The second Sirisena cabinet was a central government of Sri Lanka led by President Maithripala Sirisena. It was formed in August 2015 after the parliamentary election and ended in October 2018 with the dismissal of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, precipitating the 2018 constitutional crisis.
Second Sirisena cabinet | |
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Cabinet of Sri Lanka | |
Date formed | 24 August 2015 |
Date dissolved | 26 October 2018 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Maithripala Sirisena |
Head of government | Maithripala Sirisena |
Deputy head of government | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
Total no. of members | 116 |
Member parties | |
Status in legislature | National unity government 201 / 225 (89%) |
Opposition party | Tamil National Alliance |
Opposition leader | R. Sampanthan |
History | |
Election | 2015 |
Legislature term | 15th |
Predecessor | Sirisena I |
Successor | Sirisena III |
Cabinet members
editMinisters appointed under article 43(1) of the constitution.
State ministers
editMinisters appointed under article 44(1) of the constitution.
Name | Portrait | Party | Office | Took office | Left office | Refs. | |
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Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | State Minister of Finance | 9 September 2015 | 31 May 2017 | [64][77][78][79] | ||
State Minister of Public Enterprise Development | 31 May 2017 | 2 May 2018 | [79][80][81][82] | ||||
J. C. Alawathuwala | United National Party | State Minister of Home Affairs | 10 July 2018 | 26 October 2018 | [10][83][84][85] | ||
Ranjith Aluwihare | United National Party | State Minister of Tourism Development and Christian Religious Affairs | 12 June 2018 | 26 October 2018 | [10][86][87][88] | ||
Wasantha Aluwihare | United National Party | State Minister of Agriculture | 9 September 2015 | 26 October 2018 | [10][64][77][78] | ||
Mahinda Amaraweera | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | State Minister of Mahaweli Development | 22 May 2017 | 2 May 2018 | [42][43][44][89] | ||
Palitha Range Bandara | United National Party | State Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training | 9 September 2015 | 31 May 2017 | [64][77][78][79] | ||
State Minister of Irrigation | 31 May 2017 | 2 May 2018 | [79][80][81][82] | ||||
State Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources and Disaster Management | 2 May 2018 | 26 October 2018 | [10][90][91][92] | ||||
Harsha de Silva | United National Party | State Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs | 25 February 2018 | 26 October 2018 | [10][11][12][13] | ||
Weerakumara Dissanayake | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | State Minister of Mahaweli Development | 2 May 2018 | 26 October 2018 | [90][91][92] | ||
T. B. Ekanayake | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | State Minister of Lands | 9 September 2015 | 2 May 2018 | [64][77][78][82] | ||
Sudarshani Fernandopulle | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | State Minister of City Planning and Water Supply | 9 September 2015 | 2 May 2018 | [64][77][78][82] | ||
A. H. M. Fowzie | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | State Minister of National Integration and Reconciliation | 9 September 2015 | 11 May 2018 | [64][77][78][89] | ||
State Minister of National Unity and Co-existence | 11 May 2018 | 26 October 2018 | [10][93][94] | ||||
Piyasena Gamage | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | State Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development | 28 December 2017 | 25 February 2018 | [95][96][97][34] | ||
State Minister of Project Management, Youth Affairs and Southern Development | 25 February 2018 | 2 May 2018 | [11][12][13][82] | ||||
State Minister of Youth Affairs, Project Management and Southern Development | 2 May 2018 | 26 October 2018 | [10][90][91][92] | ||||
Mohan Lal Grero | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | State Minister of University Education | 9 September 2015 | 14 October 2015 | [64][77][78] | ||
State Minister of Higher Education | 14 October 2015 | 2 May 2018 | [41][82] | ||||
State Minister of Higher Education and Cultural Affairs | 2 May 2018 | 26 October 2018 | [10][90][91][92] | ||||
M. L. A. M. Hizbullah | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | State Minister of Rehabilitation and Resettlement | 9 September 2015 | 2 May 2018 | [64][77][78][82] | ||
State Minister of Highways and Road Development | 2 May 2018 | 26 October 2018 | [10][90][91][92] | ||||
Piyankara Jayaratne | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | State Minister of Law and Order and Prison Reforms | 9 September 2015 | 11 November 2015 | [64][77][78] | ||
State Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development | 11 November 2015 | 21 December 2015 | [51][98] | ||||
State Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government | 21 December 2015 | 26 October 2018 | [10][98][99][100] | ||||
Lucky Jayawardena | United National Party | State Minister of Hill Country New Villages, Infrastructure & Community Development | 12 June 2018 | 10 July 2018 | [86][87][88][101] | ||
State Minister of City Planning and Water Supply | 10 July 2018 | 26 October 2018 | [10][83][84][85] | ||||
