Cabinet of Sri Lanka

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Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The Cabinet of Sri Lanka is the council of ministers that form the central government of Sri Lanka. It is responsible to and answerable to parliament.[1]

As of 6 April 2016 the cabinet had 47 members - president, prime minister and 45 ministers. There are also 20 state ministers and 25 deputy ministers who are not members of the cabinet.

Background

The first Cabinet of Ministers of Ceylon in 1947

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See also: List of Ceylonese executive councils

The Executive Council of Ceylon was the Executive Council created in British Ceylon by the British colonial administration on the recommendations of the Colebrooke-Cameron Commission along with the Legislative Council of Ceylon, as the legislative body, on March 13, 1833.

At its creation the Executive Council was headed by the Governor, along with five members appointed by the Governor. These five members were officials who held the posts of the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney General, the Auditor-General, the Treasurer and the General Officer Commanding, Ceylon. The Council exercised executive power and advised the governor. As a result of the First Manning Reforms three non-officials were elected to the executive council.

With enactment of the new constitution of the Dominion of Ceylon in 1947 the Executive Council was replaced by a National Cabinet.

Composition

The president is a member of and head of the cabinet.[1] The president appoints as prime minister the Member of Parliament who has the confidence of parliament.[1] Other ministers of the cabinet are appointed by the president in consultation with the prime minister.[2] The president may appoint himself to any ministry he chooses.[2] According to the constitution the president must be the Minister of Defence.[3] The President also appoints, in consultation with the Prime Minister, ministers who are not a member of the Cabinet (Non-Cabinet Ministers, Project Ministers, Deputy Ministers).[4][5] The cabinet meets several times a week to discuss vital issues.

List

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Main article: List of Sri Lankan cabinets

