Mahinda Rajapaksa cabinets

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Rajapaksa cabinet
14th Cabinet of Sri Lanka
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Date formed19 November 2005
Date dissolved9 January 2015
People and organisations
Head of state Mahinda Rajapaksa
Head of government Mahinda Rajapaksa
Deputy head of government Ratnasiri Wickremanayake (2005–10)
D. M. Jayaratne (2010–15)
Member party
  •   United People's Freedom Alliance
Status in legislature Minority government (2005–10)
105 / 225(47%)
Majority government (2010–13)
145 / 225(64%)
Majority coalition (2013–15)
162 / 225(72%)
Opposition party
Opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe
History
Election(s) 2005, 2010 presidential, 2010 parliamentary
Outgoing election 2015
Legislature term(s) 13th, 14th
Predecessor Kumaratunga
Successor Sirisena I

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 cabinet was known as the Jambo Cabinet and holds the world record for the largest cabinet in the world. [1]

Contents

Cabinet members

PartyMinisterOfficeTook officeLeft office
SLFP Mahinda Rajapaksa President 19 November 20059 January 2015
Minister of Defence and Urban Development 19 November 20059 January 2015
Minister of Finance and Planning 19 November 20059 January 2015
Minister of Law and Order 26 August 20139 January 2015
Minister of Highways, Ports and Shipping 23 April 20109 January 2015
UNP (D) Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena Minister of Investment Promotion 28 January 201312 January 2015
SLFP Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena Minister of Cultural Affairs 28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Agriculture 23 April 201012 January 2015
SLFP Dullas Alahapperuma Minister of Transport 28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Youth Affairs and Skills Development 23 April 201012 January 2015
SLFP Mahindananda Aluthgamage Minister of Sport 22 November 201012 January 2015
SLFP Mahinda Amaraweera Minister of Disaster Management22 November 201012 January 2015
SLFP Sarath Amunugama Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs 23 November 200528 January 2007
Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion28 January 200723 April 2010
Senior Minister of International Monetary Co-operation22 November 201012 January 2015
NUA Ferial Ashraff Minister of Housing and Construction23 November 200528 January 2007
Minister of Housing and Common Amenities28 January 200723 April 2010
NC A. L. M. Athaullah Minister of Infrastructure Development and Fisheries Housing23 November 200528 January 2007
Minister of Water Supply and Drainage28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Local Government and Provincial Councils 23 April 201012 January 2015
SLFP Tissa Attanayake Minister of Health 11 December 201412 January 2015
ACMC Risad Badhiutheen Minister of Resettlement and Disaster Relief Services28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Industry and Commerce 23 April 201022 December 2014
SLFP Jagath Balasuriya Minister of National Heritage 22 November 201012 January 2015
UNP (D) R. M. Dharmadasa Banda Minister of Supplementary Plantation Crops Development28 January 2007
SLFP Anura Bandaranaike Minister of Tourism 23 November 200528 January 2007
Minister of National Heritage28 January 200714 December 2007
SLFP Rohitha Bogollagama Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion23 November 200528 January 2007
Minister of Foreign Affairs 28 January 20078 April 2010
UCPF P. Chandrasekaran Minister of Community Development and Social Inequity Eradication28 January 20071 January 2010
SLFP S. M. Chandrasena Minister of Agrarian Services and Wildlife23 April 20102012
Cabinet Minister for Special Projects23 November 201312 January 2015
SLFP Reginald Cooray Minister of Minor Export Crop Promotion 22 November 201012 January 2015
SLMC Basheer Segu Dawood Minister of Productivity Promotion 28 January 201328 December 2014
UNP (D) P. Dayaratna Minister of Plan Implementation28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of State Resources and Enterprise Development 23 April 201022 November 2010
Senior Minister of Food and Nutrition22 November 201012 January 2015
SLFP Nimal Siripala de Silva Minister of Healthcare and Nutrition 23 November 200523 April 2010
Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management 23 April 201012 January 2015
EPDP Douglas Devananda Minister of Social Services and Social Welfare23 November 200523 April 2010
Minister of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development 23 April 201012 January 2015
SLFP Duminda Dissanayake Minister of Educational Services28 January 201321 November 2014
UNP (D) Navin Dissanayake Minister of Public Management Reforms 22 November 20101 December 2014
SLFP Salinda Dissanayake Minister of Indigenous Medicine 22 November 201012 January 2015
SLFP S. B. Dissanayake Minister of Higher Education 23 April 201012 January 2015
