Fourth Sirisena cabinet

The fourth Sirisena cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Maithripala Sirisena. It was formed in December 2018 following the end of the constitutional crisis and ended in November 2019 following the election of Sirisena's replacement Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

Fourth Sirisena cabinet

Cabinet of Sri Lanka
Date formed20 December 2018 (2018-12-20)
Date dissolved21 November 2019 (2019-11-21)
People and organisations
Head of stateMaithripala Sirisena
Head of governmentMaithripala Sirisena
Deputy head of governmentRanil Wickremesinghe
Member party     United National Front for Good Governance
Status in legislatureMinority government
106 / 225 (47%)
Opposition party     Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Opposition leaderMahinda Rajapaksa
History
Outgoing election16 November 2019
Legislature term(s)15th Parliament (2015–20)
PredecessorSirisena III
SuccessorGotabaya Rajapaksa I

Cabinet members

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

Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs.
Maithripala SirisenaSri Lanka Freedom PartyPresident[lower-alpha 1]18 November 2019[1]
Minister of Mahaweli Development and Environment[lower-alpha 1]18 November 2019[2]
Minister of Defence20 December 201818 November 2019[2]
Ranil WickremesingheUnited National PartyPrime Minister16 December 201821 November 2019[3][4][5][6]
Minister of National Policies, Economic Affairs, Resettlement, Rehabilitation, Northern Province Development, Vocational Training, Skills Development and Youth Affairs20 December 201818 March 2019[7][8][9][10]
Minister of National Policies, Economic Affairs, Resettlement and Rehabilitation, Northern Province Development and Youth Affairs18 March 201921 November 2019[11]
Vajira AbeywardenaUnited National PartyMinister of Internal and Home Affairs and Provincial Councils and Local Government20 December 201821 November 2019[7][8][9]
John AmaratungaUnited National PartyMinister of Tourism Development, Wildlife and Christian Religious Affairs20 December 201821 November 2019[7][8][9]
Thalatha AtukoraleUnited National PartyMinister of Justice and Prison Reforms20 December 201821 November 2019[7][8][9]
Risad BadhiutheenAll Ceylon Makkal CongressMinister of Industry, Commerce, Resettlement of Protracted Displaced Persons and Co-operative Development20 December 201818 March 2019[7][8][9][10]
Minister of Industry and Commerce, Resettlement of Protracted Displaced Persons, Co-operative Development and Vocational Training and Skills Development18 March 20193 June 2019[11][12][13][14]
R. M. Ranjith Madduma BandaraUnited National PartyMinister of Public Administration and Disaster Management20 December 201829 May 2019[7][8][9][15]
Minister of Public Administration, Disaster Management and Rural Economic Affairs29 May 201926 July 2019[16][17][18][19]
Minister of Public Administration, Disaster Management and Livestock Development26 July 201921 November 2019[20]
Palani DigambaranNational Union of WorkersMinister of Hill Country, New Villages, Infrastructure and Community Development20 December 201821 November 2019[7][8][9]
Navin DissanayakeUnited National PartyMinister of Plantation Industries20 December 201821 November 2019[7][8][9]
Harin FernandoUnited National PartyMinister of Telecommunication, Digital Infrastructure, Foreign Employment and Sports20 December 201821 December 2018[7][8][9][21]
Minister of Telecommunication, Foreign Employment and Sports21 December 201821 November 2019[22]
Daya GamageUnited National PartyMinister of Labour, Trade Union Relations and Social Empowerment20 December 201811 January 2019[7][8][9][23]
Minister of Primary Industries and Social Empowerment11 January 201921 November 2019[24][25][26]
Mano GanesanDemocratic People's FrontMinister of National Integration, Official Languages, Social Progress and Hindu Religious Affairs20 December 201821 November 2019[7][8][9]
Rauff HakeemSri Lanka Muslim CongressMinister of City Planning, Water Supply and Higher Education20 December 20183 June 2019[7][8][9][12][13][14]
M. H. A. HaleemUnited National PartyMinister of Postal Services and Muslim Religious Affairs20 December 20183 June 2019[7][8][9][12][13][14]
19 June 201921 November 2019[27][28][29]
P. HarrisonUnited National PartyMinister of Agriculture, Rural Economic Affairs, Livestock Development, Irrigation, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development20 December 201829 May 2019[7][8][9][15]
Minister of Agriculture, Livestock Development, Irrigation, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development29 May 201926 July 2019[16][17][18][19]
Minister of Agriculture, Rural Economic Affairs, Irrigation, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development26 July 201921 November 2019[20]
Kabir HashimUnited National PartyMinister of Highways, Road Development and Petroleum Resources Development20 December 20184 June 2019[7][8][9][12][13][14]
19 June 201921 November 2019[27][28][29]
Chandrani Bandara JayasingheUnited National PartyMinister of Women and Child Affairs and Dry Zone Development20 December 201821 November 2019[7][8][9]
Akila Viraj KariyawasamUnited National PartyMinister of Education20 December 201821 November 2019[7][8][9]
Ravi KarunanayakeUnited National PartyMinister of Power, Energy and Business Development20 December 201821 November 2019[7][8][9]
Gayantha KarunatilekaUnited National PartyMinister of Lands and Parliamentary Reforms20 December 201821 November 2019[7][8][9]
Lakshman KiriellaUnited National PartyMinister of Public Enterprise, Kandyan Heritage and Kandy Development20 December 201821 November 2019[7][8][9]
Tilak MarapanaUnited National PartyMinister of Foreign Affairs20 December 201821 November 2019[7][8][9]
Gamini Jayawickrama PereraUnited National PartyMinister of Buddha Sasana and Wayamba Development20 December 201821 November 2019[7][8][9]
Sajith PremadasaUnited National PartyMinister of Housing, Construction and Cultural Affairs20 December 201821 November 2019[7][8][9]
Arjuna RanatungaDemocratic National MovementMinister of Transport and Civil Aviation20 December 201821 November 2019[7][8][9]
Champika RanawakaJathika Hela UrumayaMinister of Megapolis and Western Development20 December 201821 November 2019[7][8][9]
Sagala RatnayakaUnited National PartyMinister of Ports, Shipping and Southern Development20 December 201821 November 2019[7][8][9]
Mangala SamaraweeraUnited National PartyMinister of Finance and Mass Media20 December 201822 February 2019[7][8][9][30]
Minister of Finance22 February 201921 November 2019[31][32][33]
Malik SamarawickramaUnited National PartyMinister of Development Strategies, International Trade and Science, Technology and Research20 December 201821 December 2018[7][8][9][21]
Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade21 December 201821 November 2019[22]
Rajitha SenaratneDemocratic National MovementMinister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine20 December 201821 November 2019[7][8][9]

