Kumaratunga cabinets explained

Cabinet Name:Kumaratunga cabinet
Cabinet Number:10th
Jurisdiction:Sri Lanka
Flag:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
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Date Formed:12 November 1994
Date Dissolved:19 November 2005
Government Head:Chandrika Kumaratunga
State Head:Chandrika Kumaratunga
Current Number:41 (2000-2001)
44 (2001-2004)
36 (2004-2005)
Total Number:121
Legislature Status:Majority coalition (1994–00)Minority coalition (2000–01)Majority coalition (2001–04)Minority coalition (2004–05)
Election:1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004
Last Election:2005
Legislature Term:10th, 11th, 12th, 13th
Previous:Wijetunga
Successor:Mahinda Rajapaksa

The Kumaratunga cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Chandrika Kumaratunga between 1994 and 2005. It was formed in November 1994 when Kumaratunga was elected president and it ended in November 2005 when her second limited term ended. The Kumaratunga cabinet saw the only significant period of co-habitation in Sri Lanka since the executive presidency was introduced in 1978. Between 2001 and 2004 President Kumaratunga, leader of the Sri Lanka Freedom Party/People's Alliance, had to share power with her opponents, the United National Party/United National Front.

Cabinet members

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[16]
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align=center rowspan=4Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment Promotion
[17]
Minister of Finance
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Minister Without Portfolio
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[21]
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[22]
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[23]
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[24]
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Project ministers

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Project Minister of Public Administration
Project Minister of Highways
Project Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Project Minister of Industries
Project Minister of Estate Infrastructure
Project Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
Project Minister of Assisting Foreign Affairs
Project Minister of Home Affairs and Local Government
Project Minister of Housing Development
Project Minister of Tertiary Education
Project Minister of Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Refugees
Project Minister of Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Project Minister of Human Resources, Education and Culture
Project Minister of Hindu Affairs
Project Minister of Urban Public Utilities
Project Minister of Mass Communication
Project Minister of Assisting Vanni Rehabilitation
Project Minister of Economic Reforms, Science and Technology
Project Minister of Irrigation
Project Minister of State Transport
Project Minister of North West Regional Development
Project Minister of Small Holder Development
Project Minister of School Education
<-- Deleted image removed: -->Project Minister of Employment and Labour
Project Minister of Social Welfare
Project Minister of Land
Project Minister of Water Management
Project Minister of Samurdhi

Deputy ministers

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align=center rowspan=2Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development [25] [26]
Deputy Minister of Fisheries
Deputy Minister of Post and Telecommunication
Deputy Minister of Post and Telecommunications and Udarata Development
Deputy Minister of Healthcare and Nutrition
Deputy Minister of Transport
Deputy Minister of Samurdhi, Rural Development, Parliamentary Affairs and Up-Country Development
align=center rowspan=3Deputy Minister of Highways
Deputy Minister of Power and Energy
Deputy Minister of Samurdhi and Poverty Alleviation [27]
Deputy Minister of Urban Development and Water Supply
Deputy Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Public Utilities
align=center rowspan=2Deputy Minister of Forestry and Environment
Deputy Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs
Deputy Minister of Environment and Natural Resources
Deputy Minister of Environment and Natural Resources
Deputy Minister of Small and Medium Enterprise Development [28]
align=center rowspan=2Deputy Minister of Estate Community Infrastructure
Deputy Minister of Women's Empowerment and Social Welfare
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
align=center rowspan=3Deputy Minister of Agriculture
Deputy Minister of Livestock Development
Deputy Minister of Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconciliation
Deputy Minister of Housing
Deputy Minister of Education
Deputy Minister of Skills Development, Vocational and Technical Education
Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries
Deputy Minister of Samurdhi and Poverty Alleviation
align=center rowspan=3Deputy Minister of Samurdhi
Deputy Minister of River Basin Development and Rajarata Development
Deputy Minister of Irrigation, Mahaweli and Rajarata Development [29]
Deputy Minister of Finance
Deputy Minister of Post and Telecommunication
align=center rowspan=2Deputy Minister of Cultural Affairs
Deputy Minister of Highways
Deputy Minister of Fisheries
align=center rowspan=2Deputy Minister of Vocational Training
Deputy Minister of Housing and Construction Industry, Eastern Province Education and Irrigation Development
Deputy Minister of Constitutional Affairs and Industrial Development
Deputy Minister of Agricultural Marketing Development
Deputy Minister of Ethnic Affairs and National Integration
Deputy Minister of Buddha Sasana, Cultural and Religious Affairs
Deputy Minister of Finance
Deputy Minister of Education
Deputy Minister of Health
Deputy Minister of Food and Marketing Development
Deputy Minister of Public Security, Law and Order
align=center rowspan=2Deputy Minister of Rural Industries
Deputy Minister of Transport
Deputy Minister of Information and Media
Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Development in the Eastern Province
Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs
Deputy Minister of River Basin Development and Rajarata Development
Deputy Minister of Indigenous Medicine
Deputy Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Public Utilities
Deputy Minister of Agriculture
Deputy Minister of Trade and Industrial Development
Deputy Minister of Small and Rural Industries
Deputy Minister of Housing and Sports
Deputy Minister of Estate Infrastructure and Livestock Development
Deputy Minister of Education
Deputy Minister of Ethnic Affairs and National Integration
Deputy Minister of Trade, Commerce and Consumer Affairs
Deputy Minister of Media
Deputy Minister of Tourism [30]
Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries
align=center rowspan=2Deputy Minister of Finance
Deputy Minister of Ports and Aviation
align=center rowspan=2Deputy Minister of Power and Energy
Deputy Minister of Power
align=center rowspan=2Deputy Minister of Highways
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Forestry
Deputy Minister of Health
Deputy Minister of Urban Development and Public Utilities
Deputy Minister of Buddha Sasana and Religious Affairs
align=center rowspan=2Deputy Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management
Deputy Minister of Tourism and Aviation
Deputy Minister of Samurdhi and Poverty Alleviation
align=center rowspan=2Deputy Minister of Ports Development and Development of the South
Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries
Deputy Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment Promotion [31]
Deputy Minister of Ports and Shipping
align=center rowspan=2Deputy Minister of Land Development and Minor Export Agriculture
Deputy Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government
Deputy Minister of Power and Energy
Deputy Minister of Defence
Deputy Minister of Labour
align=center rowspan=2Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning
Deputy Minister of Education
Deputy Minister of Estate Housing, Infrastructure and Community Development
Deputy Minister of Health and Social Services
align=center rowspan=2Deputy Minister of Social Services and Housing Development for Fishing Community
Deputy Minister of Labour Relations and Foreign Employment
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock
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Deputy Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs
Deputy Minister of Mahaweli Development
Deputy Minister of Development, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of the North and North East Tamil Affairs
align=center rowspan=2Deputy Minister of Health
Deputy Minister of Livestock Development and Estate Infrastructure
Deputy Minister of Ports and Aviation
Deputy Minister of Highways
Deputy Minister of Regional Infrastructure Development
Deputy Minister of Development, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of the East and Rural Housing Development
align=center rowspan=2Deputy Minister of Transport
Deputy Minister of Power and Energy
Deputy Minister of Southern Regional Development
Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Education

