Third Sirisena cabinet

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Third Sirisena cabinet
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Cabinet of Sri Lanka
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Date formed29 October 2018 (2018-10-29)
Date dissolved15 December 2018 (2018-12-15)
People and organisations
Head of state Maithripala Sirisena
Head of government Maithripala Sirisena
Deputy head of government Mahinda Rajapaksa
Member party
  •   Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
  •   United People's Freedom Alliance
Status in legislature Minority coalition
95 / 225(42%)
Opposition partyNone [lower-alpha 1]
Opposition leaderNone [lower-alpha 1]
History
Legislature term(s) 15th
Predecessor Sirisena II
Successor Sirisena IV

The third Sirisena cabinet was a short-lived a de facto central government of Sri Lanka led by President Maithripala Sirisena during the 2018 constitutional crisis. The cabinet and the prime minister was announced unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. </ref> https://www.nytimes.com/2018/12/03/world/asia/sri-lanka-mahinda-rajapaksa.html </ref>

Contents

Cabinet members

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

NamePortraitPartyOfficeTook officeLeft officeRefs.
Maithripala Sirisena Maithripala- Russia (cropped).jpg Sri Lanka Freedom Party President [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] [1]
Minister of Defence [lower-alpha 2] 1 November 2018 [2]
Minister of Mahaweli Development and Environment [lower-alpha 2] [lower-alpha 3] [3]
Minister of Defence, Law and Order and Youth Affairs 1 November 2018 [lower-alpha 3] [4] [5]
Mahinda Rajapaksa Mahinda Rajapaksa 2006.jpg Sri Lanka Freedom Party Prime Minister 26 October 201811 November 2018 [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11]
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna [12] [13] [14] 11 November 201815 December 2018
Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs 29 October 201811 November 2018 [15] [16] [17]
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna [12] [13] [14] 11 November 201815 December 2018
Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena.JPG Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Industry and Commerce 9 November 201811 November 2018 [18] [19] [20]
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna [13] [14] 11 November 201815 December 2018
Mahinda Amaraweera Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Agriculture 29 October 201815 December 2018 [15] [16] [17]
Sarath Amunugama Dr.Sarath Amunugama.jpg Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Foreign Affairs 29 October 201815 December 2018 [15] [16] [17]
S. M. Chandrasena Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Plantation Industries 9 November 201815 December 2018 [18] [19] [20]
Nimal Siripala de Silva Nimal Siripala de Silva.jpg Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation 29 October 201815 December 2018 [15] [16] [17]
Douglas Devananda Douglas Devananda 2.jpg Eelam People's Democratic Party Minister of Resettlement, Rehabilitation, Northern Development and Hindu Religious Affairs 29 October 201815 December 2018 [15] [16] [17]
Duminda Dissanayake Duminda Dissanayake.jpg Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Irrigation, Water Resources and Disaster Management 1 November 201815 December 2018 [4] [5] [21]
S. B. Dissanayake S.B. Dissanayake.jpg Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Highways and Road Development 7 November 201815 December 2018 [22] [23] [24]
Johnston Fernando 2009JF.png Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Trade, Consumer Affairs, Co-operative Development and Christian Religious Affairs 9 November 201811 November 2018 [18] [19] [20]
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna [12] [13] [14] 11 November 201815 December 2018
Udaya Gammanpila Udaya.jpg Pivithuru Hela Urumaya Minister of Buddha Sasana and Religious Affairs 9 November 201815 December 2018 [18] [19] [20]
Bandula Gunawardena Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of International Trade and Investment Promotion 8 November 201815 December 2018 [25] [26] [27]
Dinesh Gunawardena Dinesh Gunawardena.jpg Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Minister of Megapolis and Western Development 4 November 201815 December 2018 [28] [29] [30]
M. L. A. M. Hizbullah Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of City Planning and Water Supply 9 November 201815 December 2018 [18] [19] [20]
Dayasiri Jayasekara Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training 1 November 201815 December 2018 [4] [5] [21]
Gamini Lokuge Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Labour, Foreign Employment and Petroleum Resources Development 9 November 201811 November 2018 [18] [19] [20]
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna [13] [14] 11 November 201815 December 2018
Faiszer Musthapha Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Provincial Councils, Local Government and Sports 29 October 201815 December 2018 [15] [16] [17]
Vasudeva Nanayakkara Vasudeva Nanayakkara.jpg Democratic Left Front Minister of National Integration, Reconciliation, and Official Languages 4 November 201815 December 2018 [28] [29] [30]
S. B. Nawinne United National Party Minister of Cultural Affairs, Internal Affairs and Regional Development 2 November 201815 December 2018 [28] [31] [32]
Susil Premajayantha Susil Premajayantha.jpg Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs and Justice 8 November 201811 November 2018 [25] [26] [27]
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna [13] [14] [33] 11 November 201815 December 2018
Chamal Rajapaksa Chamal Rajapaksa.jpg Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine 7 November 201815 December 2018 [22] [23] [24]
Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe.jpg United National Party Minister of Education and Higher Education 29 October 201815 December 2018 [15] [16] [17]
C. B. Ratnayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Posts and Telecommunications 9 November 201811 November 2018 [18] [19] [20]
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna [13] [14] 11 November 201815 December 2018
Mahinda Samarasinghe Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Ports and Shipping 29 October 201815 December 2018 [15] [16] [17]
Wasantha Senanayake Wasantha Senanayake.jpg United National Party Minister of Tourism and Wild Life 29 October 201815 December 2018 [15] [16] [17]
Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic Resources Development and Rural Economic Affairs 29 October 201815 December 2018 [15] [16] [17]
Arumugam Thondaman Arumugam Thondaman.jpg Ceylon Workers' Congress Minister of Hill Country New Villages, Infrastructure and Community Development 29 October 201815 December 2018 [15] [16] [17]
Wimal Weerawansa Wimal Weerawansa.jpg National Freedom Front Minister of Housing and Social Welfare 9 November 201815 December 2018 [34] [35] [36]


