Second Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet

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Second Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet
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Cabinet of Sri Lanka
Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa.jpg
Date formed12 August 2020 (2020-08-12)
Date dissolved3 April 2022 (2022-04-03)
People and organisations
Head of state Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Head of government Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Deputy head of government Mahinda Rajapaksa
Member parties
Status in legislature Majority coalition
150 / 225(67%)
Opposition party  Samagi Jana Balawegaya
Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa
History
Election 2020
Legislature term 16th
Predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa I
Successor Gotabaya Rajapaksa III

The second Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. It was formed in August 2020 after the parliamentary election and ended in April 2022 after all 26 cabinet ministers resigned en masse amidst the 2022 Sri Lankan protests. [1]

Contents

Cabinet members

Ministers appointed under article 43(1) of the constitution.

NamePortraitPartyOfficeTook officeLeft officeRefs.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa.jpg Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna President 18 November 2019 [a] [2]
Minister of Defence [b] 26 November 2020 [9]
Minister of Technology 26 November 2020 [9]
Mahinda Rajapaksa The former President of Sri Lanka, Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa meeting the Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi, in New Delhi on September 12, 2018 (cropped).JPG Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Prime Minister 21 November 2019 [a] [10] [11] [12] [13]
Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs 12 August 2020 [3] [4] [14]
Minister of Economic Policy and Plan Implementation 8 July 2021
Minister of Finance 12 August 20208 July 2021 [3] [4] [14]
Minister of Urban Development and Housing 12 August 2020 [3] [4] [14]
Rohitha Abeygunawardena Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Ports and Shipping 12 August 2020 [3] [4] [14]
Dullas Alahapperuma Dullas Alahapperuma GloCha-Klagenfurt-2014 9799-2.jpg Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Power 12 August 2020 [3] [4] [14]
Mahindananda Aluthgamage Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Agriculture 12 August 2020 [3] [4] [14]
Mahinda Amaraweera Sri Lanka Freedom Party [15] Minister of Environment 12 August 2020 [3] [4] [14]
S. M. Chandrasena Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Lands 12 August 2020 [3] [4] [14]
Nimal Siripala de Silva Nimal Siripala de Silva.jpg Sri Lanka Freedom Party [15] Minister of Labour 12 August 2020 [3] [4] [14]
Douglas Devananda Douglas Devananda 2.jpg Eelam People's Democratic Party Minister of Fisheries 12 August 2020 [3] [4] [14]
Johnston Fernando 2009JF.png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Highways 12 August 2020 [3] [4] [14]
Udaya Gammanpila Udaya.jpg Pivithuru Hela Urumaya Minister of Energy 12 August 20203 March 2022 [3] [4] [14] [16]
Bandula Gunawardena Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Trade 12 August 2020 [3] [4] [14]
Dinesh Gunawardena Dinesh Gunawardena.jpg Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Minister of Foreign Relations 22 November 2019 [a] [3] [4] [14]
Gamini Lokuge Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Transport 12 August 2020 [3] [4] [14]
Vasudeva Nanayakkara Vasudeva Nanayakkara.jpg Democratic Left Front Minister of Water Supply 12 August 2020 [3] [4] [14]
Ramesh Pathirana Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Plantation 12 August 2020 [3] [4] [14]
G. L. Peiris G. L. Peiris portrait.jpg Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Education 12 August 2020 [3] [4] [14]
Basil Rajapaksa Basil Rajapaksa.JPG Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Finance 8 July 2021
Chamal Rajapaksa Chamal Rajapaksa.jpg Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Irrigation 12 August 2020 [3] [4] [14]
Namal Rajapaksa Lakshman Namal Rajapaksa.jpg Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Youth and Sports 12 August 2020 [3] [4] [14]
Keheliya Rambukwella Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Mass Media 12 August 2020 [3] [4] [14]
Prasanna Ranatunga Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Tourism 12 August 2020 [3] [4] [14]
C. B. Ratnayake Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Wildlife and Forest Conservation 12 August 2020 [3] [4] [14]
Ali Sabry Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Justice 12 August 2020 [3] [4] [14]
Janaka Bandara Tennakoon Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Public Services, Provincial Councils and Local Government 12 August 2020 [3] [4] [14]
Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Health 12 August 2020 [3] [4] [14]
Sarath Weerasekara Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Public Security 26 November 2020 [17] [18] [19]
Wimal Weerawansa Wimal Weerawansa.jpg National Freedom Front Minister of Industries 12 August 20203 March 2022 [3] [4] [14] [16]

