Premadasa cabinet

Premadasa cabinet
11th Cabinet of Sri Lanka
Date formed	2 January 1989
Date dissolved	1 May 1993
People and organisations
Head of state	Ranasinghe Premadasa
Head of government	Ranasinghe Premadasa
Deputy head of government	D. B. Wijetunga
No. of ministers	30 (1989-1990) 26 (1990-1991)
Total no. of members	30
Member parties	United National Party   Ceylon Workers' Congress
Status in legislature	Majority government 125 / 225 (56%)
Opposition party	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Opposition leader	Sirimavo Bandaranaike
History
Elections	1988, 1989
Legislature term	9th
Predecessor	Jayewardene
Successor	Wijetunga

The Premadasa cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Ranasinghe Premadasa between 1989 and 1993. It was formed in January 1989 after the presidential election and it ended in May 1993 with Premadasa's assassination.

Cabinet members

Name		Portrait	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
	Ranasinghe Premadasa		United National Party	President	2 January 1989	1 May 1993	[1]
				Minister of Defence	1989		[2]
				Minister of Buddha Sasana	1989		[2]
				Minister of Policy Planning and Implementation	1989		[2]
	D. B. Wijetunga		United National Party	Prime Minister	6 March 1989	28 March 1990	[3]
				Prime Minister	30 March 1990	7 May 1993	[3]
				Minister of Finance	18 February 1989	[a]	[2] [4] [5] [6]
				Minister of Labour and Social Welfare	11 January 1990		[5]
				Minister of Labour and Vocational Training	14 March 1991		[7]
	A. M. S. Adhikari		United National Party	Minister of Tourism	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[5]
				Minister of Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Social Welfare	30 March 1990	14 March 1991	[6]
				Minister of Posts and Telecommunications	14 March 1991		[6] [7]
	Alick Aluwihare		United National Party	Minister of Posts and Telecommunications	18 February 1989	14 March 1991	[5] [6] [7]
				Minister of Ports and Shipping	14 March 1991		[6] [7]
	Ranjit Atapattu		United National Party	Minister of Labour and Social Welfare	18 February 1989	5 January 1990	[5]
	Lalith Athulathmudali		United National Party	Minister of Agriculture, Food and Co-operatives	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[2] [5]
				Minister of Education and Higher Education	30 March 1990		[6] [8]
	Gamini Atukorale		United National Party	Minister of Lands, Irrigation and Mahaweli Development	14 March 1991		[6] [7]
	R. M. Dharmadasa Banda		United National Party	Minister of Agriculture Development and Research	30 March 1990		[6] [8]
	K. D. M. C. Bandara		United National Party	Minister of Power and Energy	30 March 1990		[6] [8]
	Sirisena Cooray		United National Party	Minister of Housing and Construction	18 February 1989		[2] [5] [6]
	P. Dayaratna		United National Party	Minister of Lands, Irrigation and Mahaweli Development	18 February 1989	14 March 1991	[5] [6] [8]
				Minister of Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Social Welfare	14 March 1991		[6] [7]
	Gamini Dissanayake		United National Party	Minister of Plantation Industries	18 February 1989	1990	[2] [5]
	Tyronne Fernando		United National Party	Minister of Information
	A. C. S. Hameed		United National Party	Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[2] [5]
				Minister of Justice	30 March 1990		[6] [8]
	Harold Herath		United National Party	Minister of Foreign Affairs	30 March 1990		[6] [8]
	Renuka Herath		United National Party	Minister of Health and Women's Affairs	18 February 1989		[5] [6]
	Rupa Karunathilake		United National Party	Minister of Ports and Shipping	30 March 1990	14 March 1991	[6] [7]
				Minister of Plantation Industries	14 March 1991		[6] [7]
	W. J. M. Lokubandara		United National Party	Minister of Education, Cultural Affairs and Information	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[5] [8]
				Minister of Cultural Affairs and Information	30 March 1990		[6] [8]
	Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi		United National Party	Minister of Food and Co-operatives	30 March 1990		[6] [8]
	Nanda Mathew		United National Party	Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports	18 February 1989		[5] [6] [8]
	Wijayapala Mendis		United National Party	Minister of Transport and Highways	18 February 1989		[5] [6]
	Abdul Razak Munsoor		United National Party	Minister of Trade and Shipping	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[2] [5]
				Minister of Trade and Commerce	30 March 1990		[6]
	Festus Perera		United National Party	Minister of Power and Energy	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[5]
				Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Home Affairs	30 March 1990		[6] [8]
	M. Joseph Michael Perera		United National Party	Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Research	18 February 1989		[5] [6] [8]
	M. Vincent Perera		United National Party	Minister of Justice and Parliamentary Affairs	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[5] [8]
				Minister of Environment and Parliamentary Affairs	30 March 1990		[6] [8]
	G. M. Premachandra		United National Party	Minister of Labour and Vocational Training	30 March 1990		[6]
	Savumiamoorthy Thondaman		Ceylon Workers' Congress	Minister of Textiles and Rural Industrial Development	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[2] [5]
				Minister of Tourism and Rural Industrial Development	30 March 1990		[6] [8]
	Wimal Wickramasinghe		United National Party	Minister of Environment and Parliamentary Affairs	14 March 1991		[7]
	Ranil Wickremasinghe		United National Party	Minister of Industries	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[2] [5]
				Minister of Industries, Science and Technology	30 March 1990		[6] [8]
	U. B. Wijekoon		United National Party	Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Home Affairs	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[5]
				Minister of Handlooms and Textile Industries	30 March 1990		[6] [8]
	Ranjan Wijeratne		United National Party	Minister of Foreign Affairs	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[2] [5]
				Minister of Plantation Industries	30 March 1990	2 March 1991	[6] [8]

