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First Sirisena cabinet

The first Sirisena cabinet was a central government of Sri Lanka led by President Maithripala Sirisena. It was formed in January 2015 after the presidential election and ended in August 2015 following the parliamentary election.

First Sirisena cabinet

Cabinet of Sri Lanka
Date formed12 January 2015 (2015-01-12)
Date dissolved17 August 2015 (2015-08-17)
People and organisations
Head of stateMaithripala Sirisena
Head of governmentMaithripala Sirisena
Deputy head of governmentRanil Wickremesinghe
Total no. of members89
Member parties
  •   United National Party
  •   Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Status in legislatureMinority government
60 / 225 (27%)
Opposition party  Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Opposition leaderNimal Siripala de Silva
History
Election2015 presidential
Outgoing election2015 parliamentary
Legislature term14th
PredecessorMahinda Rajapaksa
SuccessorSirisena II

Cabinet members

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

Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs.
Maithripala Sirisena   Sri Lanka Freedom Party President 9 January 2015 [a] [1]
Minister of Defence 9 January 2015 [a] [2]
Minister of Mahaweli Development and Environment 12 January 2015 [a]
Ranil Wickremesinghe   United National Party Prime Minister 9 January 2015 [a] [1]
Minister of Policy Planning, Economics Affairs, Child, Youth and Cultural Affairs 12 January 2015 17 August 2015 [3][4][5][6]
Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Parliamentary Affairs 29 May 2015 17 August 2015 [7][8][9]
Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena   Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Parliamentary Affairs 22 March 2015 21 May 2015 [10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
John Amaratunga   United National Party Minister of Public Order, Disaster Management and Christian Affairs 12 January 2015 22 March 2015 [3][4][5][6]
Minister of Public Order and Christian Religious Affairs 22 March 2015 17 August 2015 [10][11][12][13]
Mahinda Amaraweera Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development 22 March 2015 [a] [10][11][12][13]
Sarath Amunugama   Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Higher Education and Research 22 March 2015 17 August 2015 [10][11][12][13]
Thalatha Atukorale   United National Party Minister of Foreign Employment 12 January 2015 [a] [3][4][5][6]
Risad Badhiutheen   All Ceylon Makkal Congress Minister of Industry and Commerce 12 January 2015 [a] [3][4][5][6]
R. M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara   United National Party Minister of Internal Transport 12 January 2015 17 August 2015 [3][4][5][6]
Reginald Cooray Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Aviation 22 March 2015 17 August 2015 [10][11][12][13]
Palani Digambaran   National Union of Workers Minister of Plantation Infrastructure Development 12 January 2015 17 August 2015 [3][4][5][6]
Duminda Dissanayake   Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Irrigation and Agriculture 12 January 2015 22 March 2015 [3][4][5][6]
Minister of Agriculture 22 March 2015 [a] [10][11][12][13]
Navin Dissanayake   United National Party Minister of Tourism and Sports 12 January 2015 17 August 2015 [3][4][5][6]
S. B. Dissanayake   Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Rural Economic Affairs 22 March 2015 17 August 2015 [10][11][12][13]
A. H. M. Fowzie   Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Disaster Management 22 March 2015 17 August 2015 [10][11][12][13]
Piyasena Gamage Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training 22 March 2015 17 August 2015 [10][11][12][13]
M. K. D. S. Gunawardena   Sri Lanka Freedom Party[17][18] Minister of Lands 12 January 2015 [a] [3][4][5][6]
Rauff Hakeem   Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Minister of Urban Development, Water Supply and Drainage 12 January 2015 17 August 2015 [3][4][5][6]
M. H. A. Haleem United National Party Minister of Muslim Religious Affairs and Posts 21 January 2015 17 August 2015 [19][20][21]
P. Harrison   United National Party Minister of Social Services, Welfare and Livestock Development 12 January 2015 17 August 2015 [3][4][5][6]
Kabir Hashim United National Party Minister of Highways, Higher Education and Investment Promotion 12 January 2015 22 March 2015 [3][4][5][6]
Minister of Highways and Investment Promotion 22 March 2015 17 August 2015 [10][11][12][13]
Chandrani Bandara Jayasinghe United National Party Minister of Women's Affairs 12 January 2015 17 August 2015 [3][4][5][6]
Karu Jayasuriya   United National Party Minister of Buddha Sasana 12 January 2015 17 August 2015 [3][4][5][6]
Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils, Local Government and Democratic Governance 12 January 2015 22 March 2015 [3][4][5][6]
Minister of Public Administration, Local Government and Democratic Governance 22 March 2015 17 August 2015 [10][11][12][13]
Akila Viraj Kariyawasam United National Party Minister of Education 12 January 2015 [a] [3][4][5][6]
Ravi Karunanayake   United National Party Minister of Finance 12 January 2015 [a] [3][4][5][6]
Gayantha Karunatileka   United National Party Minister of Mass Media and Parliamentary Affairs 12 January 2015 22 March 2015 [3][4][5][6]
Minister of Mass Media 22 March 2015 17 August 2015 [10][11][12][13]
Lakshman Kiriella   United National Party Minister of Plantation Industries 12 January 2015 17 August 2015 [3][4][5][6]
S. B. Nawinne Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Labour 22 March 2015 17 August 2015 [10][11][12][13]
Felix Perera Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Special Projects 22 March 2015 17 August 2015 [10][11][12][13]
Gamini Jayawickrama Perera United National Party Minister of Food Security 12 January 2015 17 August 2015 [3][4][5][6]
M. Joseph Michael Perera   United National Party Minister of Home Affairs and Fisheries 12 January 2015 22 March 2015 [3][4][5][6]
Minister of Home Affairs 22 March 2015 17 August 2015 [10][11][12][13]
Sajith Premadasa   United National Party Minister of Housing and Samurdhi 12 January 2015 17 August 2015 [3][4][5][6]
Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe   United National Party Minister of Justice and Labour Relations 12 January 2015 22 March 2015 [3][4][5][6]
Minister of Justice 22 March 2015 [a] [10][11][12][13]
Arjuna Ranatunga   Sri Lanka Freedom Party[22][23] Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation 12 January 2015 22 March 2015 [3][4][5][6]
Minister of Ports and Shipping 22 March 2015 [a] [10][11][12][13]
Champika Ranawaka   Jathika Hela Urumaya Minister of Power and Energy 12 January 2015 17 August 2015 [3][4][5][6]
Mangala Samaraweera   United National Party Minister of Foreign Affairs 12 January 2015 [a] [3][4][5][6]
Rajitha Senaratne   Sri Lanka Freedom Party[17][18] Minister of Health and Indigenous Medicine 12 January 2015 [a] [3][4][5][6]
Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Irrigation 22 March 2015 17 August 2015 [10][11][12][13]
D. M. Swaminathan   United National Party Minister of Resettlement, Reconstruction and Hindu Religious Affairs 12 January 2015 17 August 2015 [3][4][5][6]
Janaka Bandara Tennakoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Provincial Councils and Regional Development 22 March 2015 24 July 2015 [10][11][12][13][24][25][26]