State ministers

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

NamePortraitPartyOfficeTook officeLeft officeRefs.
Lasantha Alagiyawanna Sri Lanka Freedom Party [15] State Minister of Co-operative Services, Marketing Development and Consumer Protection12 August 2020 [3] [4] [20]
Dilum Amunugama Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Vehicle Regulation, Bus Transport Services and Train Compartments and Motor Car Industry12 August 2020 [3] [4] [20]
Indika Anuruddha Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Rural Housing and Construction and Building Material Industries12 August 2020 [3] [4] [20]
Seetha Arambepola Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Skills Development, Vocational Education, Research and Innovation12 August 2020 [3] [4] [20]
Tharaka Balasuriya Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Regional Co-operation12 August 2020 [3] [4] [20]
Vijitha Berugoda Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Dhamma Schools, Bhikku Education, Piriven and Buddhist Universities12 August 202025 September 2020 [3] [4] [20] [21]
State Minister of Dhamma Schools, Pirivenas and Bhikkhu Education25 September 2020 [22]
Ajith Nivard Cabraal Governor Mr. Ajith Nivard Cabraal (cropped).png Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Money and Capital Market and State Enterprise Reforms12 August 2020 [3] [4] [20]
D. V. Chanaka D V Chanaka.jpg Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Aviation and Export Zones Development12 August 2020 [3] [4] [20]
Mohan de Silva Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Production and Supply of Fertilizer and Regulation of Chemical Fertilizer and Insecticide Use12 August 2020 [3] [4] [20]
Piyal Nishantha de Silva Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Women and Child Development, Pre-Schools and Primary Education, School Infrastructure and School Services12 August 2020 [3] [4] [20]
Duminda Dissanayake Duminda Dissanayake.jpg Sri Lanka Freedom Party [15] State Minister of Solar Power, Wind and Hydro Power Generation Projects Development12 August 2020 [3] [4] [20]
Wimalaweera Dissanayake Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Wildlife Protection, Adoption of Safety Measures including the Construction of Electrical Fences and Trenches and Reforeststation and Forest Resource Development12 August 2020 [3] [4] [20]
Arundika Fernando Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Coconut, Kithul, Palmyrah and Rubber Cultivation Promotion and Related Industrial Product Manufacturing and Export Diversification12 August 202025 September 2020 [3] [4] [20] [21]
State Minister of Coconut, Kithul and Palmyrah Cultivation Promotion and Related Industrial Product Manufacturing and Export Diversification25 September 2020 [22]
Sudarshani Fernandopulle Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Prisons Reforms and Prisoners’ Rehabilitation12 August 202030 November 2020 [3] [4] [20] [23]
State Minister of Primary Health Care, Epidemics and Covid Disease Control30 November 2020 [24] [25]
Siripala Gamalath Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Canals and Common Infrastructure Development in Settlements in Mahaweli Zones12 August 2020 [3] [4] [20]
Nalaka Godahewa Nalaka2014J.jpg Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Urban Development, Coast Conservation, Waste Disposal and Community Cleanliness12 August 2020 [3] [4] [20]
D. B. Herath Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Livestock, Farm Promotion and Dairy and Egg Related Industries12 August 2020 [3] [4] [20]
Kanaka Herath Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Company Estate Reforms, Tea Estate Related Crops, Tea Factory Modernization and Tea Export Promotion12 August 202025 September 2020 [3] [4] [20] [21]
State Minister of Company Estate Reforms, Tea and Rubber Estates Related Crops Cultivation and Factories Modernization and Tea and Rubber Export Promotion25 September 2020 [22]
Sisira Jayakody Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Indigenous Medicine Promotion, Rural and Ayurvedic Hospitals Development and Community Health12 August 2020 [3] [4] [20]
Anuradha Jayaratne Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Tanks, Reservoirs and Irrigation Development Related to Rural Paddy Fields12 August 2020 [3] [4] [20]