Vijayakala Maheswaran | United National Party | State Minister of Child Affairs | 9 September 2015 | 5 July 2018 | [64][77][78][102][103][104] | ||
Ajith Perera | United National Party | State Minister of Power and Renewable Energy | 25 February 2018 | 26 October 2018 | [10][11][12][13] | ||
Dilan Perera | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | State Minister of Highways | 9 September 2015 | 2 May 2018 | [64][77][78][82] | ||
Niroshan Perera | United National Party | State Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs | 9 September 2015 | 26 October 2018 | [10][64][77][78] | ||
A. D. Champika Premadasa | United National Party | State Minister of Industry and Commerce Affairs | 9 September 2015 | 2 May 2018 | [64][77][78][82] | ||
State Minister of Plantation Industries | 2 May 2018 | 26 October 2018 | [10][90][91][92] | ||||
Velusami Radhakrishnan | Up-Country People's Front | State Minister of Education | [a] | 26 October 2018 | [10][30][31][32][33][64][77][78] | ||
Ravindra Samaraweera | United National Party | State Minister of Labour and Trade Union Relations | 9 September 2015 | 25 February 2018 | [64][77][78][34] | ||
Wasantha Senanayake | United National Party | State Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management | 9 September 2015 | 31 May 2017 | [64][77][78][79] | ||
State Minister of Foreign Affairs | 31 May 2017 | 26 October 2018 | [10][79][80][81] | ||||
Sujeewa Senasinghe | United National Party | State Minister of International Trade | 9 September 2015 | 26 October 2018 | [10][64][77][78] | ||
Lakshman Senewiratne | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | State Minister of Science, Technology and Research | 6 April 2016 | 2 May 2018 | [105][106][107][82] | ||
State Minister of Science, Technology, Research, Skills Development and Vocational Training and Kandyan Heritage | 2 May 2018 | 26 October 2018 | [10][90][91][92] | ||||
Dilip Wedaarachchi | United National Party | State Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development | 9 September 2015 | 2 May 2018 | [64][77][78][82] | ||
State Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development and Rural Economic Affairs | 2 May 2018 | 26 October 2018 | [10][90][91][92] | ||||
Eran Wickramaratne | United National Party | State Minister of Finance | 31 May 2017 | 26 October 2018 | [10][79][80][81] | ||
Ruwan Wijewardene | United National Party | State Minister of Defence | [a] | 26 October 2018 | [10][30][31][32][33][64][77][78] | ||
Sriyani Wijewickrama | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | State Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government | 15 December 2017 | 2 May 2018 | [108][109][110][82] | ||
State Minister of Provincial Councils, Local Government and Sports | 2 May 2018 | 26 October 2018 | [10][90][91][92] |
Deputy ministers
editMinisters appointed under article 45(1) of the constitution.
Name | Portrait | Party | Office | Took office | Left office | Refs. | |
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Ashoka Abeysinghe | United National Party | Deputy Minister of Transport | 9 September 2015 | 14 October 2015 | [64][77][78] | ||
Deputy Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation | 14 October 2015 | 26 October 2018 | [10][41] | ||||
Lasantha Alagiyawanna | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Deputy Minister of Megapolis and Western Development | 9 September 2015 | 31 May 2017 | [64][77][78][79] | ||
Deputy Minister of Finance and Mass Media | 31 May 2017 | 26 October 2018 | [10][79][80][81] | ||||
J. C. Alawathuwala | United National Party | Deputy Minister of Home Affairs | 25 February 2018 | 10 July 2018 | [11][12][13][101] | ||
Ameer Ali | All Ceylon Makkal Congress | Deputy Minister of Rural Economic Affairs | 9 September 2015 | 2 May 2018 | [64][77][78][82] | ||
Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development and Rural Economic Affairs | 2 May 2018 | 26 October 2018 | [10][90][91][92] | ||||
Indika Bandaranaike | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Deputy Minister of Housing and Construction | 9 September 2015 | 26 October 2018 | [10][64][77][78] | ||
Tharanath Basnayake | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Deputy Minister of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure | 9 September 2015 | 2 May 2018 | [64][77][78] | ||
Harsha de Silva | United National Party | Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | 9 September 2015 | 31 May 2017 | [64][77][78][79] | ||
Deputy Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs | 31 May 2017 | 25 February 2018 | [79][80][81][34] | ||||
Cassim Faizal | Sri Lanka Muslim Congress | Deputy Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine | 9 September 2015 | 26 October 2018 | [10][64][77][78] | ||
Arundika Fernando | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Deputy Minister of Tourism Development and Christian Religious Affairs | 9 September 2015 | 12 September 2017 | [64][77][78][111][112][113] | ||
Anoma Gamage | United National Party | Deputy Minister of Petroleum and Petroleum Gas Affairs | 9 September 2015 | 21 September 2015 | [64][77][78] | ||
Deputy Minister of Petroleum Resources Development | 21 September 2015 | 26 October 2018 | [10][67] | ||||
Dunesh Gankanda | United National Party | Deputy Minister of Disaster Management | 9 September 2015 | 2 May 2018 | [64][77][78][82] | ||
