| Cabinet Name: | Second Anura Kumara Dissanayake cabinet |
| Cabinet Type: | Cabinet |
| Jurisdiction: | Sri Lanka |
| Flag: | Flag of Sri Lanka.svg |
| Flag Border: | true |
| Government Head: | Anura Kumara Dissanayake |
| Deputy Government Head: | Harini Amarasuriya |
| State Head: | Anura Kumara Dissanayake |
| Total Number: | 22 |
| Election: | 2024 parliamentary |
| Previous: | Dissanayake I |
The second Dissanayake cabinet is the current central government of Sri Lanka led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. It was formed in 18 November 2024 after the parliamentary election.[1]
Articles 42 to 47 of the Constitution govern the appointment of cabinet ministers, non-cabinet ministers, and deputy ministers. These articles also outline the assignment of subjects, functions, departments, statutory institutions, and public corporations to the ministries. The members of the Cabinet are as follows:[2]
| Name | Portrait | Party | Office | Electoral District[3] | Took office | Left office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| President | Sri Lanka | [4] | ||||||
| Minister of Defence | ||||||||
| Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development | ||||||||
| Minister of Digital Economy | ||||||||
| Prime Minister | Colombo | |||||||
| Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education | ||||||||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Emmployment and Tourism | Gampaha | |||||||
| Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government | Puttalam | |||||||
| Minister of Justice and National Integration | Colombo | |||||||
| Minister of Women and Child Affairs | Matara | |||||||
| Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation | Kandy | |||||||
| Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing | ||||||||
| Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources | ||||||||
| Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment | ||||||||
| Minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development | Matara | |||||||
| Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs | Kurunegala | |||||||
| Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation | ||||||||
| Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs | Ratnapura | |||||||
| Minister of Health and Mass Media | Kalutara | |||||||
| Cabinet Spokesperson [5] | ||||||||
| Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure | Badulla | |||||||
| Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports | ||||||||
| Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development | Badulla | |||||||
| Minister of Science and Technology | Gampaha | |||||||
| Minister of Labour | Gampaha | |||||||
| Minister of Energy | ||||||||
| Minister of Environment | Kegalle | |||||||
Ministers, who assist the cabinet, appointed under article 46(1) of the Constitution.[6]
| Name | Portrait | Party | Office | Took office | Left office | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deputy Minister of Economic Development | 21 November 2024 | ||||||
| M. D. Namal Karunaratne | Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock | 21 November 2024 | |||||
| Wasantha Piyathissa | Deputy Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment | 21 November 2024 | |||||
| Nalin Hewage | Deputy Minister of Vocational Education | 21 November 2024 | |||||
| R. M. Jayawardena | Deputy Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development | 21 November 2024 | |||||
| Gamagedara Dissanayake | Deputy Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs | 21 November 2024 | |||||
| T. B. Sarath | Deputy Minister of Housing | 21 November 2024 | |||||
| Rathna Gamage | Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources | 21 November 2024 | |||||
| Mahinda Jayasinghe | Deputy Minister of Labour | 21 November 2024 | |||||
| Aruna Jayasekara | Deputy Minister of Defence | 21 November 2024 | |||||
| Arun Hemachandra | Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment | 21 November 2024 | |||||
| Anton Jayakody | Deputy Minister of Environment | 21 November 2024 | |||||
| Muneer Mulaffer | Deputy Minister of National Integrity | 21 November 2024 | |||||
| Eranga Weeraratne | Deputy Minister of Digital Economy | 21 November 2024 | |||||
| Eranga Gunasekara | Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs | 21 November 2024 | |||||
| Chathuranga Abeysinghe | Deputy Minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development | 21 November 2024 | |||||
| Janitha Kodithuwakku | Deputy Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation | 21 November 2024 | |||||
| Namal Sudarshana | Deputy Minister of Women and Child Affairs | 21 November 2024 | |||||
| Ruwan Senarath | Deputy Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government | 21 November 2024 | |||||
| Prasanna Gunasena | Deputy Minister of Transport and Highways | 21 November 2024 | |||||
| Hansaka Wijemuni | Deputy Minister of Health and Mass Media | 21 November 2024 | |||||
| Upali Samarasinghe | Deputy Minister of Co-operative Development | 21 November 2024 | |||||
| Ruwan Ranasinghe | Deputy Minister of Tourism | 21 November 2024 | |||||
| Sugath Thilakaratne | Deputy Minister of Sports | 21 November 2024 | |||||
| S. Pradeep | Deputy Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure | 21 November 2024 | |||||
| Sunil Watagala | Deputy Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs | 21 November 2024 | |||||
| Madhura Senevirathna | Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Education | 21 November 2024 | |||||
| Harshana Sooriyapperuma | Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning | 21 November 2024 | |||||
| Susil Ranasinghe | Deputy Minister of Land and Irrigation | 21 November 2024 | |||||