This is a list of cabinets of Sri Lanka since 1947.
Background
editThe Executive Council of Ceylon was the Executive Council created in British Ceylon by the British colonial administration on the recommendations of the Colebrooke-Cameron Commission along with the Legislative Council of Ceylon on March 13, 1833.
At its creation the Executive Council was headed by the Governor, along with five members appointed by the Governor. These five members were officials who held the posts of the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney General, the Auditor-General, the Treasurer and the General Officer Commanding, Ceylon. The Council exercised executive power and advised the governor. As a result of the First Manning Reforms three non-officials were elected to the executive council.
With enactment of the new constitution of the Dominion of Ceylon in 1947 the Executive Council was replaced by a National Cabinet.
Cabinets
edit| # | Cabinet | Took office | Left office | Head of state | Head of government | Governing party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | D. S. Senanayake cabinet | 24 September 1947 | 22 March 1952 | George VI (1947–1952) |
D. S. Senanayake | United National Party | |
| 2 | Dudley Senanayake cabinet I | 22 March 1952 | 12 October 1953 | Elizabeth II (1952–1972) |
Dudley Senanayake | ||
| 3 | Kotelawala cabinet | 12 October 1953 | 12 April 1956 | John Kotelawala | |||
| 4 | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike cabinet | 12 April 1956 | 26 September 1959 | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | ||
| 5 | Dahanayake cabinet | 26 September 1959 | 20 March 1960 | Wijeyananda Dahanayake | |||
| 6 | Dudley Senanayake cabinet II | 21 March 1960 | 21 July 1960 | Dudley Senanayake | United National Party | ||
| 7 | Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet I | 21 July 1960 | 25 March 1965 | Sirimavo Bandaranaike | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | ||
| 8 | Dudley Senanayake cabinet III | 25 March 1965 | 29 May 1970 | Dudley Senanayake | United National Party | ||
| 9 | Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet II | 29 May 1970 | 23 July 1977 | Sirimavo Bandaranaike | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | ||
| 10 | Jayewardene cabinet I | 23 July 1977 | 7 September 1978 | William Gopallawa (1972–1978) |
J. R. Jayewardene | United National Party | |
| 11 | Jayewardene cabinet II | 7 September 1978 | 1980 | J. R. Jayewardene | |||
| 12 | Jayewardene cabinet III | 1980 | 1988 | ||||
| 13 | Jayewardene cabinet IV | 1988 | 2 January 1989 | ||||
| 14 | Premadasa cabinet I | 2 January 1989 | 1990 | Ranasinghe Premadasa | |||
| 15 | Premadasa cabinet II | 1990 | 1 May 1993 | ||||
| 16 | Wijetunga cabinet I | 1 May 1993 | 19 August 1994 | Dingiri Banda Wijetunga | |||
| 17 | Wijetunga cabinet II | 19 August 1994 | 12 November 1994 | SLFP led People's Alliance | |||
| 18 | Kumaratunga cabinet I | 12 November 1994 | 18 October 2000 | Chandrika Kumaratunga | |||
| 19 | Kumaratunga cabinet II | 18 October 2000 | 7 December 2001 | ||||
| 20 | Kumaratunga cabinet III | 12 December 2001 | 2 April 2004 | UNP led United National Front | |||
| 21 | Kumaratunga cabinet IV | 2 April 2004 | 19 November 2005 | SLFP led United People's Freedom Alliance | |||
| 22 | M. Rajapaksa cabinet I | 19 November 2005 | 28 January 2007 | Mahinda Rajapaksa | |||
| 23 | M. Rajapaksa cabinet II | 28 January 2007 | 23 April 2010 | ||||
| 24 | M. Rajapaksa cabinet III | 23 April 2010 | 28 January 2013 | ||||
| 25 | M. Rajapaksa cabinet IV | 28 January 2013 | 9 January 2015 | ||||
| 26 | Sirisena cabinet I | 12 January 2015 | 17 August 2015 | Maithripala Sirisena | UNP led United National Front for Good Governance | ||
| 27 | Sirisena cabinet II | 24 August 2015 | 26 October 2018 | ||||
| 28 | Sirisena cabinet III | 29 October 2018 | 15 December 2018 | SLFP–SLPP led coalition | |||
| 29 | Sirisena cabinet IV | 20 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 | UNP led United National Front for Good Governance | |||
| 30 | G. Rajapaksa cabinet I | 21 November 2019 | 12 August 2020 | Gotabaya Rajapaksa | SLPP led Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance | ||
| 31 | G. Rajapaksa cabinet II | 12 August 2020 | 3 April 2022 | ||||
| 32 | G. Rajapaksa cabinet III | 18 April 2022 | 9 May 2022 | ||||
| 33 | G. Rajapaksa cabinet IV | 12 May 2022 | 14 July 2022 | SLPP–UNP led coalition | |||
| 34 | Wickremesinghe cabinet | 22 July 2022 | 23 September 2024 | Ranil Wickremesinghe | |||
| 35 | Dissanayake cabinet I | 24 September 2024 | 18 November 2024 | Anura Kumara Dissanayake | JVP led National People's Power | ||
| 36 | Dissanayake cabinet II | 18 November 2024 | Incumbent | ||||
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The First Cabinet of Ministers of Ceylon in 1947, headed by Rt Hon D.S. Senanayake as first Prime Minister of Ceylon. Also in the picture Sir Henry Monck-Mason Moore the Governor of Ceylon, and the Chief Justice. -
Cabinet of 1952 at Queen's House after swearing in ceremony on 17 June 1952
