Third Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet
Government in Sri Lanka
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The third Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. It was formed in April 2022 after the mass resignation of the previous cabinet and ended in May 2022 following the resignation of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.
Dateformed18 April 2022
Datedissolved9 May 2022
Head of state
Gotabaya RajapaksaHead of government
Gotabaya RajapaksaThird Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet | |
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Cabinet of Sri Lanka | |
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| Date formed | 18 April 2022 |
| Date dissolved | 9 May 2022 |
| People and organisations | |
Head of state | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
Head of government | Gotabaya Rajapaksa |
Deputy head of government | Mahinda Rajapaksa |
No. of ministers | 21 |
Total no. of members | 47 |
Member parties | |
Status in legislature | Minority government |
Opposition party | Samagi Jana Balawegaya |
Opposition leader | Sajith Premadasa |
| History | |
| Legislature term | 16th |
| Predecessor | Gotabaya Rajapaksa II |
| Successor | Gotabaya Rajapaksa IV |
As of 21 April 2022, the cabinet had 19 members – the president, prime minister and 17 ministers. There were also 27 state ministers who were not members of the cabinet. One cabinet minister was also a state minister.[1]
Cabinet members
Ministers appointed under article 43(1) of the constitution. The 19 member cabinet is as follows:[2]
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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.[4][5] 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).[6][7] The defence portfolio was omitted from the official gazette notifying the cabinet appointments in August 2020.[8] The 20th amendment, passed in October 2020, removed article 43(2).[9]