SLFP Amarasiri Dodangoda Minister of Justice and Law Reforms 23 November 200530 May 2009
SLFP T. B. Ekanayake Minister of Culture and the Arts 22 November 201012 January 2015
UNP (D) Johnston Fernando Minister of Co-operatives and Internal Trade 23 April 201012 January 2015
SLFP Milroy Fernando Minister of Resettlement 23 April 201022 November 2010
Minister of Public Estate Management and Development28 January 200723 April 2010
Senior Minister of Social Welfare22 November 201012 January 2015
SLFP Jeyaraj Fernandopulle Minister of Trade, Commerce, Consumer Affairs and Marketing Development23 November 200528 January 2007
Minister of Highways23 November 200528 January 2007
Minister of Highways and Road Development28 January 20076 April 2008
SLFP A. H. M. Fowzie Minister of Railways and Transport23 November 2005
Minister of Petroleum and Petroleum Resources Development23 November 200523 April 2010
Minister of Disaster Management23 April 201022 November 2010
Senior Minister of Urban Affairs22 November 201012 January 2015
CPSL Chandrasiri Gajadeera Minister of Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms 22 November 201012 January 2015
SLFP Piyasena Gamage Minister of Vocational and Technical Training23 November 200523 April 2010
Minister of Indigenous Medicine 23 April 201022 November 2010
Senior Minister of National Resources22 November 201012 January 2015
CPSL D. E. W. Gunasekera Minister of Constitutional Affairs and National Integration23 November 200523 April 2010
Minister of Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms 23 April 201022 November 2010
Senior Minister of Human Resources22 November 201012 January 2015
UNP (D) Bandula Gunawardane Minister of Trade, Marketing Development Co-operatives and Consumer Services28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Education 23 April 201012 January 2015
PUF Dinesh Gunawardena Minister of Urban Development and Water Supply23 November 200528 January 2007
Minister of Urban Development and Sacred Area Development28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Water Supply and Drainage 23 April 201012 January 2015
SLMC Rauff Hakeem Minister of Justice 22 November 201028 December 2014
SLFP Jayarathna Herath Minister of Botanical Gardens and Public Recreation 28 January 201312 January 2015
SLFP D. M. Jayaratne Minister of Posts and Telecommunication 23 November 200528 January 2007
Minister of Rural Economic Development23 November 200528 January 2007
Minister of Plantation Industries28 January 200728 January 2007
Prime Minister 21 April 20109 January 2015
Minister of Buddhasasana and Religious Affairs 23 April 201012 January 2015
SLFP Piyankara Jayaratne Minister of Civil Aviation 22 November 201012 January 2015
SLFP Sumedha G. Jayasena Minister of Child Development and Women's Empowerment 23 November 200523 April 2010
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs 23 April 201012 January 2015
UNP (D) Karu Jayasuriya Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs 28 January 20079 December 208
SLFP Tissa Karalliyadde Minister of Indigenous Medicine28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Child Development and Women's Affairs 23 April 201012 January 2015
SLFP Jeewan Kumaranatunga Minister of Land and Land Development 28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Posts and Telecommunication23 April 201022 November 2010
Minister of Postal Services 22 November 201012 January 2015
UNP (D) Gamini Lokuge Minister of Sports and Public Recreation28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Labour and Labour Relations 23 April 201012 January 2015
UNP (D) M. H. Mohamed Minister of Parliamentary Affairs 28 January 200723 April 2010
SLFP Milinda Moragoda Minister of Tourism 28 January 200730 May 2009
Minister of Justice and Law Reform 30 May 20098 April 2010
DLF Vasudeva Nanayakkara Minister of National Languages and Social Integration 22 November 201012 January 2015
SLFP S. B. Nawinne Minister of Rural Industries and Self-employment Promotion23 November 200523 April 2010
Minister of National Languages and Social Integration 23 April 201022 November 2010
Senior Minister of Consumer Welfare22 November 201012 January 2015
SLFP G. L. Peiris Minister of Export Development and International Trade28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of External Affairs 23 April 201012 January 2015
SLFP Dilan Perera Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare 22 November 20109 January 2015
SLFP Felix Perera Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources 28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Social Services 23 April 201012 January 2015
SLFP Susil Premajayantha Minister of Education 23 November 200523 April 2010
Minister of Petroleum Industries 23 April 20102013
Minister of Environment and Renewable Energy 28 January 201312 January 2015
SLFP A. P. Jagath Pushpakumara Minister of Coconut Development and Janatha Estate Development 22 November 201012 January 2015
