Fourth Sirisena cabinet

The fourth Sirisena cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Maithripala Sirisena. It was formed in December 2018 following the end of the constitutional crisis and ended in November 2019 following the election of Sirisena's replacement Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

Fourth Sirisena cabinet
Cabinet of Sri Lanka
Date formed	20 December 2018
Date dissolved	21 November 2019
People and organisations
Head of state	Maithripala Sirisena
Head of government	Maithripala Sirisena
Deputy head of government	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Member party	United National Front for Good Governance
Status in legislature	Minority government 106 / 225 (47%)
Opposition party	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Opposition leader	Mahinda Rajapaksa
History
Outgoing election	16 November 2019
Legislature term(s)	15th Parliament (2015–20)
Predecessor	Sirisena III
Successor	Gotabaya Rajapaksa I

Cabinet members

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	[lower-alpha 1]	18 November 2019	[1]
				Minister of Mahaweli Development and Environment	[lower-alpha 1]	18 November 2019	[2]
				Minister of Defence	20 December 2018	18 November 2019	[2]
Ranil Wickremesinghe			United National Party	Prime Minister	16 December 2018	21 November 2019	[3][4][5][6]
				Minister of National Policies, Economic Affairs, Resettlement, Rehabilitation, Northern Province Development, Vocational Training, Skills Development and Youth Affairs	20 December 2018	18 March 2019	[7][8][9][10]
				Minister of National Policies, Economic Affairs, Resettlement and Rehabilitation, Northern Province Development and Youth Affairs	18 March 2019	21 November 2019	[11]
Vajira Abeywardena			United National Party	Minister of Internal and Home Affairs and Provincial Councils and Local Government	20 December 2018	21 November 2019	[7][8][9]
John Amaratunga			United National Party	Minister of Tourism Development, Wildlife and Christian Religious Affairs	20 December 2018	21 November 2019	[7][8][9]
Thalatha Atukorale			United National Party	Minister of Justice and Prison Reforms	20 December 2018	21 November 2019	[7][8][9]
Risad Badhiutheen			All Ceylon Makkal Congress	Minister of Industry, Commerce, Resettlement of Protracted Displaced Persons and Co-operative Development	20 December 2018	18 March 2019	[7][8][9][10]
				Minister of Industry and Commerce, Resettlement of Protracted Displaced Persons, Co-operative Development and Vocational Training and Skills Development	18 March 2019	3 June 2019	[11][12][13][14]
R. M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara			United National Party	Minister of Public Administration and Disaster Management	20 December 2018	29 May 2019	[7][8][9][15]
				Minister of Public Administration, Disaster Management and Rural Economic Affairs	29 May 2019	26 July 2019	[16][17][18][19]
				Minister of Public Administration, Disaster Management and Livestock Development	26 July 2019	21 November 2019	[20]
Palani Digambaran			National Union of Workers	Minister of Hill Country, New Villages, Infrastructure and Community Development	20 December 2018	21 November 2019	[7][8][9]
Navin Dissanayake			United National Party	Minister of Plantation Industries	20 December 2018	21 November 2019	[7][8][9]
Harin Fernando			United National Party	Minister of Telecommunication, Digital Infrastructure, Foreign Employment and Sports	20 December 2018	21 December 2018	[7][8][9][21]
				Minister of Telecommunication, Foreign Employment and Sports	21 December 2018	21 November 2019	[22]