State ministers

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

NamePortraitPartyOfficeTook officeLeft officeRefs.
S. M. Chandrasena Sri Lanka Freedom Party State Minister of Social Empowerment8 November 201815 December 2018 [25] [26] [27]
Salinda Dissanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party State Minister of Indigenous Medicine8 November 201815 December 2018 [25] [26] [27]
A. H. M. Fowzie A. H. M. Fowzie.jpeg Sri Lanka Freedom Party State Minister of National Unity, Co-existence and Muslim Religious Affairs3 November 201815 December 2018 [28] [37] [38]
Piyasena Gamage Sri Lanka Freedom Party State Minister of Youth, Women and Child Affairs1 November 201815 December 2018 [4] [5] [21]
Dunesh Gankanda United National Party State Minister of Environment30 October 201815 December 2018 [39] [40] [41]
Mohan Lal Grero Sri Lanka Freedom Party State Minister of Education and Higher Education1 November 201815 December 2018 [4] [5] [21]
M. L. A. M. Hizbullah Sri Lanka Freedom Party State Minister of Highways and Road Development1 November 201815 December 2018 [4] [5] [21]
Lakshman Wasantha Perera Sri Lanka Freedom Party State Minister of International Trade and Investment Promotion8 November 201815 December 2018 [25] [26] [27]
Keheliya Rambukwella Sri Lanka Freedom Party State Minister of Mass Media and Digital Infrastructure4 November 201815 December 2018 [28] [29] [30]
C. B. Rathnayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party State Minister of Transport8 November 201815 December 2018 [25] [26] [27]
Lakshman Senewiratne Lakshman Senewiratne.jpg Sri Lanka Freedom Party State Minister of Defence1 November 201815 December 2018 [4] [5] [21]
Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi Sri Lanka Freedom Party State Minister of Petroleum Resources Development7 November 201815 December 2018 [22] [23] [24]
Sriyani Wijewickrama Sri Lanka Freedom Party State Minister of Provincial Councils, Local Government and Sports1 November 201815 December 2018 [4] [5] [21]
Anura Priyadharshana Yapa Anura Priyadharshana Yapa.jpg Sri Lanka Freedom Party State Minister of Finance8 November 201811 November 2018 [25] [26] [27]
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna [12] [13] [14] 11 November 201815 December 2018

Deputy ministers

Ministers appointed under article 45(1) of the constitution.

NamePortraitPartyOfficeTook officeLeft officeRefs.
Ananda Aluthgamage United National Party Deputy Minister of Tourism and Wild Life29 October 201811 November 2018 [15] [16] [17]
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna [13] [14] 11 November 201815 December 2018
Indika Bandaranaike Sri Lanka Freedom Party Deputy Minister of Housing and Urban Development1 November 201815 December 2018 [4] [5] [21]
Cader Cader Masthan Sri Lanka Freedom Party Deputy Minister of Resettlement, Rehabilitation and Northern Development1 November 201815 December 2018 [4] [5] [21]
Dushmantha Mithrapala Sri Lanka Freedom Party Deputy Minister of Justice and Prison Reforms1 November 201815 December 2018 [4] [5] [21]
Nishantha Muthuhettigama Sri Lanka Freedom Party Deputy Minister of Ports and Shipping1 November 201815 December 2018 [4] [5] [21]
Manusha Nanayakkara Sri Lanka Freedom Party Deputy Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment1 November 20186 November 2018 [4] [5] [21] [42] [43] [44]
Ashoka Priyantha United National Party Deputy Minister of Cultural and Internal Affairs and Regional Development (North Western)4 November 201815 December 2018 [28] [30] [45]
Angajan Ramanathan Sri Lanka Freedom Party Deputy Minister of Agriculture1 November 201815 December 2018 [4] [5] [21]
S. Viyalendiran People's Liberation Organisation of Tamil Eelam Deputy Minister of Regional Development (Eastern Development)2 November 201815 December 2018 [28] [31] [32]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Other parties in Parliament - United National Front for Good Governance, Tamil National Alliance and Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna - refused to recognise the government.
  2. 1 2 3 Continuation of same office held in previous cabinet.
  3. 1 2 3 Continued to hold same office in next cabinet.

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