State ministers

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

Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs.
Hasen Ali Sri Lanka Muslim Congress State Minister of Health 21 January 2015 17 August 2015 [19][20][21]
Palitha Range Bandara   United National Party State Minister of Power and Energy 12 January 2015 17 August 2015 [3][4][5][6]
Pandu Bandaranaike Sri Lanka Freedom Party State Minister of Public Administration and Democratic Governance 29 May 2015 17 August 2015 [7][8][9]
Nandimithra Ekanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party State Minister of Culture 12 January 2015 17 August 2015 [3][4][5][6]
Hemal Gunasekara Sri Lanka Freedom Party State Minister of Housing and Samurdhi 29 May 2015 17 August 2015 [7][8][9]
Jeewan Kumaranatunga Sri Lanka Freedom Party State Minister of Labour 22 March 2015 17 August 2015 [10][11][12][13]
Faiszer Musthapha Sri Lanka Freedom Party State Minister of Aviation 12 January 2015 9 February 2015 [3][4][5][6][27][28][29]
Dilan Perera Sri Lanka Freedom Party State Minister of Housing and Samurdhi 22 March 2015 21 May 2015 [10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Niroshan Perera United National Party State Minister of Youth Affairs 12 January 2015 17 August 2015 [3][4][5][6]
Velusami Radhakrishnan   Up-Country People's Front State Minister of Education 12 January 2015 [a] [3][4][5][6]
C. B. Rathnayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party State Minister of Public Administration and Democratic Governance 22 March 2015 21 May 2015 [10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Mahinda Samarasinghe Sri Lanka Freedom Party State Minister of Finance 22 March 2015 17 August 2015 [10][11][12][13]
Rosy Senanayake   United National Party State Minister of Children's Affairs 12 January 2015 17 August 2015 [3][4][5][6]
Ranjith Siyambalapitiya   Sri Lanka Freedom Party State Minister of Environment 29 May 2015 17 August 2015 [7][8][9]
K. Velayudam United National Party State Minister of Plantation Industries 12 January 2015 17 August 2015 [3][4][5][6]
Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi Sri Lanka Freedom Party State Minister of Environment 22 March 2015 21 May 2015 [10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Dilip Wedaarachchi United National Party State Minister of Fisheries 12 January 2015 17 August 2015 [3][4][5][6]
Rajiva Wijesinha   Liberal Party State Minister of Higher Education 12 January 2015 17 February 2015 [3][4][5][6][30][31][32]
Ruwan Wijewardene   United National Party State Minister of Defence 12 January 2015 [a] [3][4][5][6]

