Wickremesinghe cabinet

Ranil Wickremesinghe cabinet
Ranil Wickremesinghe cabinet
; Cabinet of Sri Lanka
Date formed	22 July 2022
Date dissolved	24 September 2024
People and organisations
Head of state	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Head of government	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Deputy head of government	Dinesh Gunawardena
Total no. of members	22
Member parties	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna; United National Party; Eelam People's Democratic Party; Sri Lanka Freedom Party;
Status in legislature	Minority coalition 110 / 225 (49%)
Opposition party	Samagi Jana Balawegaya
Opposition leader	Sajith Premadasa
History
Outgoing election	2024
Legislature term	16th
Predecessor	Gotabaya Rajapaksa IV
Successor	Dissanayake I

The Wickremesinghe cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Ranil Wickremesinghe. It was formed in July 2022, following the resignation of Wickremesinghe's predecessor, Gotabaya Rajapaksa. It ended in September 2024 following Wickremesinghe's defeat at the 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election.

Cabinet members

Ministers appointed under article 43(1) of the constitution. The members of the cabinet is as follows:

Name		Office	Took office	Left office	^Refs.
Ranil Wickremesinghe	United National Party	President of Sri Lanka	21 July 2022^[a]	23 September 2024
		Minister of Finance	25 May 2022^[b]
		Minister of Defence	21 July 2022
		Minister of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment	21 July 2022
		Minister of Technology	21 July 2022
Dinesh Gunawardena	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Prime Minister	22 July 2022	23 September 2024
Dinesh Gunawardena	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government	18 April 2022^[b]	23 September 2024	^[1]
Prasanna Ranatunga	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of Urban Development and Housing	22 July 2022	24 September 2024	^[1]
Kanchana Wijesekera	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of Power and Energy	22 July 2022		^[1]
Susil Premajayantha	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of Education	20 May 2022^[b]		^[1]
Keheliya Rambukwella	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of Health and Water Supply	22 July 2022	23 October 2023	^[1]
Keheliya Rambukwella	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of Environment	23 October 2023	3 February 2024	^[2]^[3]
Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms	12 May 2022^[b]	28 July 2024	^[1]
Harin Fernando	United National Party	Minister of Tourism and Lands	22 July 2022	9 August 2024	^[1]
Harin Fernando	United National Party	Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs	27 November 2023	9 August 2024	^[4]
Mahinda Amaraweera	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of Agriculture	22 July 2022	23 October 2023	^[1]
		Minister of Agriculture and Plantation Industries	23 October 2023	24 September 2024	^[2]
		Minister of Wildlife and Forest Conservation	12 May 2022^[b]	24 September 2024	^[1]
Douglas Devananda	Eelam People's Democratic Party	Minister of Fisheries	12 August 2020^[b]	24 September 2024	^[1]
Manusha Nanayakkara	United National Party	Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment	22 July 2022	9 August 2024	^[1]
Bandula Gunawardena	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of Transport and Highways	22 July 2022	24 September 2024	^[1]
Bandula Gunawardena	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of Mass Media	23 May 2022^[b]	24 September 2024	^[1]
Ramesh Pathirana	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of Plantation Industries	18 April 2022^[b]	24 September 2024	^[1]
		Minister of Industries	20 May 2022^[b]		^[1]
		Minister of Health	23 October 2023		^[2]
Vidura Wickremanayake	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs	20 May 2022^[b]	24 September 2024	^[1]
Nalin Fernando	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security	20 May 2022^[b]	24 September 2024	^[1]
Tiran Alles	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of Public Security	20 May 2022^[b]	24 September 2024	^[1]
Ahamed Nazeer Zainulabdeen	Sri Lanka Muslim Congress	Minister of Environment	18 April 2022^[b]	6 October 2023	^[1]^[5]
Roshan Ranasinghe	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs	23 May 2022^[b]	27 November 2023	^[1]
Roshan Ranasinghe	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of Irrigation	23 May 2022^[b]	27 November 2023	^[1]
Ali Sabry	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of Foreign Affairs	22 July 2022	24 September 2024	^[1]
Nimal Siripala de Silva	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation	2 August 2022	24 September 2024	^[6]
Pavithra Wanniarachchi	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation	19 January 2023	24 September 2024	^[7]
Pavithra Wanniarachchi	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of Irrigation	27 November 2023	24 September 2024	^[4]
Jeevan Thondaman	Ceylon Workers' Congress	Minister of Water Supply and Estate Infrastructure Development	19 January 2023	24 September 2024	^[7]