SLFP Basil Rajapaksa Minister of Economic Development 23 April 201012 January 2015
SLFP Chamal Rajapaksa Minister of Irrigation and Water Management28 January 200723 April 2010
UNP (D) Keheliya Rambukwella Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare 28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Mass Media and Information 23 April 201012 January 2015
NHP Champika Ranawaka Minister of Power and Energy 20102013
Minister of Technology, Research and Atomic Energy 28 January 2013
SLFP C. B. Rathnayake Minister of Livestock Development28 January 2007
Minister of Sport 23 April 201022 November 2010
Minister of Private Transport Services 22 November 201012 January 2015
SLFP Mahinda Samarasinghe Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights28 January 2007
Minister of Plantation Industries 23 April 201012 January 2015
SLFP Mangala Samaraweera Minister of Foreign Affairs 23 November 2005
Minister of Ports and Aviation23 November 200528 January 2007
UNP (D) Rajitha Senaratne Minister of Construction and Engineering Services 28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development 23 April 20102014
SLFP Athauda Seneviratne Minister of Labour Relations and Foreign Employment23 November 200528 January 2007
Minister of Labour Relations and Manpower28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Justice 23 April 201022 November 2010
Senior Minister of Rural Affairs22 November 201012 January 2015
SLFP John Seneviratne Minister of Power and Energy 23 November 200523 April 2010
Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs 23 April 201012 January 2015
UNP (D) Lakshman Senewiratne Minister of Productivity Information20102013
Minister of Sugar Industry Development 28 January 201312 January 2015
SLFP Mervyn Silva Minister of Public Relations and Public Affairs 22 November 201012 January 2015
SLFP Maithripala Sirisena Minister of Agriculture, Environment, Irrigation and Mahaweli Development23 November 200528 January 2007
Minister of Agricultural Development and Agrarian Services28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Health 23 April 201021 November 2014
SLFP Ranjith Siyambalapitiya Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology 22 November 201012 January 2015
SLFP Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa Minister of Wildlife Conservation 28 January 201312 January 2015
SLFP Janaka Bandara Tennakoon Minister of Local Government and Provincial Councils 23 November 200523 April 2010
Minister of Land and Land Development 23 April 201012 January 2015
SLFP Dayasritha Thissera Minister of State Resources and Enterprise Development 22 November 201012 January 2015
CWC Arumugam Thondaman Minister of Youth Empowerment and Socio Economic Development28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Livestock and Rural Community Development 23 April 201012 January 2015
LSSP Tissa Vitharana Minister of Science and Technology23 November 20052010
Minister of Technology and Research 23 April 201022 November 2010
Senior Minister of Scientific Affairs22 November 201012 January 2015
SLFP Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi Minister of Youth Affairs28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of National Heritage and Cultural Affairs23 April 201022 November 2010
Minister of Technology and Research 22 November 201028 January 2013
Minister of Power and Energy 28 January 201312 January 2015
SLFP W. A. Wiswa Warnapala Minister of Higher Education 28 January 200722 November 2010
SLFP Gunaratna Weerakoon Minister of Resettlement 22 November 201012 January 2015
NFF Wimal Weerawansa Minister of Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities 23 April 201012 January 2015
SLFP Kumara Welgama Minister of Industrial Development28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Transport 23 April 201012 January 2015
SLFP Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Prime Minister 19 November 200521 April 2010
Minister of Disaster Management23 November 200528 January 2007
Minister of Internal Administration28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Public Management Reform 23 April 201022 November 2010
Senior Minister of Good Governance and Infrastructure22 November 201012 January 2015
SLFP Mahinda Wijesekara Minister of Special Projects28 January 200723 April 2010
SLFP Anura Priyadharshana Yapa Minister of Mass Media and Information 22 November 200523 April 2010
Minister of Environment 23 April 201028 January 2013
Minister of Petroleum Industries 28 January 201312 January 2015

Deputy ministers, non-cabinet ministers and project ministers

PartyMinisterOfficeTook officeLeft office
SLFP Rohitha Abeygunawardena Non-Cabinet Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Posts and Telecommunication23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Ports and Aviation2010
Deputy Minister of Ports and Highways20102010
Project Minister of Ports and Highways2013
UNP (D) Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena Deputy Minister of Economic Development20102013
