Third Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet

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Third Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet
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Cabinet of Sri Lanka
Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa.jpg
Date formed18 April 2022 (2022-04-18)
Date dissolved9 May 2022 (2022-05-09)
People and organisations
Head of state Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Head of government Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Deputy head of government Mahinda Rajapaksa
Member parties
  •   Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
  •   Eelam People's Democratic Party
Status in legislature Minority government
102 / 225 (45%)
Opposition party  Samagi Jana Balawegaya
Opposition leader Sajith Premadasa
History
Legislature term 16th
Predecessor Gotabaya Rajapaksa II
Successor Gotabaya Rajapaksa IV

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.

Contents

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]

NamePortraitPartyOfficeTook officeLeft officeRefs.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa Gotabaya Rajapaksa November 2019 crop.jpg Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna President 18 November 2019 [lower-alpha 1] [3]
Minister of Defence [lower-alpha 2] 26 November 2020 [lower-alpha 1] [10]
Minister of Technology 26 November 2020 [lower-alpha 1]
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 [lower-alpha 1] 9 May 2022

[11] [12] [13] [14]

Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs 12 August 2020 [lower-alpha 1] 9 May 2022
G. L. Peiris G. L. Peiris portrait.jpg Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Foreign Affairs 16 August 2021 [lower-alpha 1] [15]
Dinesh Gunawardena Dinesh Gunawardena.jpg 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 20229 May 2022 [15]
Kanchana Wijesekera Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Power and Energy 18 April 2022 [15]
Nalaka Godahewa NG speaking.jpg Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Mass Media 18 April 20229 May 2022 [16]
Channa Jayasumana Prof Channa Jayasumana.jpg Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Health 18 April 20229 May 2022 [16]
Shehan Semasinghe Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Trade and Samurdhi Development 18 April 20229 May 2022 [17]
Mohan Priyadharshana de Silva Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Water Supply 18 April 20229 May 2022 [16]
Dilum Amunugama Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Transport 18 April 20229 May 2022 [17]
Minister of Industries 18 April 20229 May 2022 [17]
Douglas Devananda Douglas Devananda 2.jpg Eelam People's Democratic Party Minister of Fisheries 12 August 2020 [lower-alpha 1] [17]
Kanaka Herath Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Highways 18 April 20229 May 2022 [17]
Wimalaweera Dissanayake Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Wildlife and Forest Conservation 18 April 20229 May 2022 [17]
Ramesh Pathirana Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Plantation Industry 18 April 2022 [16]
Minister of Education 18 April 20229 May 2022 [16]
Vidura Wickremanayake Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Labour 18 April 20229 May 2022 [17]
Janaka Wakkumbura Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Agriculture 18 April 20229 May 2022 [17]
Minister of Irrigation 18 April 20229 May 2022 [17]
Thenuka Vidanagamage Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs 18 April 20229 May 2022 [16]
Ahamed Nazeer Zainulabdeen Naseer ahamed.jpg Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Minister of Environment 18 April 2022 [17]
Ali Sabry Foreign Minister of Sri Lanka, Ali Sabry, in 2022.jpg Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Finance 4 April 20229 May 2022
Minister of Justice 12 August 2020 [lower-alpha 1] 9 May 2022 [15]
Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Ports and Shipping 18 April 20229 May 2022 [17]

State ministers

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

NamePortraitPartyOfficeTook officeLeft officeRefs.
G. L. Peiris G. L. Peiris portrait.jpg Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Defence 18 April 20229 May 2022 [18]
Rohana Dissanayake Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Provincial Councils and Local Government 18 April 20229 May 2022 [18]
Arundika Fernando Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Plantation Industries 18 April 20229 May 2022 [18]
Tharaka Balasuriya Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Foreign Affairs 18 April 20229 May 2022 [18]
Indika Anuruddha Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Housing 18 April 20229 May 2022 [18]
Sanath Nishantha Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Water Supply 18 April 20229 May 2022 [18]
Siripala Gamalath Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Mahaweli 18 April 20229 May 2022 [18]
Anuradha Jayaratne Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Irrigation 18 April 20229 May 2022 [18]
Sisira Jayakody Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Indigenous Medicine 18 April 20229 May 2022 [18]
Prasanna Ranaweera Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Industries 18 April 20229 May 2022 [18]
D. V. Chanaka D V Chanaka.jpg Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Tourism 18 April 20229 May 2022 [18]
D. B. Herath Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Livestock 18 April 20229 May 2022 [18]
Kader Masthan Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Rural Economic Crop Cultivation & Promotion 18 April 20229 May 2022 [18]
Ashoka Priyantha Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Trade 18 April 20229 May 2022 [18]
A. Aravind Kumar Samagi Jana Balawegaya Minister of State for Estate Housing and Community Infrastructure 18 April 20229 May 2022 [18]
Geetha Kumarasinghe Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Culture and Performing Arts 18 April 20229 May 2022 [18]
Gunapala Ratnasekara Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Co-operative Services, Marketing Development and Consumer Protection 18 April 20229 May 2022 [18]
Kapila Athukorala Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Minor Export Crop Development 18 April 20229 May 2022 [18]
Gayashan Nawananda Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Health 18 April 20229 May 2022 [18]
Diana Gamage Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Transport 20 April 20229 May 2022 [19]
Seetha Arambepola Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Education and Technology 20 April 20229 May 2022 [19]
Vijitha Berugoda Vijitha Berugoda.jpg Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Ports and Shipping 20 April 20229 May 2022 [19]
Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal Minister of State for Rural Road Development 20 April 20229 May 2022 [20]
Suren Raghavan Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Education Services and Reform 18 April 202220 April 2022 [19]
Minister of State for Higher Education 20 April 20229 May 2022 [20]
Mohamed Muszhaaraff S. M. M. Muszhaaraff, MP.png All Ceylon Makkal Congress Minister of State for Textile Industries and Local Apparel Products Promotion 20 April 20229 May 2022 [20]
Sathasivam Viyalendiran Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Youth and Sports 20 April 20229 May 2022 [20]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 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. [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]

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