Piyankara Jayaratne Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Foreign Employment Promotions and Market Diversification12 August 2020 [3] [4] [20]
Dayasiri Jayasekara Sri Lanka Freedom Party [15] State Minister of Batik, Handloom and Local Apparel Products12 August 2020 [3] [4] [20]
Channa Jayasumana Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals12 August 2020 [3] [4] [20]
Nimal Lanza Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Rural Roads and Other Infrastructure12 August 2020 [3] [4] [20]
Sanath Nishantha Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Rural and Divisional Drinking Water Supply Projects Development12 August 2020 [3] [4] [20]
Susil Premajayantha Susil Premajayantha.jpg Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Education Reforms, Open Universities and Distance Learning Promotion26 August 2020 [26] [27] [28]
Chamal Rajapaksa Chamal Rajapaksa.jpg Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Internal Security, Home Affairs and Disaster Management12 August 202026 November 2020 [3] [4] [20] [29]
State Minister of National Security, Home Affairs and Disaster Management26 November 2020 [17] [18] [19]
Shasheendra Rajapaksa Shashindra Rajapaksa.jpg Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Paddy and Grains, Organic Food, Vegetables, Fruits, Chillies, Onion and Potato Cultivation Promotion, Seed Production and Advanced Technology Agriculture12 August 2020 [3] [4] [20]
Roshan Ranasinghe Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Land Management, State Enterprises Land and Property Development12 August 2020 [3] [4] [20]
Prasanna Ranaweera Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Rattan, Brass, Pottery, Furniture and Rural Industrial Promotion12 August 2020 [3] [4] [20]
Lohan Ratwatte Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Gem and Jewelry Related Industries12 August 2020 [3] [4] [20]
State Minister of Prison Management and Prisoners’ Rehabilitation30 November 2020 [25] [30] [31]
Jayantha Samaraweera National Freedom Front State Minister of Warehouse Facilities, Container Yards, Port Supply Facilities and Boats and Shipping Industry Development12 August 2020 [3] [4] [20]
Shehan Semasinghe Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Samurdhi, Household Economy, Micro Finance, Self Employment, Business Development and Underutilized State Resources Development12 August 202025 September 2020 [3] [4] [20] [21]
State Minister of Samurdhi, Household Economy, Micro Finance, Self Employment and Business Development25 September 2020 [22]
Jeevan Thondaman Ceylon Workers' Congress State Minister of Estate Housing and Community Infrastructure12 August 2020 [3] [4] [20]
Thenuka Vidanagamage Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Rural and School Sports Infrastructure Improvement12 August 2020 [3] [4] [20]
S. Viyalendiran Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Postal Services and Professional Development of Journalists12 August 20206 October 2020 [3] [4] [20] [21]
State Minister of Backward Rural Areas Development and Promotion of Domestic Animal Husbandry and Minor Economic Crop Cultivation6 October 2020 [22]
Janaka Wakkumbura Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Development of Minor Crops including Sugarcane, Maize, Cashew, Pepper, Cinnamon, Cloves, Betel Related Industries and Export Promotion12 August 2020 [3] [4] [20]
Sarath Weerasekara Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government12 August 202026 November 2020 [3] [4] [20] [29]
Vidura Wickremanayake Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of National Heritage, Performing Arts and Rural Arts Promotion12 August 2020 [3] [4] [20]
Kanchana Wijesekera Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Ornamental Fish, Inland Fish and Prawn Farming, Fishery Harbour Development, Multiday Fishing Activities and Fish Exports12 August 2020 [3] [4] [20]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 Continuation of same office held in previous cabinet.
  2. In August 2020 it was reported that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had assigned the defence portfolio to himself. [3] [4] 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). [5] [6] The defence portfolio was omitted from the official gazette notifying the cabinet appointments in August 2020. [7] The 20th amendment, passed in October 2020, removed article 43(2). [8]

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