Daya Gamage			United National Party	Minister of Labour, Trade Union Relations and Social Empowerment	20 December 2018	11 January 2019	[7][8][9][23]
				Minister of Primary Industries and Social Empowerment	11 January 2019	21 November 2019	[24][25][26]
Mano Ganesan			Democratic People's Front	Minister of National Integration, Official Languages, Social Progress and Hindu Religious Affairs	20 December 2018	21 November 2019	[7][8][9]
Rauff Hakeem			Sri Lanka Muslim Congress	Minister of City Planning, Water Supply and Higher Education	20 December 2018	3 June 2019	[7][8][9][12][13][14]
M. H. A. Haleem			United National Party	Minister of Postal Services and Muslim Religious Affairs	20 December 2018	3 June 2019	[7][8][9][12][13][14]
					19 June 2019	21 November 2019	[27][28][29]
P. Harrison			United National Party	Minister of Agriculture, Rural Economic Affairs, Livestock Development, Irrigation, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development	20 December 2018	29 May 2019	[7][8][9][15]
				Minister of Agriculture, Livestock Development, Irrigation, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development	29 May 2019	26 July 2019	[16][17][18][19]
				Minister of Agriculture, Rural Economic Affairs, Irrigation, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development	26 July 2019	21 November 2019	[20]
Kabir Hashim			United National Party	Minister of Highways, Road Development and Petroleum Resources Development	20 December 2018	4 June 2019	[7][8][9][12][13][14]
					19 June 2019	21 November 2019	[27][28][29]
Chandrani Bandara Jayasinghe			United National Party	Minister of Women and Child Affairs and Dry Zone Development	20 December 2018	21 November 2019	[7][8][9]
Akila Viraj Kariyawasam			United National Party	Minister of Education	20 December 2018	21 November 2019	[7][8][9]
Ravi Karunanayake			United National Party	Minister of Power, Energy and Business Development	20 December 2018	21 November 2019	[7][8][9]
Gayantha Karunatileka			United National Party	Minister of Lands and Parliamentary Reforms	20 December 2018	21 November 2019	[7][8][9]
Lakshman Kiriella			United National Party	Minister of Public Enterprise, Kandyan Heritage and Kandy Development	20 December 2018	21 November 2019	[7][8][9]
Tilak Marapana			United National Party	Minister of Foreign Affairs	20 December 2018	21 November 2019	[7][8][9]
Gamini Jayawickrama Perera			United National Party	Minister of Buddha Sasana and Wayamba Development	20 December 2018	21 November 2019	[7][8][9]
Sajith Premadasa			United National Party	Minister of Housing, Construction and Cultural Affairs	20 December 2018	21 November 2019	[7][8][9]
Arjuna Ranatunga			Democratic National Movement	Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation	20 December 2018	21 November 2019	[7][8][9]
Champika Ranawaka			Jathika Hela Urumaya	Minister of Megapolis and Western Development	20 December 2018	21 November 2019	[7][8][9]
Sagala Ratnayaka			United National Party	Minister of Ports, Shipping and Southern Development	20 December 2018	21 November 2019	[7][8][9]
Mangala Samaraweera			United National Party	Minister of Finance and Mass Media	20 December 2018	22 February 2019	[7][8][9][30]
				Minister of Finance	22 February 2019	21 November 2019	[31][32][33]
Malik Samarawickrama			United National Party	Minister of Development Strategies, International Trade and Science, Technology and Research	20 December 2018	21 December 2018	[7][8][9][21]
				Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade	21 December 2018	21 November 2019	[22]
Rajitha Senaratne			Democratic National Movement	Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine	20 December 2018	21 November 2019	[7][8][9]

