Second Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet

Cabinet of Sri Lanka
Date formed12 August 2020 (2020-08-12)
Date dissolved3 April 2022 (2022-04-03)
People and organisations
Head of stateGotabaya Rajapaksa
Head of governmentGotabaya Rajapaksa
Deputy head of governmentMahinda Rajapaksa
Member parties
Status in legislatureMajority coalition
159 / 225(71%)
Opposition party  Samagi Jana Balawegaya
Opposition leaderSajith Premadasa
History
Election(s)2020
Legislature term(s)16th
PredecessorGotabaya Rajapaksa I
SuccessorGotabaya Rajapaksa III

The second Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. It was formed in August 2020 after the parliamentary election and ended in April 2022 after all 26 cabinet ministers resigned en masse amidst the 2022 Sri Lankan protests.[1]

Cabinet members

Ministers appointed under article 43(1) of the constitution.

Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs.
Gotabaya RajapaksaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaPresident18 November 2019[lower-alpha 1][2]
Minister of Defence[lower-alpha 2]26 November 2020[9]
Minister of Technology26 November 2020[9]
Mahinda RajapaksaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaPrime Minister21 November 2019[lower-alpha 1][10][11][12][13]
Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs12 August 2020[3][4][14]
Minister of Economic Policy and Plan Implementation8 July 2021
Minister of Finance12 August 20208 July 2021[3][4][14]
Minister of Urban Development and Housing12 August 2020[3][4][14]
Rohitha AbeygunawardenaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Ports and Shipping12 August 2020[3][4][14]
Dullas AlahapperumaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Power12 August 2020[3][4][14]
Mahindananda AluthgamageSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Agriculture12 August 2020[3][4][14]
Mahinda AmaraweeraSri Lanka Freedom Party[15]Minister of Environment12 August 2020[3][4][14]
S. M. ChandrasenaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Lands12 August 2020[3][4][14]
Nimal Siripala de SilvaSri Lanka Freedom Party[15]Minister of Labour12 August 2020[3][4][14]
Douglas DevanandaEelam People's Democratic PartyMinister of Fisheries12 August 2020[3][4][14]
Johnston FernandoSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Highways12 August 2020[3][4][14]
Udaya GammanpilaPivithuru Hela UrumayaMinister of Energy12 August 20203 March 2022[3][4][14][16]
Bandula GunawardenaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Trade12 August 2020[3][4][14]
Dinesh GunawardenaMahajana Eksath PeramunaMinister of Foreign Relations22 November 2019[lower-alpha 1][3][4][14]
Gamini LokugeSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Transport12 August 2020[3][4][14]
Vasudeva NanayakkaraDemocratic Left FrontMinister of Water Supply12 August 2020[3][4][14]
Ramesh PathiranaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Plantation12 August 2020[3][4][14]
G. L. PeirisSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Education12 August 2020[3][4][14]
Basil RajapaksaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Finance8 July 2021
Chamal RajapaksaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Irrigation12 August 2020[3][4][14]
Namal RajapaksaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Youth and Sports12 August 2020[3][4][14]
Keheliya RambukwellaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Mass Media12 August 2020[3][4][14]
Prasanna RanatungaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Tourism12 August 2020[3][4][14]
C. B. RatnayakeSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Wildlife and Forest Conservation12 August 2020[3][4][14]
Ali SabrySri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Justice12 August 2020[3][4][14]
Janaka Bandara TennakoonSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Public Services, Provincial Councils and Local Government12 August 2020[3][4][14]
Pavithra Devi WanniarachchiSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Health12 August 2020[3][4][14]
Sarath WeerasekaraSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Public Security26 November 2020[17][18][19]
Wimal WeerawansaNational Freedom FrontMinister of Industries12 August 20203 March 2022[3][4][14][16]