SLFP Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena Non-Cabinet Minister of Cultural and National Heritage23 November 2005
SLFP Lasantha Alagiyawanna Deputy Minister of Transport23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities2010
SLFP Mahindananda Aluthgamage Deputy Minister of Power23 November 20052010
Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs20102010
SLFP Mahinda Amaraweera Non-Cabinet Minister of New Railroad Development23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Urban Development and Water Supply23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Health20102010
ACMC Ameer Ali Non-Cabinet Minister of Disaster Relief Services23 November 2005
SLFP Sarath Amunugama Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning20102010
2012
ACMC Risad Badhiutheen Non-Cabinet Minister of Resettlement23 November 2005
SLFP Jagath Balasuriya Deputy Minister of Labour & Productivity Improvement20102010
UNP (D) Indika Bandaranaike Deputy Minister of Local Government and Provincial Councils2010
SLFP Pandu Bandaranaike Deputy Minister of Environment and Irrigation23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Indigenous Medicine2010
SLFP Bandula Basnayake Non-Cabinet Minister for Promotion of Botanical and Zoological Gardens23 November 2005
ACMC Hussein Ahamed Bhaila Deputy Minister of Plan Implementation23 November 2005
UNP (D) A. R. M. Abdul Cader Deputy Minister of Environment20102013
Deputy Minister of Environment & Renewable Energy2013
SLFP S. M. Chandrasena Non-Cabinet Minister of Agrarian Services and Development of Farmer Communities23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management20102010
Deputy Minister of Agrarian Services and Wildlife20122013
Deputy Minister of Economic Development2013
SLFP Reginald Cooray Deputy Minister of Justice20102010
SLFP Wijaya Dahanayaka Deputy Minister for Public Administration2010
SLFP D. M. Dassanayake Deputy Minister of Nation Building and Development23 November 2005
SLMC Basheer Segu Dawood Deputy Minister of Co-operatives and Internal Trade20102013
NUW Palani Digambaran Deputy Minister of National Languages and Social Integration20142014
SLFP Duminda Dissanayake Deputy Minister of Ports and Aviation201023 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Posts and Telecommunication20102010
Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs and Skills Development20102013
SLFP Lalith Dissanayake Deputy Minister of Technology and Research20102010
Deputy Minister of Health2010
NFF P. Weerakumara Dissanayake Deputy Minister of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development2010
SLFP Rohana Dissanayake Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Transport2010
SLFP Salinda Dissanayake Non-Cabinet Minister of Coconut Development23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Science and Technology23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Plantation and Industries20102010
UNP (D) Nandimithra Ekanayake Deputy Minister of Higher Education20102014
SLFP T. B. Ekanayake Non-Cabinet Minister of Road Development23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Public Administration23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Education20102010
UNP (D) W. B. Ekanayake Deputy Minister of Disaster Management20102010
Deputy Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management2010
SLFP Milroy Fernando Non-Cabinet Minister of Plantation Industries23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Rural Economic Development23 November 2005
CPSL Chandrasiri Gajadeera Non-Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Fisheries Housing Development23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning20102010
SLFP Siripala Gamalath Deputy Minister of Consumer Services and Agricultural Marketing Development23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Lands and Land Development2010
DPF Praba Ganesan Deputy Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technology2014
UNP (D) Mohan Lal Grero Deputy Minister of Education2013
SLFP Sarath Kumara Gunaratna Deputy Minister of State Resources and Enterprise Development20102013
Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development2013
UNP (D) Earl Gunasekara Deputy Minister of Plantation and Industries2010
SLFP Hemal Gunasekara Deputy Minister of Cooperative and Internal Trade2013
PUF Gitanjana Gunawardena Deputy Minister of External Affairs20102010
Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning20102012
Deputy Minister of Civil Aviation2012
SLFP M. K. D. S. Gunawardena Deputy Minister of Buddhasasana and Religious Affairs20102014
SLFP Sarana Gunawardena Deputy Minister of Petroleum Industries2010
SLFP Jayarathna Herath Deputy Minister of Healthcare and Nutrition23 November 20052013
Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce20102013
ACMC M. L. Alim Mohammad Hisbullah Deputy Minister of Child Development and Women's Affairs20102013
