak "New State Ministers sworn in". www.adaderena.lk. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
  4. ^ "Premalal Jayasekara sworn in as State Minister". www.adaderena.lk. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
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