Fourth Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet
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The fourth Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet, also known as the Rajapaksa–Wickremesinghe cabinet, was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. It was formed in May 2022 following the appointment of Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new Prime Minister[1] and ended in July 2022 following Rajapaksa's resignation.
Date formed12 May 2022
Date dissolved14 July 2022
Head of stateGotabaya Rajapaksa
Head of governmentGotabaya Rajapaksa
Fourth Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet | |
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Cabinet of Sri Lanka | |
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| Date formed | 12 May 2022 |
| Date dissolved | 14 July 2022 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Head of government | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
| Deputy head of government | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
| Total no. of members | 22 |
| Member parties | |
| Status in legislature | Minority |
| Opposition party | Samagi Jana Balawegaya |
| Opposition leader | Sajith Premadasa |
| History | |
| Legislature term | 16th |
| Predecessor | Gotabaya Rajapaksa III |
| Successor | Wickremesinghe |
This was the sixth time Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, a world record.[2][3]
Cabinet members
Ministers appointed under article 43(1) of the constitution. The members cabinet is as follows:[4]
State ministers
Ministers appointed under article 44(1) of the constitution.
Notes
- Continuation of same office held in previous cabinet.
- In August 2020 it was reported that President Gotabaya Rajapaksa had assigned the defence portfolio to himself.[6][7] This violated article 43(2) of the Constitution of Sri Lanka, introduced by the 19th amendment, which allows only Members of Parliament to be in charge of ministries (the president is not a Members of Parliament).[8][9] The defence portfolio was omitted from the official gazette notifying the cabinet appointments in August 2020.[10] The 20th amendment, passed in October 2020, removed article 43(2).[11]