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 formed	21 November 2019
Date dissolved	12 August 2020
People and organisations
Head of state	Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Head of government	Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Deputy head of government	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Member party	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna   United People's Freedom Alliance
Status in legislature	Minority coalition 95 / 225 (42%)
Opposition party	United National Front for Good Governance
Opposition leader	Sajith Premadasa
History
Election(s)	16 November 2019
Outgoing election	5 August 2020
Legislature term(s)	15th Parliament (2015–20)
Predecessor	Sirisena IV
Successor	Gotabaya Rajapaksa II

Cabinet members

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

Name	Portrait	Party		Office	Took office	Left office	^Refs.
Gotabaya Rajapaksa			Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	President	18 November 2019	[lower-alpha 1]	[1][2][3]
Mahinda Rajapaksa			Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]	Prime Minister	21 November 2019	[lower-alpha 1]	[6][7][8]
				Minister of Buddha Sasana, Cultural and Religious Affairs	22 November 2019	12 August 2020	[9][10][11]
				Minister of Finance, Economy and Policy Development	22 November 2019	12 August 2020	[9][10][11]
				Minister of Urban Development, Water Supply and Housing Facilities	22 November 2019	12 August 2020	[9][10][11]
				Minister of Community Empowerment and Estate Infrastructure Development	1 June 2020	12 August 2020	[12]
Dullas Alahapperuma			Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4]	Minister of Education	22 November 2019	12 August 2020	[9][10][11]
				Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs	22 November 2019	12 August 2020	[9][10][11]
Mahinda Amaraweera			Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Passenger Transport Management	22 November 2019	4 December 2019	[9][10][11][13]
				Minister of Power and Energy	22 November 2019	12 August 2020	[9][10][11]
				Minister of Transport Service Management	4 December 2019	12 August 2020	[14]
S. M. Chandrasena			Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Environment and Wildlife Resources	22 November 2019	12 August 2020	[9][10][11]
				Minister of Lands and Land Development	22 November 2019	12 August 2020	[9][10][11]
Nimal Siripala de Silva			Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Justice, Human Rights and Legal Reforms	22 November 2019	12 August 2020	[9][10][11]
Douglas Devananda			Eelam People's Democratic Party	Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources	22 November 2019	12 August 2020	[9][10][11]
Johnston Fernando			Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]	Minister of Ports and Shipping	22 November 2019	12 August 2020	[9][10][11]
				Minister of Roads and Highways	22 November 2019	12 August 2020	[9][10][11]
Bandula Gunawardena			Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation	22 November 2019	12 August 2020	[9][10][11]
				Minister of Information and Communication Technology	22 November 2019	17 January 2020	[9][10][11][15]
				Minister of Information and Mass Media	17 January 2020	12 August 2020	[16]
Dinesh Gunawardena			Mahajana Eksath Peramuna	Minister of Foreign Relations	22 November 2019	12 August 2020	[9][10][11]
				Minister of Skills Development, Employment and Labour Relations	22 November 2019	12 August 2020	[9][10][11]
Ramesh Pathirana			Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Plantation Industries and Export Agriculture	22 November 2019	12 August 2020	[9][10][11]
Chamal Rajapaksa			Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Internal Trade, Food Security and Consumer Welfare	22 November 2019	12 August 2020	[9][10][11]
				Minister of Mahaweli, Agriculture, Irrigation and Rural Development	22 November 2019	12 August 2020	[9][10][11]
Prasanna Ranatunga			Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]	Minister of Industrial Export and Investment Promotion	22 November 2019	12 August 2020	[9][10][11]
				Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation	22 November 2019	12 August 2020	[9][10][11]
Janaka Bandara Tennakoon			Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]	Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government	22 November 2019	12 August 2020	[9][10][11]
Arumugam Thondaman^✝			Ceylon Workers' Congress	Minister of Community Empowerment and Estate Infrastructure Development	22 November 2019	26 May 2020	[9][10][11][17][18]
Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi			Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Minister of Healthcare and Indigenous Medical Services	22 November 2019	12 August 2020	[9][10][11]
				Minister of Women and Child Affairs and Social Security	22 November 2019	12 August 2020	[9][10][11]
Wimal Weerawansa			National Freedom Front	Minister of Industries and Supply Chain Management	22 November 2019	12 August 2020	[9][10][11]
				Minister of Small and Medium Business and Enterprise Development	22 November 2019	12 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 Abeygunawardena			Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]	State Minister of Energy	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena			Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]	State Minister of Information and Communication Technology	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena			Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]	State Minister of Irrigation and Rural Development	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
