First Sirisena cabinet

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Date formed12 January 2015 (2015-01-12)
Date dissolved17 August 2015 (2015-08-17)
Head of stateMaithripala Sirisena
Head of governmentMaithripala Sirisena
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
Opposition party  Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Opposition leaderNimal Siripala de Silva
History
Election2015 presidential
Outgoing election2015 parliamentary
Legislature term14th
PredecessorMahinda Rajapaksa
SuccessorSirisena II

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.

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

Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs.
Maithripala SirisenaSri Lanka Freedom PartyPresident9 January 2015[a][1]
Minister of Defence9 January 2015[a][2]
Minister of Mahaweli Development and Environment12 January 2015[a]
Ranil WickremesingheUnited National PartyPrime Minister9 January 2015[a][1]
Minister of Policy Planning, Economics Affairs, Child, Youth and Cultural Affairs12 January 201517 August 2015[3][4][5][6]
Lakshman Yapa AbeywardenaSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Parliamentary Affairs29 May 201517 August 2015[7][8][9]
Mahinda Yapa AbeywardenaSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Parliamentary Affairs22 March 201521 May 2015[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
John AmaratungaUnited National PartyMinister of Public Order, Disaster Management and Christian Affairs12 January 201522 March 2015[3][4][5][6]
Minister of Public Order and Christian Religious Affairs22 March 201517 August 2015[10][11][12][13]
Mahinda AmaraweeraSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development22 March 2015[a][10][11][12][13]
Sarath AmunugamaSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Higher Education and Research22 March 201517 August 2015[10][11][12][13]
Thalatha AtukoraleUnited National PartyMinister of Foreign Employment12 January 2015[a][3][4][5][6]
Risad BadhiutheenAll Ceylon Makkal CongressMinister of Industry and Commerce12 January 2015[a][3][4][5][6]
R. M. Ranjith Madduma BandaraUnited National PartyMinister of Internal Transport12 January 201517 August 2015[3][4][5][6]
Reginald CooraySri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Aviation22 March 201517 August 2015[10][11][12][13]
Palani DigambaranNational Union of WorkersMinister of Plantation Infrastructure Development12 January 201517 August 2015[3][4][5][6]
Duminda DissanayakeSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Irrigation and Agriculture12 January 201522 March 2015[3][4][5][6]
Minister of Agriculture22 March 2015[a][10][11][12][13]
Navin DissanayakeUnited National PartyMinister of Tourism and Sports12 January 201517 August 2015[3][4][5][6]
S. B. DissanayakeSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Rural Economic Affairs22 March 201517 August 2015[10][11][12][13]
A. H. M. FowzieSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Disaster Management22 March 201517 August 2015[10][11][12][13]
Piyasena GamageSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Skills Development and Vocational Training22 March 201517 August 2015[10][11][12][13]
M. K. D. S. GunawardenaSri Lanka Freedom Party[17][18]Minister of Lands12 January 2015[a][3][4][5][6]
Rauff HakeemSri Lanka Muslim CongressMinister of Urban Development, Water Supply and Drainage12 January 201517 August 2015[3][4][5][6]
M. H. A. HaleemUnited National PartyMinister of Muslim Religious Affairs and Posts21 January 201517 August 2015[19][20][21]
P. HarrisonUnited National PartyMinister of Social Services, Welfare and Livestock Development12 January 201517 August 2015[3][4][5][6]
Kabir HashimUnited National PartyMinister of Highways, Higher Education and Investment Promotion12 January 201522 March 2015[3][4][5][6]
Minister of Highways and Investment Promotion22 March 201517 August 2015[10][11][12][13]
Chandrani Bandara JayasingheUnited National PartyMinister of Women's Affairs12 January 201517 August 2015[3][4][5][6]
Karu JayasuriyaUnited National PartyMinister of Buddha Sasana12 January 201517 August 2015[3][4][5][6]
Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils, Local Government and Democratic Governance12 January 201522 March 2015[3][4][5][6]
Minister of Public Administration, Local Government and Democratic Governance22 March 201517 August 2015[10][11][12][13]
Akila Viraj KariyawasamUnited National PartyMinister of Education12 January 2015[a][3][4][5][6]
Ravi KarunanayakeUnited National PartyMinister of Finance12 January 2015[a][3][4][5][6]
Gayantha KarunatilekaUnited National PartyMinister of Mass Media and Parliamentary Affairs12 January 201522 March 2015[3][4][5][6]
Minister of Mass Media22 March 201517 August 2015[10][11][12][13]
Lakshman KiriellaUnited National PartyMinister of Plantation Industries12 January 201517 August 2015[3][4][5][6]
S. B. NawinneSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Labour22 March 201517 August 2015[10][11][12][13]
Felix PereraSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Special Projects22 March 201517 August 2015[10][11][12][13]
Gamini Jayawickrama PereraUnited National PartyMinister of Food Security12 January 201517 August 2015[3][4][5][6]
M. Joseph Michael PereraUnited National PartyMinister of Home Affairs and Fisheries12 January 201522 March 2015[3][4][5][6]
Minister of Home Affairs22 March 201517 August 2015[10][11][12][13]
Sajith PremadasaUnited National PartyMinister of Housing and Samurdhi12 January 201517 August 2015[3][4][5][6]
Wijeyadasa RajapaksheUnited National PartyMinister of Justice and Labour Relations12 January 201522 March 2015[3][4][5][6]
Minister of Justice22 March 2015[a][10][11][12][13]
Arjuna RanatungaSri Lanka Freedom Party[22][23]Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation12 January 201522 March 2015[3][4][5][6]
Minister of Ports and Shipping22 March 2015[a][10][11][12][13]
Champika RanawakaJathika Hela UrumayaMinister of Power and Energy12 January 201517 August 2015[3][4][5][6]
Mangala SamaraweeraUnited National PartyMinister of Foreign Affairs12 January 2015[a][3][4][5][6]
Rajitha SenaratneSri Lanka Freedom Party[17][18]Minister of Health and Indigenous Medicine12 January 2015[a][3][4][5][6]
Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni SoysaSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Irrigation22 March 201517 August 2015[10][11][12][13]
D. M. SwaminathanUnited National PartyMinister of Resettlement, Reconstruction and Hindu Religious Affairs12 January 201517 August 2015[3][4][5][6]
Janaka Bandara TennakoonSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Provincial Councils and Regional Development22 March 201524 July 2015[10][11][12][13][24][25][26]

