Mahinda Rajapaksa cabinets explained

Cabinet Name:Rajapaksa cabinet
Cabinet Number:14th
Jurisdiction:Sri Lanka
Flag Border:true
Date Formed:19 November 2005
Date Dissolved:9 January 2015
Government Head:Mahinda Rajapaksa
Deputy Government Head:Ratnasiri Wickremanayake (2005–10)
D. M. Jayaratne (2010–15)
State Head:Mahinda Rajapaksa
Legislature Status:Minority government (2005–10) Majority government (2010–13) Majority coalition (2013–15)
Opposition Leader:Ranil Wickremesinghe
Election:2005, 2010 presidential, 2010 parliamentary
Last Election:2015
Legislature Term:13th, 14th
Previous:Kumaratunga
Successor:Sirisena I

The Rajapaksa cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Mahinda Rajapaksa between 2005 and 2015. It was formed in November 2005 after the presidential election and it ended in January 2015 after the opposition's victory in the presidential election. The cabinet was known as the Jambo Cabinet and holds the world record for the largest cabinet in the world.[1]

Cabinet members

PartyMinisterOfficeTook officeLeft office
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Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion
Senior Minister of International Monetary Co-operation
Minister of Housing and Construction
Minister of Housing and Common Amenities
NC Minister of Infrastructure Development and Fisheries Housing
Minister of Water Supply and Drainage
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Minister of Resettlement and Disaster Relief Services
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bgcolor=Minister of Supplementary Plantation Crops Development
Minister of National Heritage
Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion
bgcolor=Minister of Community Development and Social Inequity Eradication
Minister of Agrarian Services and Wildlife
Cabinet Minister for Special Projects
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Minister of Plan Implementation
Senior Minister of Food and Nutrition
Minister of Social Services and Social Welfare
bgcolor=Minister of Educational Services
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Minister of Public Estate Management and Development
Senior Minister of Social Welfare
Minister of Trade, Commerce, Consumer Affairs and Marketing Development
Minister of Highways
Minister of Highways and Road Development
Minister of Railways and Transport
Minister of Petroleum and Petroleum Resources Development
Minister of Disaster Management
Senior Minister of Urban Affairs
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Minister of Vocational and Technical Training
Senior Minister of National Resources
Minister of Constitutional Affairs and National Integration
Senior Minister of Human Resources
Minister of Trade, Marketing Development Co-operatives and Consumer Services
Minister of Urban Development and Water Supply
Minister of Urban Development and Sacred Area Development
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Minister of Rural Economic Development
Minister of Plantation Industries
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Minister of Indigenous Medicine
Minister of Posts and Telecommunication
Minister of Sports and Public Recreation
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Minister of Rural Industries and Self-employment Promotion
Senior Minister of Consumer Welfare
Minister of Export Development and International Trade
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bgcolor=Minister of Irrigation and Water Management
Minister of Livestock Development
Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights
Minister of Ports and Aviation
Minister of Labour Relations and Foreign Employment
Minister of Labour Relations and Manpower
Senior Minister of Rural Affairs
Minister of Productivity Information
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Minister of Agriculture, Environment, Irrigation and Mahaweli Development
Minister of Agricultural Development and Agrarian Services
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Minister of Youth Empowerment and Socio Economic Development
Minister of Science and Technology
Senior Minister of Scientific Affairs
Minister of Youth Affairs
Minister of National Heritage and Cultural Affairs
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Minister of Industrial Development
Minister of Disaster Management
Minister of Internal Administration
Senior Minister of Good Governance and Infrastructure
bgcolor=Minister of Special Projects

