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.
Fourth Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet | |
|---|---|
 Cabinet of Sri Lanka | |
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| Date formed | 12 May 2022 |
| Date dissolved | 14 July 2022 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Head of government | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Deputy head of government | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Member parties | |
| Status in legislature | Minority 103 / 225 (46%) |
| Opposition party | Samagi Jana Balawegaya |
| Opposition leader | Sajith Premadasa |
| History | |
| Legislature term | 16th |
| Predecessor | Gotabaya Rajapaksa III |
| Successor | Wickremesinghe |
This was the sixth time Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, a world record.[2][3]
Cabinet members
editMinisters appointed under article 43(1) of the constitution. The members cabinet is as follows:[4]
State ministers
editMinisters appointed under article 44(1) of the constitution.
Notes
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Continuation of same office held in previous cabinet.
- ^ 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- ^ "Ranil Wickremesinghe sworn in as PM of crisis-hit Sri Lanka".
- ^ "Wickremesinghe sets world record in his coming as new PM". 12 May 2022.
- ^ "5-time former PM may be named Sri Lanka's new prime minister: Report". 12 May 2022.
- ^ a b c d e "Four new Cabinet ministers sworn in".
- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "New Cabinet sworn in". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 12 August 2020. Retrieved 12 August 2020.
- ^ Srinivasan, Meera (12 August 2020). "Sri Lanka Cabinet sworn in". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ Balachandran, P. K. (14 August 2020). "Lankan President Takes Defence Portfolio, Sparks Controversy". The Citizen. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ "Sri Lanka defence portfolio left out of gazette". Economy Next. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 15 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ Bandara, Kelum (24 November 2020). "New Ministry for Police service". Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 7 December 2020.
- ^ "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.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Nine more cabinet ministers sworn in".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "in_list_cabinet_ministers". www.cabinetoffice.gov.lk. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ "Dhammika Perera sworn in as a minister". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 6 July 2022.