Lasantha Alagiyawanna			Sri Lanka Freedom Party	State Minister of Public Management and Accounting	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
Mahindananda Aluthgamage			Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]	State Minister of Power	27 November 2019	6 February 2020	[19][20][21][22]
				State Minister of Renewable Energy and Power	6 February 2020	12 August 2020	[23]
Dilum Amunugama			Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4]	State Minister of Transport Services Management	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
Indika Anuruddha			Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]	State Minister of Housing	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
Tharaka Balasuriya			Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4]	State Minister of Social Security	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
Vijitha Berugoda			Sri Lanka Freedom Party	State Minister of Women and Child Affairs	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
Mohan de Silva			Sri Lanka Freedom Party	State Minister of Human Rights and Law Reforms	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
Duminda Dissanayake			Sri Lanka Freedom Party	State Minister of Youth Affairs	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
S. B. Dissanayake			Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[24]	State Minister of Lands and Land Development	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
Wimalaweera Dissanayake			Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4]	State Minister of Wildlife Resources	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
Arundika Fernando			Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]	State Minister of Tourism Promotion Affairs	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
Kanaka Herath			Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4]	State Minister of Ports Development Affairs	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
Piyankara Jayaratne			Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]	State Minister of Indigenous Medicine Services	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
Dayasiri Jayasekara			Sri Lanka Freedom Party	State Minister of Industries	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
Nimal Lanza			Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]	State Minister of Community Development	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
Gamini Lokuge			Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4]	State Minister of Urban Development	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
Vasudeva Nanayakkara			Democratic Left Front	State Minister of Water Supply Facilities	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
Sanath Nishantha			Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4]	State Minister of Fisheries and Inland Fisheries Industry	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
Susil Premajayantha			Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4]	State Minister of International Co-operation	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
Susantha Punchinilame			Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]	State Minister of Small and Medium Enterprise Development	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
Chamal Rajapaksa			Sri Lanka Freedom Party	State Minister of Defence	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
Keheliya Rambukwella			Sri Lanka Freedom Party	State Minister of Investment Promotions	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
Roshan Ranasinghe			Sri Lanka Freedom Party	State Minister of Mahaweli Development	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
C. B. Ratnayake			Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]	State Minister of Railway Services	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
Lohan Ratwatte			Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4]	State Minister of Highways Development	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
Mahinda Samarasinghe			Sri Lanka Freedom Party	State Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
Jayantha Samaraweera			National Freedom Front	State Minister of Environment	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
Shehan Semasinghe			Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]	State Minister of Development Banking and Loan Schemes	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
John Senewiratne			Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4]	State Minister of Economy and Policy Development	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
Ranjith Siyambalapitiya			Sri Lanka Freedom Party	State Minister of Education Services	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
Thilanga Sumathipala			Sri Lanka Freedom Party	State Minister of Technology and Innovations	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
Janaka Wakkumbura			Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]	State Minister of Export Agriculture	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
Vidura Wickremanayake			Sri Lanka Freedom Party	State Minister of Agriculture	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
Kanchana Wijesekera			Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]	State Minister of Tea Industry Development	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]
Anura Priyadharshana Yapa			Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna[4][5]	State Minister of Internal Trade and Consumer Welfare	27 November 2019	12 August 2020	[19][20][21]

Notes

1. Continued to hold same office in next cabinet.

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