Current Cabinet

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Main article: Sirisena cabinet
Minister Portrait Party Office Ministry Took office Refs
Maithripala Sirisena Maithripala Sirisena (cropped).jpg Sri Lanka Freedom Party President Presidential Secretariat/Office 9 January 2015 [6]
Minister of Defence Ministry of Defence 9 January 2015 [7]
Minister of Mahaweli Development and Environment Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment 12 January 2015
Ranil Wickremesinghe Ranil Wickremesinghe.jpg United National Party Prime Minister Prime Minister's Office 9 September 2015 [6][8]
Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs Ministry of National Policy and Economic Development 4 September 2015 [9][10][11]
Vajira Abeywardena United National Party Minister of Home Affairs Ministry of Home Affairs 4 September 2015 [10][11]
John Amaratunga United National Party Minister of Tourism Promotion and Christian Affairs Ministry of Tourism Promotion and Christian Affairs 4 September 2015 [10][11]
Minister of Lands Ministry of Lands 2 March 2016 [12][13][14]
Mahinda Amaraweera Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources 4 September 2015 [10][11]
Sarath Amunugama Dr.Sarath Amunugama.jpg Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Special Assignment 23 October 2015 [15][16][17]
Thalatha Atukorale Thalatha Atukorale.jpg United National Party Minister of Foreign Employment Ministry of Foreign Employment 12 January 2015 [18][19][20][21][10][11]
Risad Badhiutheen Risad Badhiutheen.jpg All Ceylon Makkal Congress Minister of Industry and Commerce Ministry of Industry and Commerce 12 January 2015 [18][19][20][21][10][11]
R. M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara Ranjith Madduma Bandara.jpg United National Party Minister of Public Administration and Management Ministry of Public Administration and Management 4 September 2015 [10][11]
Nimal Siripala de Silva Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation 14 October 2015 [22]
Palani Digambaran National Union of Workers Minister of Upcountry, Village and Community Development Ministry of Upcountry, Village and Community Development 4 September 2015 [10][11]
Duminda Dissanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Agriculture Ministry of Agriculture 22 March 2015 [23][24][25][26][10][11]
Navin Dissanayake United National Party Minister of Plantation Industries Ministry of Plantation Industries 4 September 2015 [10][11]
S. B. Dissanayake 100x100px Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Social Empowering and Welfare Ministry of Social Empowering and Welfare 4 September 2015 [10][11]
Harin Fernando United National Party Minister of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure Ministry of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure 4 September 2015 [10][11]
Sarath Fonseka Sarath Fonseka portrait.jpg Democratic Party Minister of Regional Development Ministry of Regional Development 25 February 2016 [27][28][29][30]
Daya Gamage Daya Gamage.jpg United National Party Minister of Primary Industries Ministry of Primary Industries 4 September 2015 [10][11]
Mano Ganesan Mano Ganesan.jpg Democratic People's Front Minister of National Co-existence, Dialogue and Official Languages Ministry of National Co-existence, Dialogue and Official Languages 8 December 2015 [31]
Rauff Hakeem Rauff Hakeem.jpg Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Minister of City Planning and Water Management Ministry of City Planning and Water Management 4 September 2015 [10][11]
M. H. A. Haleem United National Party Minister of Postal Service and Muslim Affairs Ministry of Postal Service and Muslim Affairs 4 September 2015 [10][11]
P. Harrison P. Harrison.jpg United National Party Minister of Rural Economic Affairs Ministry of Rural Economic Affairs 4 September 2015 [10][11]
Kabir Hashim United National Party Minister of Public Enterprise Development Ministry of Public Enterprise Development 4 September 2015 [10][11]
Dayasiri Jayasekara Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Sports Ministry of Sports 4 September 2015 [10][11]
Chandrani Bandara Jayasinghe United National Party Minister of Women’s and Children’s Affairs Ministry of Women’s and Children’s Affairs 4 September 2015 [10][11]
Akila Viraj Kariyawasam United National Party Minister of Education Ministry of Education 12 January 2015 [18][19][20][21][10][11]
Ravi Karunanayake Ravi Karunanayake.jpg United National Party Minister of Finance Ministry of Finance 12 January 2015 [18][19][20][21][10][11]
Gayantha Karunatileka United National Party Minister of Parliament Reforms and Media Ministry of Parliament Reforms and Media 4 September 2015 [10][11]
Lakshman Kiriella United National Party Minister of Higher Education and Highways Ministry of Higher Education and Highways 14 October 2015 [22]
Faiszer Musthapha Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government Ministry of Provincial Councils and Local Government 9 September 2015 [32][33][34]
S. B. Nawinne United National Party Minister of Internal Affairs, Cultural Affairs and Wayamba Development Ministry of Internal Affairs, Cultural Affairs and Wayamba Development 4 September 2015 [10][11]
Gamini Jayawickrama Perera United National Party Minister of Sustainable Development and Wildlife Ministry of Sustainable Development and Wildlife 4 September 2015 [10][11]
Sajith Premadasa Sajith Premadasa.jpg United National Party Minister of Housing and Construction Ministry of Housing and Construction 4 September 2015 [10][11]
Susil Premajayantha Susil Premajayanth.jpg Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Science, Technology and Research Ministry of Science, Technology and Research 21 September 2015 [35]
Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe.jpg United National Party Minister of Justice Ministry of Justice 22 March 2015 [23][24][25][26][36][37][38]
Minister of Buddha Sasana Ministry of Buddha Sasana 4 September 2015 [10][11]
Arjuna Ranatunga Democratic National Movement[39][40] Minister of Ports and Shipping Ministry of Ports and Shipping 4 September 2015 [10][11]
Champika Ranawaka Champika Ranawaka.jpg Jathika Hela Urumaya Minister of Megapolis and Western Province Development Ministry of Megapolis and Western Province Development 4 September 2015 [10][11]
Sagala Ratnayaka United National Party Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development Ministry of Law and Order and Southern Development 11 November 2015 [41][42][43]
Mahinda Samarasinghe 100x100px Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training Ministry of Skills Development and Vocational Training 4 September 2015 [10][11]
Mangala Samaraweera Mangala Samaraweera.jpg United National Party Minister of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Foreign Affairs 12 January 2015 [18][19][20][21][36][37][38]
Rajitha Senaratne Dr.Rajitha Senaratna.jpg Democratic National Movement[39][40] Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine 4 September 2015 [10][11]
John Senewiratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Labour and Trade Union Relations Ministry of Labour and Trade Union Relations 4 September 2015 [10][11]
Ranjith Siyambalapitiya 100x100px Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Power and Renewable Energy Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy 4 September 2015 [10][11]
Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Irrigation and Water Resource Management Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resource Management 9 September 2015 [32][33][34]
D. M. Swaminathan D. M. Swaminathan.jpg United National Party Minister of Prison Reforms, Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs Ministry of Prison Reforms, Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs 11 November 2015 [41][42][43]
Chandima Weerakkody Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Petroleum Resources Development Ministry of Petroleum Resources Development 21 September 2015 [35]
Anura Priyadharshana Yapa Anura Priyadharshana Yapa.jpg Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Disaster Management Ministry of Disaster Management 4 September 2015 [10][11]

See also

References

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