State ministers

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

Name		Office	Took office	Left office	^Refs.
Ranjith Siyambalapitiya	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Finance	8 September 2022	24 September 2024	^[8]
Jagath Pushpakumara	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Foreign Employment Promotion	8 September 2022	24 September 2024	^[8]
Lasantha Alagiyawanna	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Transport	8 September 2022	24 September 2024	^[8]
Janaka Wakkumbura	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Provincial Councils and Local Government	8 September 2022	24 September 2024	^[8]
Janaka Wakkumbura	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Environment	20 February 2024	24 September 2024	^[9]
Mohan Priyadarshana De Silva	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Agriculture	8 September 2022	5 September 2024	^[8]^[10]
Rohana Dissanayake	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs	8 September 2022	24 September 2024	^[8]
Indika Anuruddha	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Power and Energy	8 September 2022	5 September 2024	^[8]^[10]
Lohan Ratwatte	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Plantation Industries	8 September 2022	24 September 2024	^[8]
Lohan Ratwatte	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Mahaweli Development	29 January 2024	24 September 2024	^[11]
Sanath Nishantha^✝	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Water Supply	8 September 2022	25 January 2024	^[8]^[12]
Dilum Amunugama	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Investment Promotion	8 September 2022	24 September 2024	^[8]
Vijitha Berugoda	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Piriven Education	8 September 2022	24 September 2024	^[8]
Siripala Gamlath	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Highways	8 September 2022	5 September 2024	^[8]^[10]
Shantha Bandara	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Mass Media	8 September 2022	24 September 2024	^[8]
Kanaka Herath	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Technology	8 September 2022	24 September 2024	^[8]
Shehan Semasinghe	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Finance	8 September 2022	24 September 2024	^[8]
Thenuka Vidanagamage	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Economic Development and Housing	8 September 2022	10 September 2024	^[8]^[13]
Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Defence	8 September 2022	24 September 2024	^[8]
Arundika Fernando	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Urban Development and Housing	8 September 2022	24 September 2024	^[8]
Tharaka Balasuriya	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Foreign Affairs	8 September 2022	24 September 2024	^[8]
Shasheendra Rajapaksa	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Irrigation	8 September 2022	10 September 2024	^[8]^[13]
Shasheendra Rajapaksa	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Water Resources Management	1 February 2024	10 September 2024	^[14]^[4]
Sathasivam Viyalanderan	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Trade	8 September 2022	24 September 2024	^[8]
Sisira Jayakody	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Indigenous Medicine	8 September 2022	24 September 2024	^[8]
Piyal Nishantha de Silva	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Fisheries	8 September 2022	24 September 2024	^[8]
Prasanna Ranaweera	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Small and Medium-Scale Enterprise Development	8 September 2022	10 September 2024	^[8]^[13]
D. B. Herath	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Livestock Development	8 September 2022	24 September 2024	^[8]
Anuradha Jayaratne	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Justice and Prisons Reforms	8 September 2022	24 September 2024	^[8]
Seetha Arambepola	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Health	8 September 2022	24 September 2024	^[8]
D. V. Chanaka	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Conservation of Wildlife and Forest Reserves	8 September 2022	10 September 2024	^[8]^[13]
Kader Masthan	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Rural Economy	8 September 2022	24 September 2024	^[8]
Ashoka Priyantha	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Home Affairs	8 September 2022	24 September 2024	^[8]
Aravindh Kumar	Up-Country People's Front	Minister of State for Education	8 September 2022	24 September 2024	^[8]
Geetha Kumarasinghe	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Women and Child Affairs	8 September 2022	10 September 2024	^[8]^[13]
Sivanesathurai Chandrakanthan	Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal	Minister of State for Rural Road Development	8 September 2022	24 September 2024	^[8]
Suren Raghavan	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Higher Education	8 September 2022	24 September 2024	^[8]
Diana Gamage	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Tourism	8 September 2022	8 May 2024	^[8]
Chamara Sampath Dassanayake	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Primary Industries	8 September 2022	24 September 2024	^[8]
Anupa Pasqual	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Social Empowerment	8 September 2022	24 September 2024	^[8]
Premalal Jayasekara	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	Minister of State for Ports and Aviation	12 September 2022	5 September 2024	^[15]^[10]

