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Second Anura Kumara Dissanayake cabinet

Cabinet of Sri Lanka
Date formed18 November 2024 (2024-11-18)
People and organisations
Head of stateAnura Kumara Dissanayake
Head of governmentAnura Kumara Dissanayake
Deputy head of governmentHarini Amarasuriya
Total no. of members22 (incl. President)
Member parties  National People's Power
Status in legislatureMajority government
159 / 225 (71%)
Opposition party  Samagi Jana Balawegaya
Opposition leaderTBD
History
Election2024 parliamentary
Legislature term17th
PredecessorDissanayake I
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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]

Cabinet members

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Ministers appointed under article 43(1) of the Constitution. The members of the cabinet is as follows[2][3]:

Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake National People's Power President 23 September 2024[a] [4]
Minister of Defence 24 September 2024[a]
Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development 24 September 2024[a]
Minister of Digital Economy 18 November 2024
Harini Amarasuriya National People's Power Prime Minister 24 September 2024[a]
Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education 24 September 2024[a]
Vijitha Herath National People's Power Minister of Foreign Affairs 24 September 2024[a]
Chandana Abayarathna National People's Power Minister of State Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government 18 November 2024
Harshana Nanayakkara National People's Power Minister of Justice and National Integration 18 November 2024
Saroja Savithri Paulraj National People's Power Minister of Women and Child Affairs 18 November 2024
K. D. Lalkantha National People's Power Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation 18 November 2024
Anura Karunathilake National People's Power Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing 18 November 2024
Ramalingam Chandrasekar National People's Power Minister of Fisheries 18 November 2024
Upali Pannilage National People's Power Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment 18 November 2024
Sunil Handunnetti National People's Power Minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development 18 November 2024
Ananda Wijepala National People's Power Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs 18 November 2024
Bimal Rathnayake National People's Power Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation 18 November 2024
Hiniduma Sunil Senevi National People's Power Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs 18 November 2024
Nalinda Jayatissa National People's Power Minister of Health and Mass Media 18 November 2024
Samantha Vidyaratna National People's Power Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure 18 November 2024
Sunil Kumara Gamage National People's Power Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs 18 November 2024
Wasantha Samarasinghe National People's Power Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development 18 November 2024
Krishantha Abeysena National People's Power Minister of Science and Technology 18 November 2024
Anil Jayantha National People's Power Minister of Labour 18 November 2024
Kumara Jayakody National People's Power Minister of Energy 18 November 2024
Dammika Patabendi National People's Power Minister of Environment 18 November 2024

Deputy ministers

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Ministers appointed under article 45(1) of the constitution.

Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs.
TBA

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Continuation of same office held in previous cabinet.


References

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  1. ^ "New Cabinet on Monday: What we know so far". Newswire. 17 November 2024. Archived from the original on 17 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  2. ^ "Sri Lanka's new Cabinet of Ministers sworn in". Ada Derana. 18 November 2024. Archived from the original on 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  3. ^ "President retains Defence, Finance and Digital Economy Ministries". Daily Mirror. 18 November 2024. Archived from the original on 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  4. ^ Siriwardana, Ajith (23 September 2024). "Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka's 9th President". Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
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