First Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet

The first Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet was a central government of Sri Lanka led by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. It was formed in November 2019 after the presidential election and ended in August 2020 following the parliamentary election.

First Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet

Cabinet of Sri Lanka
Date formed21 November 2019 (2019-11-21)
Date dissolved12 August 2020 (2020-08-12)
People and organisations
Head of stateGotabaya Rajapaksa
Head of governmentGotabaya Rajapaksa
Deputy head of governmentMahinda Rajapaksa
Member party
  •   Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
  •   United People's Freedom Alliance
Status in legislatureMinority coalition
95 / 225 (42%)
Opposition party  United National Front for Good Governance
Opposition leaderSajith Premadasa
History
Election(s)16 November 2019
Outgoing election5 August 2020
Legislature term(s)15th Parliament (2015–20)
PredecessorSirisena IV
SuccessorGotabaya Rajapaksa II

Cabinet members

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

Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs.
Gotabaya RajapaksaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaPresident18 November 2019[lower-alpha 1][1][2][3]
Mahinda RajapaksaSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]Prime Minister21 November 2019[lower-alpha 1][6][7][8]
Minister of Buddha Sasana, Cultural and Religious Affairs22 November 201912 August 2020[9][10][11]
Minister of Finance, Economy and Policy Development22 November 201912 August 2020[9][10][11]
Minister of Urban Development, Water Supply and Housing Facilities22 November 201912 August 2020[9][10][11]
Minister of Community Empowerment and Estate Infrastructure Development1 June 202012 August 2020[12]
Dullas AlahapperumaSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4]Minister of Education22 November 201912 August 2020[9][10][11]
Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs22 November 201912 August 2020[9][10][11]
Mahinda AmaraweeraSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Passenger Transport Management22 November 20194 December 2019[9][10][11][13]
Minister of Power and Energy22 November 201912 August 2020[9][10][11]
Minister of Transport Service Management4 December 201912 August 2020[14]
S. M. ChandrasenaSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Environment and Wildlife Resources22 November 201912 August 2020[9][10][11]
Minister of Lands and Land Development22 November 201912 August 2020[9][10][11]
Nimal Siripala de SilvaSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Justice, Human Rights and Legal Reforms22 November 201912 August 2020[9][10][11]
Douglas DevanandaEelam People's Democratic PartyMinister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources22 November 201912 August 2020[9][10][11]
Johnston FernandoSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]Minister of Ports and Shipping22 November 201912 August 2020[9][10][11]
Minister of Roads and Highways22 November 201912 August 2020[9][10][11]
Bandula GunawardenaSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation22 November 201912 August 2020[9][10][11]
Minister of Information and Communication Technology22 November 201917 January 2020[9][10][11][15]
Minister of Information and Mass Media17 January 202012 August 2020[16]
Dinesh GunawardenaMahajana Eksath PeramunaMinister of Foreign Relations22 November 201912 August 2020[9][10][11]
Minister of Skills Development, Employment and Labour Relations22 November 201912 August 2020[9][10][11]
Ramesh PathiranaSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Plantation Industries and Export Agriculture22 November 201912 August 2020[9][10][11]
Chamal RajapaksaSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Internal Trade, Food Security and Consumer Welfare22 November 201912 August 2020[9][10][11]
Minister of Mahaweli, Agriculture, Irrigation and Rural Development22 November 201912 August 2020[9][10][11]
Prasanna RanatungaSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]Minister of Industrial Export and Investment Promotion22 November 201912 August 2020[9][10][11]
Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation22 November 201912 August 2020[9][10][11]
Janaka Bandara TennakoonSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government22 November 201912 August 2020[9][10][11]
Arumugam Thondaman✝Ceylon Workers' CongressMinister of Community Empowerment and Estate Infrastructure Development22 November 201926 May 2020[9][10][11][17][18]
Pavithra Devi WanniarachchiSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Healthcare and Indigenous Medical Services22 November 201912 August 2020[9][10][11]
Minister of Women and Child Affairs and Social Security22 November 201912 August 2020[9][10][11]
Wimal WeerawansaNational Freedom FrontMinister of Industries and Supply Chain Management22 November 201912 August 2020[9][10][11]
Minister of Small and Medium Business and Enterprise Development22 November 201912 August 2020[9][10][11]

✝ Died while in office.

State ministers

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

Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs.
Rohitha AbeygunawardenaSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]State Minister of Energy27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
Lakshman Yapa AbeywardenaSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]State Minister of Information and Communication Technology27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
Mahinda Yapa AbeywardenaSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]State Minister of Irrigation and Rural Development27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
Lasantha AlagiyawannaSri Lanka Freedom PartyState Minister of Public Management and Accounting27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
Mahindananda AluthgamageSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]State Minister of Power27 November 20196 February 2020[19][20][21][22]
State Minister of Renewable Energy and Power6 February 202012 August 2020[23]
Dilum AmunugamaSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4]State Minister of Transport Services Management27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
Indika AnuruddhaSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]State Minister of Housing27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
Tharaka BalasuriyaSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4]State Minister of Social Security27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
Vijitha BerugodaSri Lanka Freedom PartyState Minister of Women and Child Affairs27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
Mohan de SilvaSri Lanka Freedom PartyState Minister of Human Rights and Law Reforms27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
Duminda DissanayakeSri Lanka Freedom PartyState Minister of Youth Affairs27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
S. B. DissanayakeSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[24]State Minister of Lands and Land Development27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
Wimalaweera DissanayakeSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4]State Minister of Wildlife Resources27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
Arundika FernandoSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]State Minister of Tourism Promotion Affairs27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
Kanaka HerathSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4]State Minister of Ports Development Affairs27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
Piyankara JayaratneSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]State Minister of Indigenous Medicine Services27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
Dayasiri JayasekaraSri Lanka Freedom PartyState Minister of Industries27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
Nimal LanzaSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]State Minister of Community Development27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
Gamini LokugeSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4]State Minister of Urban Development27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
Vasudeva NanayakkaraDemocratic Left FrontState Minister of Water Supply Facilities27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
Sanath NishanthaSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4]State Minister of Fisheries and Inland Fisheries Industry27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
Susil PremajayanthaSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4]State Minister of International Co-operation27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
Susantha PunchinilameSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]State Minister of Small and Medium Enterprise Development27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
Chamal RajapaksaSri Lanka Freedom PartyState Minister of Defence27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
Keheliya RambukwellaSri Lanka Freedom PartyState Minister of Investment Promotions27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
Roshan RanasingheSri Lanka Freedom PartyState Minister of Mahaweli Development27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
C. B. RatnayakeSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]State Minister of Railway Services27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
Lohan RatwatteSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4]State Minister of Highways Development27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
Mahinda SamarasingheSri Lanka Freedom PartyState Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
Jayantha SamaraweeraNational Freedom FrontState Minister of Environment27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
Shehan SemasingheSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]State Minister of Development Banking and Loan Schemes27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
John SenewiratneSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4]State Minister of Economy and Policy Development27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
Ranjith SiyambalapitiyaSri Lanka Freedom PartyState Minister of Education Services27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
Thilanga SumathipalaSri Lanka Freedom PartyState Minister of Technology and Innovations27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
Janaka WakkumburaSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]State Minister of Export Agriculture27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
Vidura WickremanayakeSri Lanka Freedom PartyState Minister of Agriculture27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
Kanchana WijesekeraSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]State Minister of Tea Industry Development27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]
Anura Priyadharshana YapaSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]State Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Welfare27 November 201912 August 2020[19][20][21]

Notes
  1. Continued to hold same office in next cabinet.

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