✝ _{Died in office.}

Notes

^ Wickremesinghe was acting president from 14 July 2022 to 21 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Continuation of same office held in previous cabinet.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v "New cabinet ministers sworn in".
^ ^a ^b ^c "Cabinet reshuffle: New health and environment ministers appointed". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
^ "Keheliya resigns as Environment Minister". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Harin appointed Sports Minister, Pavithra sworn in as Irrigation Minister". Ada Derana. 27 November 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 27 November 2023.
^ "Supreme Court in landmark judgement affirms power of political parties to expel members". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.
^ "Nimal Siripala de Silva reappointed as Minister". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Two Cabinet Ministers sworn in". Daily News. 20 January 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak "New State Ministers sworn in". www.adaderena.lk. Retrieved 12 September 2022.
^ "Janaka Wakkumbura appointed State Minister of Environment". Ada Derana. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "President removes four State Ministers from portfolios". Ada Derana. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
^ "New State Minister of Plantation Industries and Mahaweli Development appointed". Ada Derana. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
^ "Minister of State Sanath Nishantha killed in a car accident". BBC (in Sinhala). 25 January 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e "President removes five more State Ministers with immediate effect". Ada Derana. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.
^ "Shasheendra gets Sanath Nishantha's portfolio". The Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
^ "Premalal Jayasekara sworn in as State Minister". www.adaderena.lk. Retrieved 12 September 2022.

[1] Wickremesinghe was acting president from 14 July 2022 to 21 July 2022.

[Previous-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Continuation of same office held in previous cabinet.

[:0-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v "New cabinet ministers sworn in".

[:2-4] "Cabinet reshuffle: New health and environment ministers appointed". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 6 November 2023.

[5] "Keheliya resigns as Environment Minister". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 7 February 2024.

[:6-6] "Harin appointed Sports Minister, Pavithra sworn in as Irrigation Minister". Ada Derana. 27 November 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 27 November 2023.

[7] "Supreme Court in landmark judgement affirms power of political parties to expel members". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. 6 October 2023. Retrieved 10 October 2023.

[8] "Nimal Siripala de Silva reappointed as Minister". Sri Lanka News - Newsfirst. 2 August 2022. Retrieved 5 August 2022.

[:1-9] "Two Cabinet Ministers sworn in". Daily News. 20 January 2023. p. 1. Retrieved 22 January 2023.

[:3-10] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p ^q ^r ^s ^t ^u ^v ^w ^x ^y ^z ^aa ^ab ^ac ^ad ^ae ^af ^ag ^ah ^ai ^aj ^ak "New State Ministers sworn in". www.adaderena.lk. Retrieved 12 September 2022.

[11] "Janaka Wakkumbura appointed State Minister of Environment". Ada Derana. 20 February 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

[:5-12] "President removes four State Ministers from portfolios". Ada Derana. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.

[13] "New State Minister of Plantation Industries and Mahaweli Development appointed". Ada Derana. 29 January 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

[14] "Minister of State Sanath Nishantha killed in a car accident". BBC (in Sinhala). 25 January 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

[:7-15] "President removes five more State Ministers with immediate effect". Ada Derana. 5 September 2024. Retrieved 13 October 2024.

[16] "Shasheendra gets Sanath Nishantha's portfolio". The Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 1 February 2024. Retrieved 31 March 2024.

[:4-17] "Premalal Jayasekara sworn in as State Minister". www.adaderena.lk. Retrieved 12 September 2022.

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v t e Ranil Wickremesinghe
9th President of Sri Lanka (2022–2024) 10th Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (1993–1994), (2001–2004), (2015–2019), (2022) Leader of the Opposition (1994–2001), (2004–2015) National List Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament (2021–2022) Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Colombo (1994–2020) Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Gampaha (1977–1994)
Presidency	16th Parliament of Sri Lanka Inauguration Presidential trips Cabinet 2019 economic crisis 2022 Sri Lankan protests 2022 Sri Lankan political crisis 2023 Sri Lankan blackouts Operation Yukthiya Online Safety Bill
Premierships	Parliaments 9th 12th 14th 15th 16th Prime ministerial trips Cabinets Wijetunga Kumaratunga Sirisena I Sirisena II Sirisena IV G. Rajapaksa IV Central Bank of Sri Lanka bond scandal 2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis 2019 Sri Lanka Easter bombings
Electoral history	Parliamentary 1977 1989 1994 2000 2001 2004 2010 2015 2020 Presidential 1999 2005 2022 2024
Family	Maithree Wickremesinghe (wife) Esmond Wickremesinghe (father) Shan Wickremesinghe (brother)
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