Non-cabinet and state ministers

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

Name	Portrait	Party		Office	Took office	Left office	^Refs.
Ashoka Abeysinghe			United National Party	State Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation	21 December 2018	21 November 2019	[34][35][36]
J. C. Alawathuwala			United National Party	State Minister of Internal and Home Affairs and Provincial Councils and Local Government	21 December 2018	21 November 2019	[34][35][36]
Ameer Ali			All Ceylon Makkal Congress	State Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Rural Economic Affairs	21 December 2018	3 June 2019	[34][35][36][12][13][14]
Ranjith Aluwihare			United National Party	State Minister of Tourism Development	21 December 2018	11 January 2019	[23][34][35][36]
				State Minister of Tourism Development, Wildlife and Christian Religious Affairs	11 January 2019	21 November 2019	[24][25][26]
Wasantha Aluwihare			United National Party	State Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Rural Economic Affairs	21 December 2018	21 November 2019	[34][35][36]
Harsha de Silva			United National Party	Non-Cabinet Minister of Public Distribution and Economic Reforms	21 December 2018	11 January 2019	[23][34][35][36]
				Non-Cabinet Minister of Economic Affairs and Public Distribution	11 January 2019	21 November 2019	[24][25][26]
Cassim Faizal			Sri Lanka Muslim Congress	State Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine	21 December 2018	3 June 2019	[34][35][36][12][13][14]
H. M. M. Harees			Sri Lanka Muslim Congress	State Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government	21 December 2018	3 June 2019	[34][35][36][12][13][14]
Lucky Jayawardena			United National Party	State Minister of City Planning and Water Supply	21 December 2018	21 November 2019	[34][35][36]
Vijayakala Maheswaran			United National Party	State Minister of Education	21 December 2018	21 November 2019	[34][35][36]
Ajith Mannapperuma			United National Party	State Minister of Mahaweli Development and Environment	31 January 2019	21 November 2019	[37][38][39]
Seyed Ali Zahir Moulana			Sri Lanka Muslim Congress	State Minister of Social Empowerment	21 December 2018	3 June 2019	[34][35][36][12][13][14]
Ajith Perera			United National Party	Non-Cabinet Minister of Digital Infrastructure and Information Technology	21 December 2018	21 November 2019	[34][35][36]
Niroshan Perera			United National Party	State Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs	21 December 2018	21 November 2019	[34][35][36]
A. D. Champika Premadasa			United National Party	State Minister of Power and Renewable Energy	21 December 2018	21 November 2019	[34][35][36]
Velusami Radhakrishnan			Up-Country People's Front	Non-Cabinet Minister of Special Areas Development	11 January 2019	21 November 2019	[24][25][26]
Ranjan Ramanayake			United National Party	State Minister of Highways and Road Development	21 December 2018	21 November 2019	[34][35][36]
Ravindra Samaraweera			United National Party	Non-Cabinet Minister of Labour and Trade Union Relations	11 January 2019	21 November 2019	[24][25][26]
Wasantha Senanayake			United National Party	State Minister of Foreign Affairs	29 May 2019	21 November 2019	[16][17][18]
Sujeewa Senasinghe			United National Party	Non-Cabinet Minister of Science, Technology and Research	21 December 2018	21 November 2019	[34][35][36]
Vadivel Suresh			United National Party	State Minister of Plantation Industries	21 December 2018	21 November 2019	[34][35][36]
Dilip Wedaarachchi			United National Party	State Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development	21 December 2018	21 November 2019	[34][35][36]
Eran Wickramaratne			United National Party	State Minister of Finance	21 December 2018	21 November 2019	[34][35][36]
Ruwan Wijewardene			United National Party	State Minister of Defence	21 December 2018	21 November 2019	[34][35][36]
				Non-Cabinet Minister of Mass Media	22 February 2019	21 November 2019	[31][32][33]

Deputy ministers

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

Name	Portrait	Party		Office	Took office	Left office	^Refs.
Anoma Gamage			United National Party	Deputy Minister of Petroleum Resources Development	21 December 2018	21 November 2019	[34][35][36]
Edward Gunasekara			United National Party	Deputy Minister of Lands and Parliamentary Reforms	21 December 2018	21 November 2019	[34][35][36]
Nalin Bandara Jayamaha			United National Party	Deputy Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade	21 December 2018	21 November 2019	[34][35][36]
M. A. M. Maharoof			All Ceylon Makkal Congress	Deputy Minister of Ports and Shipping	11 January 2019	3 June 2019	[24][25][26][12][13][14]
Ajith Mannapperuma			United National Party	Deputy Minister of Environment	21 December 2018	31 January 2019	[34][35][36][40]
Karu Paranawithana			United National Party	Deputy Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training	21 December 2018	21 November 2019	[34][35][36]
Buddhika Pathirana			United National Party	Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce	21 December 2018	21 November 2019	[34][35][36]
Palitha Thewarapperuma			United National Party	Deputy Minister of Social Empowerment	21 December 2018	21 November 2019	[34][35][36]

Notes

1. Continuation of same office held in previous cabinet.

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