State ministers

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

Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs.
Lasantha AlagiyawannaSri Lanka Freedom Party[15]State Minister of Co-operative Services, Marketing Development and Consumer Protection12 August 2020[3][4][20]
Dilum AmunugamaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Vehicle Regulation, Bus Transport Services and Train Compartments and Motor Car Industry12 August 2020[3][4][20]
Indika AnuruddhaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Rural Housing and Construction and Building Material Industries12 August 2020[3][4][20]
Seetha ArambepolaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Skills Development, Vocational Education, Research and Innovation12 August 2020[3][4][20]
Tharaka BalasuriyaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Regional Co-operation12 August 2020[3][4][20]
Vijitha BerugodaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Dhamma Schools, Bhikku Education, Piriven and Buddhist Universities12 August 202025 September 2020[3][4][20][21]
State Minister of Dhamma Schools, Pirivenas and Bhikkhu Education25 September 2020[22]
Ajith Nivard CabraalSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Money and Capital Market and State Enterprise Reforms12 August 2020[3][4][20]
D. V. ChanakaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Aviation and Export Zones Development12 August 2020[3][4][20]
Mohan de SilvaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Production and Supply of Fertilizer and Regulation of Chemical Fertilizer and Insecticide Use12 August 2020[3][4][20]
Piyal Nishantha de SilvaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Women and Child Development, Pre-Schools and Primary Education, School Infrastructure and School Services12 August 2020[3][4][20]
Duminda DissanayakeSri Lanka Freedom Party[15]State Minister of Solar Power, Wind and Hydro Power Generation Projects Development12 August 2020[3][4][20]
Wimalaweera DissanayakeSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Wildlife Protection, Adoption of Safety Measures including the Construction of Electrical Fences and Trenches and Reforeststation and Forest Resource Development12 August 2020[3][4][20]
Arundika FernandoSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Coconut, Kithul, Palmyrah and Rubber Cultivation Promotion and Related Industrial Product Manufacturing and Export Diversification12 August 202025 September 2020[3][4][20][21]
State Minister of Coconut, Kithul and Palmyrah Cultivation Promotion and Related Industrial Product Manufacturing and Export Diversification25 September 2020[22]
Sudarshani FernandopulleSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Prisons Reforms and Prisoners’ Rehabilitation12 August 202030 November 2020[3][4][20][23]
State Minister of Primary Health Care, Epidemics and Covid Disease Control30 November 2020[24][25]
Siripala GamalathSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Canals and Common Infrastructure Development in Settlements in Mahaweli Zones12 August 2020[3][4][20]
Nalaka GodahewaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Urban Development, Coast Conservation, Waste Disposal and Community Cleanliness12 August 2020[3][4][20]
D. B. HerathSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Livestock, Farm Promotion and Dairy and Egg Related Industries12 August 2020[3][4][20]
Kanaka HerathSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Company Estate Reforms, Tea Estate Related Crops, Tea Factory Modernization and Tea Export Promotion12 August 202025 September 2020[3][4][20][21]
State Minister of Company Estate Reforms, Tea and Rubber Estates Related Crops Cultivation and Factories Modernization and Tea and Rubber Export Promotion25 September 2020[22]
Sisira JayakodySri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Indigenous Medicine Promotion, Rural and Ayurvedic Hospitals Development and Community Health12 August 2020[3][4][20]
Anuradha JayaratneSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Tanks, Reservoirs and Irrigation Development Related to Rural Paddy Fields12 August 2020[3][4][20]
Piyankara JayaratneSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Foreign Employment Promotions and Market Diversification12 August 2020[3][4][20]
Dayasiri JayasekaraSri Lanka Freedom Party[15]State Minister of Batik, Handloom and Local Apparel Products12 August 2020[3][4][20]
Channa JayasumanaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Production, Supply and Regulation of Pharmaceuticals12 August 2020[3][4][20]
Nimal LanzaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Rural Roads and Other Infrastructure12 August 2020[3][4][20]
Sanath NishanthaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Rural and Divisional Drinking Water Supply Projects Development12 August 2020[3][4][20]
Susil PremajayanthaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Education Reforms, Open Universities and Distance Learning Promotion26 August 2020[26][27][28]
Chamal RajapaksaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Internal Security, Home Affairs and Disaster Management12 August 202026 November 2020[3][4][20][29]
State Minister of National Security, Home Affairs and Disaster Management26 November 2020[17][18][19]
Shasheendra RajapaksaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Paddy and Grains, Organic Food, Vegetables, Fruits, Chillies, Onion and Potato Cultivation Promotion, Seed Production and Advanced Technology Agriculture12 August 2020[3][4][20]
Roshan RanasingheSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Land Management, State Enterprises Land and Property Development12 August 2020[3][4][20]
Prasanna RanaweeraSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Rattan, Brass, Pottery, Furniture and Rural Industrial Promotion12 August 2020[3][4][20]
Lohan RatwatteSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Gem and Jewelry Related Industries12 August 2020[3][4][20]
State Minister of Prison Management and Prisoners’ Rehabilitation30 November 2020[25][30][31]
Jayantha SamaraweeraNational Freedom FrontState Minister of Warehouse Facilities, Container Yards, Port Supply Facilities and Boats and Shipping Industry Development12 August 2020[3][4][20]
Shehan SemasingheSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Samurdhi, Household Economy, Micro Finance, Self Employment, Business Development and Underutilized State Resources Development12 August 202025 September 2020[3][4][20][21]
State Minister of Samurdhi, Household Economy, Micro Finance, Self Employment and Business Development25 September 2020[22]
Jeevan ThondamanCeylon Workers' CongressState Minister of Estate Housing and Community Infrastructure12 August 2020[3][4][20]
Thenuka VidanagamageSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Rural and School Sports Infrastructure Improvement12 August 2020[3][4][20]
S. ViyalendiranSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Postal Services and Professional Development of Journalists12 August 20206 October 2020[3][4][20][21]
State Minister of Backward Rural Areas Development and Promotion of Domestic Animal Husbandry and Minor Economic Crop Cultivation6 October 2020[22]
Janaka WakkumburaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Development of Minor Crops including Sugarcane, Maize, Cashew, Pepper, Cinnamon, Cloves, Betel Related Industries and Export Promotion12 August 2020[3][4][20]
Sarath WeerasekaraSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government12 August 202026 November 2020[3][4][20][29]
Vidura WickremanayakeSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of National Heritage, Performing Arts and Rural Arts Promotion12 August 2020[3][4][20]
Kanchana WijesekeraSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaState Minister of Ornamental Fish, Inland Fish and Prawn Farming, Fishery Harbour Development, Multiday Fishing Activities and Fish Exports12 August 2020[3][4][20]

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 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.[3][4] 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).[5][6] The defence portfolio was omitted from the official gazette notifying the cabinet appointments in August 2020.[7] The 20th amendment, passed in October 2020, removed article 43(2).[8]

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  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 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.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 "New Cabinet sworn in". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
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