Third Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet explained

Cabinet Name:Third Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet
Cabinet Type:Cabinet
Jurisdiction:Sri Lanka
Flag:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
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Government Head:Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Deputy Government Head:Mahinda Rajapaksa
State Head:Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Opposition Party: Samagi Jana Balawegaya
Opposition Leader:Sajith Premadasa
Previous:Gotabaya Rajapaksa II
Successor:Gotabaya Rajapaksa IV

The third Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. It was formed in April 2022 after the mass resignation of the previous cabinet and ended in May 2022 following the resignation of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.

As of 21 April 2022, the cabinet had 19 members – the president, prime minister and 17 ministers. There were also 27 state ministers who were not members of the cabinet. One cabinet minister was also a state minister.[1]

Cabinet members

Ministers appointed under article 43(1) of the constitution. The 19 member cabinet is as follows:[2]

NamePortraitPartyOfficeTook officeLeft office
Sri Lanka Podujana PeramunaPresident[3]
Minister of Defence[4]
Minister of Technology
Sri Lanka Podujana PeramunaPrime Minister[5] [6] [7] [8]
Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs
Sri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Foreign Affairs
Mahajana Eksath PeramunaMinister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government
Sri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Public Security and Tourism
Sri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Power and Energy
Sri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Mass Media9 May 2022 [9]
Sri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Health9 May 2022
Shehan SemasingheSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Trade and Samurdhi Development9 May 2022
Mohan Priyadharshana de SilvaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Water Supply9 May 2022
Sri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Transport9 May 2022 [10]
Minister of Industries9 May 2022
Eelam People's Democratic PartyMinister of Fisheries
Sri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Highways9 May 2022
Sri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Wildlife and Forest Conservation9 May 2022
Sri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Plantation Industry
Minister of Education9 May 2022
Sri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Labour9 May 2022
Sri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Agriculture9 May 2022 [11]
Minister of Irrigation9 May 2022
Thenuka VidanagamageSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Sports and Youth Affairs9 May 2022
Ahamed Nazeer ZainulabdeenSri Lanka Muslim CongressMinister of Environment
Ali SabrySri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Finance9 May 2022
Minister of Justice9 May 2022 [12]
Pramitha Bandara TennakoonSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Ports and Shipping9 May 2022

State ministers

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

NamePortraitPartyOfficeTook officeLeft office
Sri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Defence9 May 2022 [13]
Rohana DissanayakeSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Provincial Councils and Local Government9 May 2022
Arundika FernandoSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Plantation Industries9 May 2022
Tharaka BalasuriyaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Foreign Affairs9 May 2022
Indika AnuruddhaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Housing9 May 2022
Sanath NishanthaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Water Supply9 May 2022
Siripala GamalathSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Mahaweli9 May 2022
Anuradha JayaratneSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Irrigation9 May 2022
Sisira JayakodySri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Indigenous Medicine9 May 2022
Prasanna RanaweeraSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Industries9 May 2022
D. V. ChanakaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Tourism9 May 2022
D. B. HerathSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Livestock9 May 2022
Kader MasthanSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Rural Economic Crop Cultivation & Promotion9 May 2022
Ashoka PriyanthaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Trade9 May 2022
A. Aravind KumarSamagi Jana BalawegayaMinister of State for Estate Housing and Community Infrastructure9 May 2022
Geetha KumarasingheSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Culture and Performing Arts9 May 2022
Gunapala RatnasekaraSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Co-operative Services, Marketing Development and Consumer Protection9 May 2022
Kapila AthukoralaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Minor Export Crop Development9 May 2022
Gayashan NawanandaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Health9 May 2022
Sri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Transport9 May 2022 [14]
Seetha ArambepolaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Education and Technology9 May 2022
Sri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Ports and Shipping9 May 2022
Tamil Makkal Viduthalai PulikalMinister of State for Rural Road Development9 May 2022 [15]
Sri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Education Services and Reform20 April 2022
Minister of State for Higher Education20 April 2022 9 May 2022
Mohamed MuszhaaraffAll Ceylon Makkal CongressMinister of State for Textile Industries and Local Apparel Products Promotion9 May 2022
Sathasivam ViyalendiranSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Youth and Sports9 May 2022

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Srinivasan . Meera . 2022-04-18 . Gotabaya Rajapaksa appoints new Cabinet . 2022-04-23 . www.thehindubusinessline.com . en.
  2. Web site: Gotabaya appoints 17-member cabinet; Mahinda only Rajapaksa in team . 2022-04-23 . The Week . en.
  3. 21 November 2019 . Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Proclamation . Colombo, Sri Lanka . 2150/41 . 1A . The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary . 21 November 2019.
  4. 26 November 2020 . Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka - Notification . Colombo, Sri Lanka . 2203/33 . 1A . The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary . 28 November 2020.
  5. Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Appointments & C., by the President . The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary . 26 November 2019 . 2151/18 . 1A . 26 November 2019 . Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  6. Part I : Section (I) — General - Appointments & C., by the President . The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary . 13 August 2020 . 2188/40 . 1A . 14 August 2020 . Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  7. News: Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in as Sri Lanka's PM after record victory . 15 August 2020 . . 8 August 2020 . Doha, Qatar.
  8. News: Srinivasan . Meera . Mahinda Rajapaksa takes oath as Sri Lankan Prime Minister . 15 August 2020 . . 9 August 2020 . Chennai, India.
  9. Web site: New cabinet ministers appointed .
  10. Web site: in_list_cabinet_ministers . 2022-06-20 . www.cabinetoffice.gov.lk.
  11. Web site: in_list_cabinet_ministers . 2022-06-20 . www.cabinetoffice.gov.lk.
  12. Web site: Sri Lanka President appoints full cabinet. 18 April 2022 .
  13. Web site: New State Ministers sworn in before the President . 2022-08-27 . www.adaderena.lk.
  14. Web site: Three more state ministers appointed . 2022-08-27 . www.adaderena.lk.
  15. Web site: Four more state ministers sworn in . 2022-08-27 . www.adaderena.lk.

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