Non-cabinet and state ministers

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

Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs.
Ashoka AbeysingheUnited National PartyState Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation21 December 201821 November 2019[34][35][36]
J. C. AlawathuwalaUnited National PartyState Minister of Internal and Home Affairs and Provincial Councils and Local Government21 December 201821 November 2019[34][35][36]
Ameer AliAll Ceylon Makkal CongressState Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Rural Economic Affairs21 December 20183 June 2019[34][35][36][12][13][14]
Ranjith AluwihareUnited National PartyState Minister of Tourism Development21 December 201811 January 2019[23][34][35][36]
State Minister of Tourism Development, Wildlife and Christian Religious Affairs11 January 201921 November 2019[24][25][26]
Wasantha AluwihareUnited National PartyState Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Rural Economic Affairs21 December 201821 November 2019[34][35][36]
Harsha de SilvaUnited National PartyNon-Cabinet Minister of Public Distribution and Economic Reforms21 December 201811 January 2019[23][34][35][36]
Non-Cabinet Minister of Economic Affairs and Public Distribution11 January 201921 November 2019[24][25][26]
Cassim FaizalSri Lanka Muslim CongressState Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine21 December 20183 June 2019[34][35][36][12][13][14]
H. M. M. HareesSri Lanka Muslim CongressState Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government21 December 20183 June 2019[34][35][36][12][13][14]
Lucky JayawardenaUnited National PartyState Minister of City Planning and Water Supply21 December 201821 November 2019[34][35][36]
Vijayakala MaheswaranUnited National PartyState Minister of Education21 December 201821 November 2019[34][35][36]
Ajith MannapperumaUnited National PartyState Minister of Mahaweli Development and Environment31 January 201921 November 2019[37][38][39]
Seyed Ali Zahir MoulanaSri Lanka Muslim CongressState Minister of Social Empowerment21 December 20183 June 2019[34][35][36][12][13][14]
Ajith PereraUnited National PartyNon-Cabinet Minister of Digital Infrastructure and Information Technology21 December 201821 November 2019[34][35][36]
Niroshan PereraUnited National PartyState Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs21 December 201821 November 2019[34][35][36]
A. D. Champika PremadasaUnited National PartyState Minister of Power and Renewable Energy21 December 201821 November 2019[34][35][36]
Velusami RadhakrishnanUp-Country People's FrontNon-Cabinet Minister of Special Areas Development11 January 201921 November 2019[24][25][26]
Ranjan RamanayakeUnited National PartyState Minister of Highways and Road Development21 December 201821 November 2019[34][35][36]
Ravindra SamaraweeraUnited National PartyNon-Cabinet Minister of Labour and Trade Union Relations11 January 201921 November 2019[24][25][26]
Wasantha SenanayakeUnited National PartyState Minister of Foreign Affairs29 May 201921 November 2019[16][17][18]
Sujeewa SenasingheUnited National PartyNon-Cabinet Minister of Science, Technology and Research21 December 201821 November 2019[34][35][36]
Vadivel SureshUnited National PartyState Minister of Plantation Industries21 December 201821 November 2019[34][35][36]
Dilip WedaarachchiUnited National PartyState Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development21 December 201821 November 2019[34][35][36]
Eran WickramaratneUnited National PartyState Minister of Finance21 December 201821 November 2019[34][35][36]
Ruwan WijewardeneUnited National PartyState Minister of Defence21 December 201821 November 2019[34][35][36]
Non-Cabinet Minister of Mass Media22 February 201921 November 2019[31][32][33]

Deputy ministers

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

Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs.
Anoma GamageUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Petroleum Resources Development21 December 201821 November 2019[34][35][36]
Edward GunasekaraUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Lands and Parliamentary Reforms21 December 201821 November 2019[34][35][36]
Nalin Bandara JayamahaUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade21 December 201821 November 2019[34][35][36]
M. A. M. MaharoofAll Ceylon Makkal CongressDeputy Minister of Ports and Shipping11 January 20193 June 2019[24][25][26][12][13][14]
Ajith MannapperumaUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Environment21 December 201831 January 2019[34][35][36][40]
Karu ParanawithanaUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training21 December 201821 November 2019[34][35][36]
Buddhika PathiranaUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Industry and Commerce21 December 201821 November 2019[34][35][36]
Palitha ThewarapperumaUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Social Empowerment21 December 201821 November 2019[34][35][36]

Notes
  1. Continuation of same office held in previous cabinet.

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