Non-cabinet ministers

Name		Portrait	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
	M. L. M. Aboosally		United National Party	Non-Cabinet Minister of Plantation Services	30 March 1990		[9]
	John Amaratunga		United National Party	Non-Cabinet Minister of Provincial Councils	30 March 1990		[9]
	Gamini Atukorale		United National Party	Non-Cabinet Minister of Mahaweli Development	30 March 1990	14 March 1991	[9]
	J. P. Wijeratne Banda		United National Party	Non-Cabinet Minister of Agriculture Production and Marketing	30 March 1990		[9]
	Harindra Corea		United National Party	Non-Cabinet Minister of Telecommunication Development	30 March 1990		[9]
	Tyronne Fernando		United National Party	Non-Cabinet Minister of Legal and Prison Reform	30 March 1990		[9]
	Chandra Gankanda		United National Party	Non-Cabinet Minister of Handloom Industry	30 March 1990		[9]
	A. C. S. Hameed		United National Party	Non-Cabinet Minister of Higher Education	30 March 1990		[9]
	Indradasa Hettiarachchi		United National Party	Non-Cabinet Minister of Coconut Industries and Crop Diversification	30 March 1990		[9]
	Ariyaratne Jayatilleke		United National Party	Non-Cabinet Minister of Minerals and Mineral Based Industries	30 March 1990		[9]
	P. B. Kaviratne		United National Party	Non-Cabinet Minister of Socio-Cultural Integration	30 March 1990		[9]
	E. P. Paul Perera		United National Party	Non-Cabinet Minister of Science and Technology	30 March 1990		[9]
	Sarath Chandra Rajakaruna		United National Party	Non-Cabinet Minister of Energy Conservation	30 March 1990		[9]
	Sunethra Ranasinghe		United National Party	Non-Cabinet Minister of Education Services	30 March 1990		[9]
	Chandra Ranatunga		United National Party	Non-Cabinet Minister of Construction and Building Materials	30 March 1990		[9]
	Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake		United National Party	Non-Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs	30 March 1990		[9]
	Senaraja Samaranayake		United National Party	Non-Cabinet Minister of Export Development	30 March 1990		[9]
	Asoka Wadigamangawa		United National Party	Non-Cabinet Minister of Lands and Land Alienation	30 March 1990		[9]
	H. B. Wanninayake		United National Party	Non-Cabinet Minister of Indigenous Medicine	30 March 1990		[9]
	Wimal Wickramasinghe		United National Party	Non-Cabinet Minister of Environment	30 March 1990	14 March 1991	[9]
	Dayananda A. Wickremasinghe		United National Party	Non-Cabinet Minister of Human Resource Mobilisation	30 March 1990		[9]
	Mahendra Wijeratne		United National Party	Non-Cabinet Minister of Livestock Development and Milk Production	30 March 1990		[9]
	R. P. Wijesiri		United National Party	Non-Cabinet Minister of Up-Country Peasantry Rehabilitation	30 March 1990	18 December 1990	[9]