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Heads of State. Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. Web site: New cabinet sworn in today. Current Affairs. Policy Research and Information Unit, Presidential Secretariat. 19 October 2000. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171946/http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200010/20001019new_cabinet.htm. 3 March 2016. dmy-all.
  3. News: Weerawarne. Sumadhu. 18 member Cabinet sworn in yesterday. The Island. 15 September 2001.
  4. News: New Cabinet. Daily News. 15 September 2001.
  5. Web site: List of Ministers and Deputy Ministers . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150927171716/http://www.treasury.gov.lk/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=43&Itemid=221 . 27 September 2015 .
  6. News: JVP boycotts UPFA cabinet swearing in ceremony. TamilNet. 10 April 2004.
  7. News: The new UPFA Cabinet. The Sunday Times. 11 April 2004.
  8. Web site: Prime Ministers. Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  9. PART I : SECTION (I) – GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President. 26 May 2004. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1342/09.
  10. PART I : SECTION (I) – GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President. 27 July 2005. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1403/19.
  11. News: New Ministers. Daily News. 13 December 2001. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120202034840/http://www.dailynews.lk/2001/12/13/new11.html. 2 February 2012. dmy-all.
  12. News: Wickremesinghe appoints cabinet of 25. TamilNet. 12 December 2001.
  13. PART I : SECTION (I) – GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President . 10 April 2004 . The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary . 1335/24 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141225151106/http://documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2004/pdf/Apr/1335%20_%2024/1335%20_%2024%20E.pdf . 25 December 2014 .
  14. PART I : SECTION (I) – GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President. 25 July 2005. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1403/06.
  15. News: Sri Lanka's President sacks Ministers of Defense, Interior and Media. TamilNet. 4 November 2003.
  16. PART I : SECTION (I) – GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President. 22 August 2005. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1407/06.
  17. PART I : SECTION (I) – GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President. 24 September 2004. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1359/38.
  18. News: SLMC, EPDP get plum portfolios. TamilNet. 19 October 2000.
  19. News: Franklin R.. Satyapalan. SLMC-NUA quit PA coalition. The Island. 21 June 2001.
  20. News: Sri Lanka govt. faces collapse as Muslims leave. TamilNet. 20 June 2001.
  21. PART I : SECTION (I) – GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President. 21 October 2005. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1415/33.
  22. PART I : SECTION (I) – GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President. 17 September 2004. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1358/30.
  23. PART I : SECTION (I) – GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President. 10 September 2004. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1357/21.
  24. PART I : SECTION (I) – GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President. 23 August 2005. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1407/12.
  25. News: CBK springs surprise, appoints 35 deputy ministers. The Island. 6 November 2000.
  26. Web site: 35 Deputy Ministers. Current Affairs. Policy Research and Information Unit, Presidential Secretariat. 4 November 2000. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100505134522/http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/CA200011/20001104deputy_ministers.htm. 5 May 2010. dmy-all.
  27. PART I : SECTION (I) – GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President. 12 August 2005. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1405/12.
  28. PART I : SECTION (I) – GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President. 11 October 2004. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1362/05.
  29. PART I : SECTION (I) – GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President. 19 July 2005. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1402/12.
  30. PART I : SECTION (I) – GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President. 14 June 2005. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1397/11.
  31. PART I : SECTION (I) – GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President . 7 May 2004 . The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary . 1339/09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130525083318/http://documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2004/pdf/May/1339-9/1339-9e.pdf . 25 May 2013 .

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