The third Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. It was formed in April 2022 after the mass resignation of the previous cabinet and ended in May 2022 following the resignation of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Third Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet | |
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 Cabinet of Sri Lanka | |
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| Date formed | 18 April 2022 |
| Date dissolved | 9 May 2022 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Head of government | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Deputy head of government | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
| Member parties | |
| Status in legislature | Minority government 102 / 225 (45%) |
| Opposition party | Samagi Jana Balawegaya |
| Opposition leader | Sajith Premadasa |
| History | |
| Legislature term | 16th |
| Predecessor | Gotabaya Rajapaksa II |
| Successor | Gotabaya Rajapaksa IV |
As of 21 April 2022, the cabinet had 19 members – the president, prime minister and 17 ministers. There were also 27 state ministers who were not members of the cabinet. One cabinet minister was also a state minister.[1]
Cabinet members
editMinisters appointed under article 43(1) of the constitution. The 19 member cabinet is as follows:[2]
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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.[4][5] 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).[6][7] The defence portfolio was omitted from the official gazette notifying the cabinet appointments in August 2020.[8] The 20th amendment, passed in October 2020, removed article 43(2).[9]
References
edit- ^ Srinivasan, Meera (18 April 2022). "Gotabaya Rajapaksa appoints new Cabinet". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "Gotabaya appoints 17-member cabinet; Mahinda only Rajapaksa in team". The Week. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Government Notifications - Appointments & C., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 2151/18. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 26 November 2019. p. 1A. Retrieved 26 November 2019.
- ^ "Part I : Section (I) — General - Appointments & C., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. No. 2188/40. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 13 August 2020. p. 1A. Retrieved 14 August 2020.
- ^ "Mahinda Rajapaksa sworn in as Sri Lanka's PM after record victory". Al Jazeera. Doha, Qatar. 8 August 2020. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ Srinivasan, Meera (9 August 2020). "Mahinda Rajapaksa takes oath as Sri Lankan Prime Minister". The Hindu. Chennai, India. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d e "Sri Lanka President appoints full cabinet". 18 April 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f "New cabinet ministers appointed".
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "in_list_cabinet_ministers". www.cabinetoffice.gov.lk. Retrieved 20 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s "New State Ministers sworn in before the President". www.adaderena.lk. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Three more state ministers appointed". www.adaderena.lk. Retrieved 27 August 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Four more state ministers sworn in". www.adaderena.lk. Retrieved 27 August 2022.