Deputy ministers

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

Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs.
Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena Deputy Minister of Aviation 22 March 2015 17 August 2015 [10][11][12][13]
Lasantha Alagiyawanna Sri Lanka Freedom Party Deputy Minister of Rural Economic Affairs 22 March 2015 16 July 2015 [10][11][12][13][33][34][35]
Ameer Ali All Ceylon Makkal Congress Deputy Minister of Housing and Samurdhi 21 January 2015 17 August 2015 [19][20][21]
Wasantha Aluwihare United National Party Deputy Minister of Mahaweli Development and Environment 21 January 2015 17 August 2015 [19][20][21]
K. W. Shantha Bandara Sri Lanka Freedom Party Deputy Minister of Mass Media 22 March 2015 30 July 2015 [10][11][12][13][36][37][38]
Wijaya Dahanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Deputy Minister of Public Order and Christian Religious Affairs 10 June 2015 17 August 2015 [39][40][41]
Harsha de Silva   United National Party Deputy Minister of Policy Planning, Economics Affairs, Child, Youth and Cultural Affairs 12 January 2015 17 August 2015 [3][4][5][6]
Lalith Dissanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Deputy Minister of Irrigation 22 March 2015 17 August 2015 [10][11][12][13]
Sudarshani Fernandopulle Sri Lanka Freedom Party Deputy Minister of Higher Education and Research 22 March 2015 16 July 2015 [10][11][12][13][33][34][35]
Anoma Gamage   United National Party Deputy Minister of Irrigation and Agriculture 12 January 2015 22 March 2015 [3][4][5][6]
Deputy Minister of Agriculture 22 March 2015 17 August 2015 [10][11][12][13]
Dunesh Gankanda United National Party Deputy Minister of Urban Development, Water Supply and Drainage Board 14 January 2015 17 August 2015 [3][42]
Sanath Jayasuriya   Sri Lanka Freedom Party Deputy Minister of Provincial Councils and Regional Development 10 June 2015 17 August 2015 [39][40][41]
Tissa Karalliyadde   Sri Lanka Freedom Party Deputy Minister of Buddha Sasana and Democratic Rule 22 March 2015 2 April 2015 [11][12][13][43][44]
Vijayakala Maheswaran United National Party Deputy Minister of Women's Affairs 12 January 2015 17 August 2015 [3][4][5][6]
Ajith Perera   United National Party Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs 12 January 2015 17 August 2015 [3][4][5][6]
A. D. Champika Premadasa United National Party Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce 12 January 2015 17 August 2015 [3][4][5][6]
A. P. Jagath Pushpakumara Sri Lanka Freedom Party Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries 22 March 2015 17 August 2015 [10][11][12][13]
Ranjan Ramanayake United National Party Deputy Minister of Social Services, Welfare and Livestock Development 21 January 2015 17 August 2015 [19][20][21]
Wasantha Senanayake   United National Party Deputy Minister of Tourism and Sports 12 January 2015 17 August 2015 [3][4][5][6]
Sujeewa Senasinghe United National Party Deputy Minister of Justice and Labour Relations 12 January 2015 22 March 2015 [3][4][5][6]
Deputy Minister of Justice 22 March 2015 17 August 2015 [10][11][12][13]
Lakshman Senewiratne   Deputy Minister of Disaster Management 22 March 2015 17 August 2015 [10][11][12][13]
Ranjith Siyambalapitiya   Sri Lanka Freedom Party Deputy Minister of Home Affairs 22 March 2015 17 August 2015 [10][11][12][13]
Thilanga Sumathipala Sri Lanka Freedom Party Deputy Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training 10 June 2015 17 August 2015 [39][40][41]
C. A. Suriyaarachchi Deputy Minister of Lands 29 May 2015 17 August 2015 [7][8][9]
Dayasritha Thissera Sri Lanka Freedom Party Deputy Minister of Fisheries 22 March 2015 17 August 2015 [10][11][12][13]
M. S. Thowfeek Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Deputy Minister of Internal Transport 21 January 2015 17 August 2015 [19][20][21]
Erik Weerawardena Sri Lanka Freedom Party Deputy Minister of Ports and Shipping 10 June 2015 16 July 2015 [39][40][41][33][34][35]
Eran Wickramaratne   United National Party Deputy Minister of Highways, Higher Education and Investment Promotion 12 January 2015 22 March 2015 [3][4][5][6]
Deputy Minister of Highways and Investment Promotion 22 March 2015 17 August 2015 [10][11][12][13]
Neranjan Wickremasinghe✝ Sri Lanka Freedom Party Deputy Minister of Public Order and Christian Religious Affairs 22 March 2015 12 May 2015 [10][45][46]

✝ Died while in office.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q Continued to hold same office in next cabinet.

References

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