Fourth Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet

Cabinet of Sri Lanka
Date formed| 12 May 2022 (2022-05-12)
Date dissolved| 14 July 2022 (2022-07-14)
People and organisations
Head of state| Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Head of government| Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Deputy head of government| Ranil Wickremesinghe
Member parties|

* Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
* United National Party
* Eelam People's Democratic Party

Status in legislature| Minority

103 / 225 (46%)

Opposition party|  Samagi Jana Balawegaya
Opposition leader| Sajith Premadasa
History
Legislature term(s)| 16th Parliament
Predecessor| Gotabaya Rajapaksa III
Successor| Wickremesinghe

The fourth Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet, also known as the Rajapaksa-Wickremesinghe cabinet, was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. It was formed in May 2022 following the appointment of Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new Prime Minister[1] and ended in July 2022 following Rajapaksa's resignation.

This was the sixth time Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, a world record.[2][3]

## Cabinet members[edit]

Ministers appointed under article 43(1) of the constitution. The members cabinet is as follows:[4]

Name  | Portrait  | Party  | Office  | Took office  | Left office  | Refs.

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Gotabaya Rajapaksa |  |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | President | 18 November 2019[a] | 14 July 2022 | [5]
Minister of Defence[b] | 26 November 2020[a] | [12]
Minister of Technology | 26 November 2020[a]
Ranil Wickramasinghe |  |  | United National Party | Prime Minister | 12 May 2022 |  |
Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies | 25 May 2022 |  |
G. L. Peiris |  |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Foreign Affairs | 14 May 2022 |  | [4]
Dinesh Gunawardena |  |  | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government | 18 April 2022[a] |  | [4]
Prasanna Ranatunga |  |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Urban Development and Housing | 14 May 2022 | 6 June 2022 | [4]
Kanchana Wijesekera |  |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Power and Energy | 18 April 2022[a] |  | [4]
Nimal Siripala de Silva |  |  | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation | 20 May 2022 | 7 July 2022 | [13]
Susil Premajayantha |  |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Education | 20 May 2022 |  | [13]
Keheliya Rambukwella |  |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Health | 23 May 2022 |  | [13]
Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe |  |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms | 12 May 2022 |  | [13]
Harin Fernando |  |  | Samagi Jana Balawegaya | Minister of Tourism and Lands | 20 May 2022 | 9 July 2022  | [13]
Mahinda Amaraweera |  |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Agriculture | 12 August 2020 | 3 April 2022  | [14]
Minister of Wildlife and Forest Conservation | 12 May 2022 |  | [14]
Douglas Devananda |  |  | Eelam People's Democratic Party | Minister of Fisheries | 12 August 2020[a] |  | [14]
Manusha Nanayakkara |  |  | Samagi Jana Balawegaya | Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment | 20 May 2022 | 9 July 2022  | [14]
Bandula Gunawardena |  |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Transport and Highways |  |  | [14]
Minister of Mass Media | 23 May 2022 |  | [14]
Ramesh Pathirana |  |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Plantation Industry | 18 April 2022[a] |  | [13]
Minister of Industries | 20 May 2022 |  | [13]
Vidura Wickremanayake |  |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs | 20 May 2022 |  | [14]
Nalin Fernando |  |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security | 20 May 2022 |  | [13]
Tiran Alles |  |  | United People's Party  | Minister of Public Security | 20 May 2022 |  | [13]
Ahamed Nazeer Zainulabdeen |  |  | Sri Lanka Muslim Congress | Minister of Environment | 18 April 2022[a] |  | [14]
Roshan Ranasinghe |  |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs | 18 April 2022[a] |  | [14]
Minister of Irrigation |  |  | [14]
Dhammika Perera |  |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Investment Promotion | 24 June 2022 | 10 July 2022  | [15]

## State ministers[edit]

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

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Continuation of same office held in previous cabinet.
2. ^ In August 2020 it was reported that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had assigned the defence portfolio to himself.[6][7] This violated article 43(2) of the Constitution of Sri Lanka, introduced by the 19th amendment, which allows only Members of Parliament to be in charge of ministries (the president is not a Members of Parliament).[8][9] The defence portfolio was omitted from the official gazette notifying the cabinet appointments in August 2020.[10] The 20th amendment, passed in October 2020, removed article 43(2).[11]

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as PM of crisis-hit Sri Lanka".
2. ^ "Wickremesinghe sets world record in his coming as new PM". 12 May 2022.
3. ^ "5-time former PM may be named Sri Lanka's new prime minister: Report". 12 May 2022.
4. ^ a b c d e "Four new Cabinet ministers sworn in".
5. ^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Proclamation" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 2150/41. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 21 November 2019. p. 1A. Retrieved 21 November 2019.
6. ^ Bandara, Kelum (13 August 2020). "newly sworn Cabinet: New MPs receive more executive authority in new government". Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
7. ^ "New Cabinet sworn in". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
8. ^ Srinivasan, Meera (12 August 2020). "Sri Lanka Cabinet sworn in". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
9. ^ Balachandran, P. K. (14 August 2020). "Lankan President Takes Defence Portfolio, Sparks Controversy". The Citizen. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
10. ^ "Sri Lanka defence portfolio left out of gazette". Economy Next. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
11. ^ Bandara, Kelum (24 November 2020). "New Ministry for Police service". Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
12. ^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka - Notification" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 2203/33. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 26 November 2020. p. 1A. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
13. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Nine more cabinet ministers sworn in".
14. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "in_list_cabinet_ministers". www.cabinetoffice.gov.lk. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
15. ^ "Dhammika Perera sworn in as a minister". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 6 July 2022.

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