Ministers of state

Name		Portrait	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
	Rohan Abeygunsekera		United National Party	Minister of State for Higher Education	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
				Minister of State for Trade and Commerce	30 March 1990		[11]
	M. L. M. Aboosally		United National Party	Minister of State for Plantation Industries	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
	John Amaratunga		United National Party	Minister of State for Foreign Affairs	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10] [11]
	G. Tissakutti Arachchi		United National Party	Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs	30 March 1990		[11]
	D. M. Ariyadasa		United National Party	Minister of State for Sports	18 February 1989		[10] [11]
	Gamini Atukorale		United National Party	Minister of State for Mahaweli Development	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
	A. H. M. Azwer		United National Party	Minister of State for Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs	30 March 1990		[11]
	J. P. Wijeratne Banda		United National Party	Minister of State for Agriculture	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
	R. M. Dharmadasa Banda		United National Party	Minister of State for Up-Country Peasantry Rehabilitation	22 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
	K. D. M. C. Bandara		United National Party	Minister of State for Public Administration	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
	Jabir A. Cader		United National Party	Minister of State for Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
				Minister of State for Health	30 March 1990		[11]
	Mervyn J. Cooray		United National Party	Minister of State for Power and Energy	18 February 1989		[10] [11]
	Harindra Corea		United National Party	Minister of State for Ports and Telecommunication	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
	P. M. B. Cyril		United National Party	Minister of State for Health	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
	Upali Dassanayake		United National Party	Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
	P. P. Devaraj		Ceylon Workers' Congress	Minister of State for Hindu Religious and Cultural Affairs	18 February 1989		[10] [11]
	U. L. M. Farook		United National Party	Minister of State for Transport	30 March 1990		[11]
	Tyronne Fernando		United National Party	Minister of State for Justice	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
	P. S. L. Galappatthy		United National Party	Minister of State for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources	18 February 1989		[10] [11]
	Lal Gamage		United National Party	Minister of State for Buddha Sasana	18 February 1989		[10] [11]
	Chandra Gankanda		United National Party	Minister of State for Youth Affairs	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
	M. D. A. Gunathilaka		United National Party	Minister of State for Textile Industries	30 March 1990		[11]
	Harold Herath		United National Party	Minister of State for Finance	18 February 1989	[a]	[4] [10] [11]
	Indradasa Hettiarachchi		United National Party	Minister of State for Shipping	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
	Ariyaratne Jayatilleke		United National Party	Minister of State for Minerals and Mineral Based Industries	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
	Chandra Karunaratne		United National Party	Minister of State for Transport	30 March 1990		[11]
	Samantha Karunaratne		United National Party	Minister of State for Social Welfare	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
				Minister of State for Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Social Welfare	30 March 1990		[11]
	Rupa Karunathilake		United National Party	Minister of State for Provincial Councils	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
	P. B. Kaviratne		United National Party	Minister of State for Cultural Affairs	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
	Ananda Kularatne		United National Party	Minister of State for Highways	18 February 1989		[10] [11]
	H. M. A. Lokubanda		United National Party	Minister of State for Women's Affairs	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
				Minister of State for Agricultural Development and Research	30 March 1990		[11]
	Gamini Lokuge		United National Party	Minister of State for Tourism	18 February 1989		[10] [11]
	M. E. H. Maharoof		United National Party	Minister of State for Ports and Shipping	30 March 1990		[11]
	Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi		United National Party	Minister of State for Industries	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
	Imthiaz Bakeer Markar		United National Party	Minister of State for Housing	18 February 1989		[10] [11]
	H. G. P. Nelson		United National Party	Minister of State for Irrigation	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
				Minister of State for Rural Industrial Development	30 March 1990		[11]
	E. P. Paul Perera		United National Party	Minister of State for Science and Technology	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
	K. Vincent Perera		United National Party	Minister of State for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
	G. M. Premachandra		United National Party	Minister of State for Food	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
	Rasamanohari Pulendran		United National Party	Minister of State for Education	30 March 1990		[11]
	Sarath Chandra Rajakaruna		United National Party	Minister of State for Coconut Industries	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
	A. J. Ranasinghe		United National Party	Minister of State for Information	18 February 1989		[10] [11]
	Sunethra Ranasinghe		United National Party	Minister of State for Education	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
	Chandra Ranatunga		United National Party	Minister of State for Construction	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
	Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake		United National Party	Minister of State for Home Affairs	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
	Senaraja Samaranayake		United National Party	Minister of State for Trade	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
	Ravindra Samaraweera		United National Party	Minister of State for Co-operatives	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
				Minister of State for Food and co-operatives	30 March 1990		[11]
	Weerawanni Samaraweera		United National Party	Minister of State for Plantation	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
	M. S. Sellasamy		Ceylon Workers' Congress	Minister of State for Transport	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
				Minister of State for Industries	30 March 1990		[11]
	Lakshman Senewiratne		United National Party	Minister of State for Labour	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
				Minister of State for Labour and Vocational Training	30 March 1990		[11]
	Asoka Wadigamangawa		United National Party	Minister of State for Lands	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
	H. B. Wanninayake		United National Party	Minister of State for Indigenous Medicine	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
	Sarath Welagedara		United National Party	Minister of State for Irrigation	30 March 1990		[11]
	Wimal Wickramasinghe		United National Party	Minister of State for Policy Planning and Implementation	18 February 1989	14 March 1991	[10] [11]
	Dayananda A. Wickremasinghe		United National Party	Minister of State for Textiles	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
	Mahendra Wijeratne		United National Party	Minister of State for Animal Husbandry	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]
	Ranjan Wijeratne		United National Party	Minister of State for Defence	18 February 1989	2 March 1991	[10] [11]
	D. B. Wijetunga		United National Party	Minister of State for Defence	6 March 1991		[11]
	R. P. Wijesiri		United National Party	Minister of State for Rural Industrial Development	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	[10]

District ministers

Name		Portrait	Party	Office	Took office	Left office	Refs
	Weerasinghe Mallimarachchi		United National Party	District Minister for Colombo			[8]

Notes

1. Continued to hold same office in next cabinet.

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