Deputy Minister of Lands and Parliamentary Reforms | 2 May 2018 | 26 October 2018 | [10][90][91][92] | ||||
Edward Gunasekara | United National Party | Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and Wayamba Development | 12 June 2018 | 26 October 2018 | [10][86][87][88] | ||
H. M. M. Harees | Sri Lanka Muslim Congress | Deputy Minister of Sports | 9 September 2015 | 2 May 2018 | [64][77][78][82] | ||
Deputy Minister of Public Enterprise and Kandy City Development | 2 May 2018 | 26 October 2018 | [10][90][91][92] | ||||
Nalin Bandara Jayamaha | United National Party | Deputy Minister of Public Administration and Management and Law and Order | 12 June 2018 | 26 October 2018 | [10][86][87][88] | ||
Anuradha Jayaratne | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Deputy Minister of Mahaweli Development and Environment | 10 September 2015 | 2 May 2018 | [64][114][115] | ||
Sumedha G. Jayasena | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Deputy Minister of Sustainable Development and Wildlife | 9 September 2015 | 2 May 2018 | [64][77][78][82] | ||
Nimal Lanza | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Deputy Minister of Home Affairs | 9 September 2015 | 19 December 2017 | [64][77][78][116][117][118] | ||
Ajith Mannapperuma | United National Party | Deputy Minister of Environment | 12 June 2018 | 26 October 2018 | [10][86][87][88] | ||
Cader Cader Masthan | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Deputy Minister of Resettlement, Rehabilitation and Northern Development | 12 June 2018 | 26 October 2018 | [10][86][87][88] | ||
Dushmantha Mithrapala | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Deputy Minister of Justice | 10 September 2015 | 2 May 2018 | [64][114][115][82] | ||
Deputy Minister of Buddha Sasana | 21 December 2015 | 26 October 2018 | [10][98][100] | ||||
Deputy Minister of Justice and Prison Reforms | 2 May 2018 | 26 October 2018 | [10][90][91][92] | ||||
Seyed Ali Zahir Moulana | Sri Lanka Muslim Congress | Deputy Minister of National Integration, Reconciliation and Official Languages | 2 May 2018 | 26 October 2018 | [10][90][91][92] | ||
Nishantha Muthuhettigama | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Deputy Minister of Ports and Shipping Affairs | 9 September 2015 | 26 October 2018 | [10][64][77][78] | ||
Manusha Nanayakkara | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Deputy Minister of Foreign Employment | 6 April 2016 | 2 May 2018 | [105][106][107][82] | ||
Deputy Minister of Telecommunication, Digital Infrastructure and Foreign Employment | 2 May 2018 | 26 October 2018 | [10][90][91][92] | ||||
Karu Paranawithana | United National Party | Deputy Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government | 9 September 2015 | 3 December 2015 | [64][77][78][51] | ||
Deputy Minister of Parliamentary Reforms and Mass Media | 4 December 2015 | 31 May 2017 | [51][119][79] | ||||
Deputy Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training | 31 May 2017 | 2 May 2018 | [79][80][81][82] | ||||
Deputy Minister of Science, Technology, Research, Skills Development and Vocational Training and Kandyan Heritage | 2 May 2018 | 26 October 2018 | [10][90][91][92] | ||||
Buddhika Pathirana | United National Party | Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce | 19 June 2018 | 26 October 2018 | [10][86][120][121] | ||
Ajith Perera | United National Party | Deputy Minister of Power and Renewable Energy | 9 September 2015 | 25 February 2018 | [64][77][78][34] | ||
Lakshman Wasantha Perera | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries | 9 September 2015 | 2 May 2018 | [64][77][78] | ||
Susantha Punchinilame | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Deputy Minister of Public Administration and Management | 9 September 2015 | 2 May 2018 | [64][77][78][82] | ||
Angajan Ramanathan | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Deputy Minister of Agriculture | 12 June 2018 | 26 October 2018 | [10][86][87][88] | ||
Ranjan Ramanayake | United National Party | Deputy Minister of Social Empowerment and Welfare | 9 September 2015 | 31 May 2017 | [64][77][78][79] | ||
Deputy Minister of Social Empowerment, Welfare and Kandyan Heritage | 31 May 2017 | 2 May 2018 | [79][80][81][82] | ||||
Deputy Minister of Social Empowerment | 2 May 2018 | 26 October 2018 | [10][90][91][92] | ||||
Muthu Sivalingam | Ceylon Workers' Congress | Deputy Minister of Primary Industries | 15 February 2018 | 2 May 2018 | [122][123][124][82] | ||
Deputy Minister of Social Welfare and Primary Industries | 2 May 2018 | 26 October 2018 | [10][90][91][92] | ||||
Palitha Thewarapperuma | United National Party | Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs | 2 May 2018 | 6 April 2016 | [105][106][107][82] | ||
Deputy Minister of Sustainable Development, Wildlife and Regional Development | 2 May 2018 | 26 October 2018 | [10][90][91][92] | ||||
Eran Wickramaratne | United National Party | Deputy Minister of Public Enterprise Development | 9 September 2015 | 31 May 2017 | [64][77][78][79] | ||
Duleep Wijesekera | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Deputy Minister of Post, Postal Services and Muslim Religious Affairs | 9 September 2015 | 29 October 2017 | [64][77][78][125][126][127] |
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