Deputy ministers, non-cabinet ministers and project ministers

PartyMinisterOfficeTook officeLeft office
Non-Cabinet Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion
Deputy Minister of Posts and Telecommunication
Deputy Minister of Ports and Aviation
Deputy Minister of Ports and Highways
Project Minister of Ports and Highways
bgcolor=Deputy Minister of Economic Development
bgcolor=Non-Cabinet Minister of Cultural and National Heritage
Deputy Minister of Transport
Deputy Minister of Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities
Deputy Minister of Power
Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs
Non-Cabinet Minister of New Railroad Development
Deputy Minister of Urban Development and Water Supply
Deputy Minister of Health
bgcolor=Non-Cabinet Minister of Disaster Relief Services
Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning
bgcolor=Non-Cabinet Minister of Resettlement
bgcolor=Deputy Minister of Labour & Productivity Improvement
bgcolor=Deputy Minister of Local Government and Provincial Councils
Deputy Minister of Environment and Irrigation
Deputy Minister of Indigenous Medicine
bgcolor=Non-Cabinet Minister for Promotion of Botanical and Zoological Gardens
bgcolor=Deputy Minister of Plan Implementation
Deputy Minister of Environment
Deputy Minister of Environment & Renewable Energy
Non-Cabinet Minister of Agrarian Services and Development of Farmer Communities
Deputy Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management
Deputy Minister of Agrarian Services and Wildlife
Deputy Minister of Economic Development
bgcolor=Deputy Minister of Justice
bgcolor=Deputy Minister for Public Administration
bgcolor=Deputy Minister of Nation Building and Development
bgcolor=Deputy Minister of Co-operatives and Internal Trade
Deputy Minister of National Languages and Social Integration
Deputy Minister of Ports and Aviation
Deputy Minister of Posts and Telecommunication
Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs and Skills Development
Deputy Minister of Technology and Research
Deputy Minister of Health
bgcolor=Deputy Minister of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development
Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning
Deputy Minister of Transport
Non-Cabinet Minister of Coconut Development
Deputy Minister of Science and Technology
Deputy Minister of Plantation and Industries
bgcolor=Deputy Minister of Higher Education
Non-Cabinet Minister of Road Development
Deputy Minister of Public Administration
Deputy Minister of Education
Deputy Minister of Disaster Management
Deputy Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management
Non-Cabinet Minister of Plantation Industries
Deputy Minister of Rural Economic Development
Non-Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs
Deputy Minister of Fisheries Housing Development
Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning
Deputy Minister of Consumer Services and Agricultural Marketing Development
Deputy Minister of Lands and Land Development
bgcolor=Deputy Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technology
bgcolor=Deputy Minister of Education
Deputy Minister of State Resources and Enterprise Development
Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development
bgcolor=Deputy Minister of Plantation and Industries
bgcolor=Deputy Minister of Cooperative and Internal Trade
Deputy Minister of External Affairs
Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning
Deputy Minister of Civil Aviation
bgcolor=Deputy Minister of Buddhasasana and Religious Affairs
bgcolor=Deputy Minister of Petroleum Industries
Deputy Minister of Healthcare and Nutrition
Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce
Deputy Minister of Child Development and Women's Affairs
Deputy Minister of Economic Development
bgcolor=NC Non-Cabinet Minister of Irrigation
Deputy Minister of Rural Industries and Self-employment Promotion
Deputy Minister of Power and Energy
bgcolor=Deputy Minister of Postal Services
Non-Cabinet Minister of Indigenous Medicine
Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs
Deputy Minister of Education
Deputy Minister of Highways
Deputy Minister of Ports and Highways
Project Minister of Ports and Highways
bgcolor=Non-Cabinet Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs
Non-Cabinet Minister of Co-operatives and Co-operative Development
Deputy Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government
Deputy Minister of Trade & Commerce
Deputy Minister of Livestock Development
bgcolor=Deputy Minister of Resettlement
Deputy Minister of Environment
Deputy Minister of Technology and Research
Deputy Minister of Investment Promotion
bgcolor=Deputy Minister of Minor Export Crop Promotion
bgcolor=Deputy Minister of Rehabilitation & Prison Reforms
bgcolor=Deputy Minister of Agriculture
Deputy Minister of Justice and Law Reforms
Deputy Minister of Constitutional Affairs and National Integration
Deputy Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs
bgcolor=Non-Cabinet Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
bgcolor=Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce
Deputy Minister of Co-operatives and Internal Trade
Deputy Minister of External Affairs
bgcolor=Deputy Minister of Coconut Development and Janatha Estate Development
Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development
Deputy Minister of Economic Development
Non-Cabinet Minister of Rural Livelihood Development
Deputy Minister of Social Services and Social Welfare
Deputy Minister of Agriculture
bgcolor=Deputy Minister of Botanical Gardens and Public Recreation
bgcolor=Non-Cabinet Minister of Agricultural Development
bgcolor=Deputy Minister of Water Supply and Drainage
bgcolor=Non-Cabinet Minister for State Banks Development
Non-Cabinet Minister of Textile Industry Development
Deputy Minister of Mahaweli Development
bgcolor=Non-Cabinet Minister of Estate Infrastructure and Livestock Development
Deputy Minister of Labour
Deputy Minister of Mass Media and Information
Deputy Minister of Highways
bgcolor=Deputy Minister of Economic Development
Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning
Deputy Minister of Higher Education
Deputy Minister of Economic Development
Non-Cabinet Minister of Skills Development and Public Enterprise Reforms
Deputy Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion
Deputy Minister of Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms
Deputy Minister of Education
bgcolor=Deputy Minister of Social Services
Deputy Minister of Ports and Aviation
Deputy Minister of Ports and Aviation
bgcolor=Non-Cabinet Minister of Samurdhi and Poverty Alleviation
bgcolor=Non-Cabinet Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Non-Cabinet Minister of Regional Development
Deputy Minister of Housing and Construction
Deputy Minister of National Heritage and Cultural Affairs
bgcolor=Deputy Minister of Labour and Labour Relations
bgcolor=Non-Cabinet Minister of Industrial Development
bgcolor=Deputy Minister of Defence
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References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Most cabinet ministers appointed by a government Guinness World Records.