Third Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet
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The third Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. It was formed in April 2022 after the mass resignation of the previous cabinet and ended in May 2022 following the resignation of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
As of 21 April 2022, the cabinet had 19 members – the president, prime minister and 17 ministers. There were also 27 state ministers who were not members of the cabinet. One cabinet minister was also a state minister.[1]
Cabinet members
Ministers appointed under article 43(1) of the constitution. The 19 member cabinet is as follows:[2]
Name | Portrait | Party | Office | Took office | Left office | Refs. | |
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Gotabaya Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | President | 18 November 2019[a] | [3] | |||
Minister of Defence[b] | 26 November 2020[a] | [10] | |||||
Minister of Technology | 26 November 2020[a] | ||||||
Mahinda Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Prime Minister | 21 November 2019[a] | 9 May 2022 | [11][12][13][14] | ||
Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs | 12 August 2020[a] | 9 May 2022 | |||||
G. L. Peiris | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Foreign Affairs | 16 August 2021[a] | [15] | |||
Dinesh Gunawardena | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government | 18 April 2022 | [15] | |||
Prasanna Ranatunga | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Public Security and Tourism | 18 April 2022 | 9 May 2022 | [15] | ||
Kanchana Wijesekera | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Power and Energy | 18 April 2022 | [15] | |||
Nalaka Godahewa | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Mass Media | 18 April 2022 | 9 May 2022 | [16] | ||
Channa Jayasumana | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Health | 18 April 2022 | 9 May 2022 | [16] | ||
Shehan Semasinghe | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Trade and Samurdhi Development | 18 April 2022 | 9 May 2022 | [17] | ||
Mohan Priyadharshana de Silva | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Water Supply | 18 April 2022 | 9 May 2022 | [16] | ||
Dilum Amunugama | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Transport | 18 April 2022 | 9 May 2022 | [17] | ||
Minister of Industries | 18 April 2022 | 9 May 2022 | [17] | ||||
Douglas Devananda | Eelam People's Democratic Party | Minister of Fisheries | 12 August 2020[a] | [17] | |||
Kanaka Herath | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Highways | 18 April 2022 | 9 May 2022 | [17] | ||
Wimalaweera Dissanayake | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Wildlife and Forest Conservation | 18 April 2022 | 9 May 2022 | [17] | ||
Ramesh Pathirana | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Plantation Industry | 18 April 2022 | [16] | |||
Minister of Education | 18 April 2022 | 9 May 2022 | [16] | ||||
Vidura Wickremanayake | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Labour | 18 April 2022 | 9 May 2022 | [17] | ||
Janaka Wakkumbura | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Agriculture | 18 April 2022 | 9 May 2022 | [17] | ||
Minister of Irrigation | 18 April 2022 | 9 May 2022 | [17] | ||||
Thenuka Vidanagamage | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs | 18 April 2022 | 9 May 2022 | [16] | ||
Ahamed Nazeer Zainulabdeen | Sri Lanka Muslim Congress | Minister of Environment | 18 April 2022 | [17] | |||
Ali Sabry | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Finance | 4 April 2022 | 9 May 2022 | |||
Minister of Justice | 12 August 2020[a] | 9 May 2022 | [15] | ||||
Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Ports and Shipping | 18 April 2022 | 9 May 2022 | [17] |
State ministers
Ministers appointed under article 44(1) of the constitution.
Notes
- ^ a b c d e f g h Continuation of same office held in previous cabinet.
- ^ In August 2020 it was reported that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had assigned the defence portfolio to himself.[4][5] This violated article 43(2) of the Constitution of Sri Lanka, introduced by the 19th amendment, which allows only Members of Parliament to be in charge of ministries (the president is not a Members of Parliament).[6][7] The defence portfolio was omitted from the official gazette notifying the cabinet appointments in August 2020.[8] The 20th amendment, passed in October 2020, removed article 43(2).[9]
References
- ^ Srinivasan, Meera (18 April 2022). "Gotabaya Rajapaksa appoints new Cabinet". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Gotabaya appoints 17-member cabinet; Mahinda only Rajapaksa in team". The Week. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Proclamation" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 2150/41. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 21 November 2019. p. 1A. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
- ^ Bandara, Kelum (13 August 2020). "newly sworn Cabinet: New MPs receive more executive authority in new government". Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "New Cabinet sworn in". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ Srinivasan, Meera (12 August 2020). "Sri Lanka Cabinet sworn in". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ Balachandran, P. K. (14 August 2020). "Lankan President Takes Defence Portfolio, Sparks Controversy". The Citizen. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Sri Lanka defence portfolio left out of gazette". Economy Next. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ Bandara, Kelum (24 November 2020). "New Ministry for Police service". Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka - Notification" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 2203/33. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 26 November 2020. p. 1A. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
- ^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Appointments & C., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 2151/18. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 26 November 2019. p. 1A. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Appointments & C., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 2188/40. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 13 August 2020. p. 1A. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in as Sri Lanka's PM after record victory". Al Jazeera. Doha, Qatar. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ Srinivasan, Meera (9 August 2020). "Mahinda Rajapaksa takes oath as Sri Lankan Prime Minister". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Sri Lanka President appoints full cabinet". 18 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "New cabinet ministers appointed".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "in_list_cabinet_ministers". www.cabinetoffice.gov.lk. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "New State Ministers sworn in before the President". www.adaderena.lk. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Three more state ministers appointed". www.adaderena.lk. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Four more state ministers sworn in". www.adaderena.lk. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
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