State ministers

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

Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs.
Hasen AliSri Lanka Muslim CongressState Minister of Health21 January 201517 August 2015[19][20][21]
Palitha Range BandaraUnited National PartyState Minister of Power and Energy12 January 201517 August 2015[3][4][5][6]
Pandu BandaranaikeSri Lanka Freedom PartyState Minister of Public Administration and Democratic Governance29 May 201517 August 2015[7][8][9]
Nandimithra EkanayakeSri Lanka Freedom PartyState Minister of Culture12 January 201517 August 2015[3][4][5][6]
Hemal GunasekaraSri Lanka Freedom PartyState Minister of Housing and Samurdhi29 May 201517 August 2015[7][8][9]
Jeewan KumaranatungaSri Lanka Freedom PartyState Minister of Labour22 March 201517 August 2015[10][11][12][13]
Faiszer MusthaphaSri Lanka Freedom PartyState Minister of Aviation12 January 20159 February 2015[3][4][5][6][27][28][29]
Dilan PereraSri Lanka Freedom PartyState Minister of Housing and Samurdhi22 March 201521 May 2015[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Niroshan PereraUnited National PartyState Minister of Youth Affairs12 January 201517 August 2015[3][4][5][6]
Velusami RadhakrishnanUp-Country People's FrontState Minister of Education12 January 2015[a][3][4][5][6]
C. B. RathnayakeSri Lanka Freedom PartyState Minister of Public Administration and Democratic Governance22 March 201521 May 2015[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Mahinda SamarasingheSri Lanka Freedom PartyState Minister of Finance22 March 201517 August 2015[10][11][12][13]
Rosy SenanayakeUnited National PartyState Minister of Children's Affairs12 January 201517 August 2015[3][4][5][6]
Ranjith SiyambalapitiyaSri Lanka Freedom PartyState Minister of Environment29 May 201517 August 2015[7][8][9]
K. VelayudamUnited National PartyState Minister of Plantation Industries12 January 201517 August 2015[3][4][5][6]
Pavithra Devi WanniarachchiSri Lanka Freedom PartyState Minister of Environment22 March 201521 May 2015[10][11][12][13][14][15][16]
Dilip WedaarachchiUnited National PartyState Minister of Fisheries12 January 201517 August 2015[3][4][5][6]
Rajiva WijesinhaLiberal PartyState Minister of Higher Education12 January 201517 February 2015[3][4][5][6][30][31][32]
Ruwan WijewardeneUnited National PartyState Minister of Defence12 January 2015[a][3][4][5][6]

Deputy ministers

Notes

References

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