Deputy Minister of Economic Development2013
NCAnver IsmailNon-Cabinet Minister of Irrigation23 November 2005
SLFP Premalal Jayasekara Deputy Minister of Rural Industries and Self-employment Promotion23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Power and Energy2010
SLFP Sanath Jayasuriya Deputy Minister of Postal Services2013
SLFP Tissa Karalliyadde Non-Cabinet Minister of Indigenous Medicine23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs23 November 2005
SLFP Nirmala Kotalawala Deputy Minister of Education23 November 20052010
Deputy Minister of Highways20102010
Deputy Minister of Ports and Highways20102013
Project Minister of Ports and Highways2013
SLFP Jeewan Kumaranatunga Non-Cabinet Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs23 November 2005
SLFP M. N. Abdul Majeed Non-Cabinet Minister of Co-operatives and Co-operative Development23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government23 November 2005
SLFP H. R. Mithrapala Deputy Minister of Trade & Commerce23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Livestock Development2010
SLFP V. Muralitharan Deputy Minister of Resettlement2010
SLFP Faiszer Musthapha Deputy Minister of Environment20102010
Deputy Minister of Technology and Research20102013
Deputy Minister of Investment Promotion20132014
SLFP Nishantha Muthuhettigama Deputy Minister of Minor Export Crop Promotion2013
SLFP Sarath Chandrasiri Muthukumarana Deputy Minister of Rehabilitation & Prison Reforms2013
LSSP Y. G. Padmasiri Deputy Minister of Agriculture2013
SLFP Dilan Perera Deputy Minister of Justice and Law Reforms23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Constitutional Affairs and National Integration23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs2010
SLFP Felix Perera Non-Cabinet Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources23 November 2005
SLFP Lakshman Wasantha Perera Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce2013
UNP (D) Neomal Perera Deputy Minister of Co-operatives and Internal Trade20102010
Deputy Minister of External Affairs2010
SLFP Victor Anthony Perera Deputy Minister of Coconut Development and Janatha Estate Development2013
UNP (D) Susantha Punchinilame Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development20102013
Deputy Minister of Economic Development2013
SLFP A. P. Jagath Pushpakumara Non-Cabinet Minister of Rural Livelihood Development23 November 20052010
Deputy Minister of Social Services and Social Welfare23 November 20052010
Deputy Minister of Agriculture20102010
UCPF Velusami Radhakrishnan Deputy Minister of Botanical Gardens and Public Recreation20142014
SLFP Chamal Rajapaksa Non-Cabinet Minister of Agricultural Development23 November 2005
SLFP Nirupama Rajapaksa Deputy Minister of Water Supply and Drainage2010
SLFP Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe Non-Cabinet Minister for State Banks Development23 November 2005
SLFP Jayatissa Ranaweera Non-Cabinet Minister of Textile Industry Development23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Mahaweli Development23 November 2005
SLFP C. B. Rathnayake Non-Cabinet Minister of Estate Infrastructure and Livestock Development23 November 2005
SLFP Mervyn Silva Deputy Minister of Labour23 November 20052010
Deputy Minister of Mass Media and Information20102010
Deputy Minister of Highways20102010
CWC Muthu Sivalingam Deputy Minister of Economic Development2010
SLFP Ranjith Siyambalapitiya Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Higher Education23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Economic Development20102010
SLFP Sripathi Sooriyarachchi Non-Cabinet Minister of Skills Development and Public Enterprise Reforms23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion23 November 2005
SLFP Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa Deputy Minister of Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms20102010
Deputy Minister of Education20102013
UNP (D) C. A. Suriyaarachchi Deputy Minister of Social Services2010
SLFP Dayasritha Thissera Deputy Minister of Ports and Aviation23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Ports and Aviation20102010
SLFP Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi Non-Cabinet Minister of Samurdhi and Poverty Alleviation23 November 2005
SLFP W. A. Wiswa Warnapala Non-Cabinet Minister of Parliamentary Affairs23 November 2005
SLFP Gunaratna Weerakoon Non-Cabinet Minister of Regional Development23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Housing and Construction23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of National Heritage and Cultural Affairs20102010
SLFP Sarath Weerasekara Deputy Minister of Labour and Labour Relations2013
SLFP Kumara Welgama Non-Cabinet Minister of Industrial Development23 November 2005
SLFP Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Deputy Minister of Defence23 November 2005
SLFP Duleep Wijesekera Deputy Minister of Disaster Management2010

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