Rajapaksa cabinet
14th Cabinet of Sri Lanka
2005–2015
Date formed19 November 2005
Date dissolved9 January 2015
People and organisations
Head of stateMahinda Rajapaksa
Head of governmentMahinda Rajapaksa
Deputy head of governmentRatnasiri Wickremanayake (2005–10)
D. M. Jayaratne (2010–15)
Member party
  •   United People's Freedom Alliance
Status in legislatureMinority government
105 / 225(47%)
(2005-2010)
Majority government
145 / 225(64%)
(2010)
Majority coalition
162 / 225(72%)
(2013-2015)
Opposition party
Opposition leaderRanil Wickremesinghe
History
Election(s)2005, 2010 presidential, 2010 parliamentary
Outgoing election2015
Legislature term(s)13th, 14th
PredecessorKumaratunga
SuccessorSirisena I

The Rajapaksa cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Mahinda Rajapaksa between 2005 and 2015. It was formed in November 2005 after the presidential election and it ended in January 2015 after the opposition's victory in the presidential election. The cabinet was known as the Jambo Cabinet and holds the world record for the largest cabinet in the world.[1]

Cabinet members

Party Minister Office Took office Left office
SLFPMahinda RajapaksaPresident19 November 20059 January 2015
Minister of Defence and Urban Development19 November 20059 January 2015
Minister of Finance and Planning19 November 20059 January 2015
Minister of Law and Order26 August 20139 January 2015
Minister of Highways, Ports and Shipping23 April 20109 January 2015
UNP (D)Lakshman Yapa AbeywardenaMinister of Investment Promotion28 January 201312 January 2015
SLFPMahinda Yapa AbeywardenaMinister of Cultural Affairs28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Agriculture23 April 201012 January 2015
SLFPDullas AlahapperumaMinister of Transport28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Youth Affairs and Skills Development23 April 201012 January 2015
SLFPMahindananda AluthgamageMinister of Sport22 November 201012 January 2015
SLFPMahinda AmaraweeraMinister of Disaster Management22 November 201012 January 2015
SLFPSarath AmunugamaMinister of Public Administration and Home Affairs23 November 200528 January 2007
Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion28 January 200723 April 2010
Senior Minister of International Monetary Co-operation22 November 201012 January 2015
NUAFerial AshraffMinister of Housing and Construction23 November 200528 January 2007
Minister of Housing and Common Amenities28 January 200723 April 2010
NCA. L. M. AthaullahMinister of Infrastructure Development and Fisheries Housing23 November 200528 January 2007
Minister of Water Supply and Drainage28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Local Government and Provincial Councils23 April 201012 January 2015
SLFPTissa AttanayakeMinister of Health11 December 201412 January 2015
ACMCRisad BadhiutheenMinister of Resettlement and Disaster Relief Services28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Industry and Commerce23 April 201022 December 2014
SLFPJagath BalasuriyaMinister of National Heritage22 November 201012 January 2015
UNP (D)R. M. Dharmadasa BandaMinister of Supplementary Plantation Crops Development28 January 2007
SLFPAnura BandaranaikeMinister of Tourism23 November 200528 January 2007
Minister of National Heritage28 January 200714 December 2007
SLFPRohitha BogollagamaMinister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion23 November 200528 January 2007
Minister of Foreign Affairs28 January 20078 April 2010
UCPFP. ChandrasekaranMinister of Community Development and Social Inequity Eradication28 January 20071 January 2010
SLFPS. M. ChandrasenaMinister of Agrarian Services and Wildlife23 April 20102012
Cabinet Minister for Special Projects23 November 201312 January 2015
SLFPReginald CoorayMinister of Minor Export Crop Promotion22 November 201012 January 2015
SLMCBasheer Segu DawoodMinister of Productivity Promotion28 January 201328 December 2014
UNP (D)P. DayaratnaMinister of Plan Implementation28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of State Resources and Enterprise Development23 April 201022 November 2010
Senior Minister of Food and Nutrition22 November 201012 January 2015
SLFPNimal Siripala de SilvaMinister of Healthcare and Nutrition23 November 200523 April 2010
Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management23 April 201012 January 2015
EPDPDouglas DevanandaMinister of Social Services and Social Welfare23 November 200523 April 2010
Minister of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development23 April 201012 January 2015
SLFPDuminda DissanayakeMinister of Educational Services28 January 201321 November 2014
UNP (D)Navin DissanayakeMinister of Public Management Reforms22 November 20101 December 2014
SLFPSalinda DissanayakeMinister of Indigenous Medicine22 November 201012 January 2015
SLFPS. B. DissanayakeMinister of Higher Education23 April 201012 January 2015
SLFPAmarasiri DodangodaMinister of Justice and Law Reforms23 November 200530 May 2009
SLFPT. B. EkanayakeMinister of Culture and the Arts22 November 201012 January 2015
UNP (D)Johnston FernandoMinister of Co-operatives and Internal Trade23 April 201012 January 2015
SLFPMilroy FernandoMinister of Resettlement23 April 201022 November 2010
Minister of Public Estate Management and Development28 January 200723 April 2010
Senior Minister of Social Welfare22 November 201012 January 2015
SLFPJeyaraj FernandopulleMinister of Trade, Commerce, Consumer Affairs and Marketing Development23 November 200528 January 2007
Minister of Highways23 November 200528 January 2007
Minister of Highways and Road Development28 January 20076 April 2008
SLFPA. H. M. FowzieMinister of Railways and Transport23 November 2005
Minister of Petroleum and Petroleum Resources Development23 November 200523 April 2010
Minister of Disaster Management23 April 201022 November 2010
Senior Minister of Urban Affairs22 November 201012 January 2015
CPSLChandrasiri GajadeeraMinister of Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms22 November 201012 January 2015
SLFPPiyasena GamageMinister of Vocational and Technical Training23 November 200523 April 2010
Minister of Indigenous Medicine23 April 201022 November 2010
Senior Minister of National Resources22 November 201012 January 2015
CPSLD. E. W. GunasekeraMinister of Constitutional Affairs and National Integration23 November 200523 April 2010
Minister of Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms23 April 201022 November 2010
Senior Minister of Human Resources22 November 201012 January 2015
UNP (D)Bandula GunawardaneMinister of Trade, Marketing Development Co-operatives and Consumer Services28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Education23 April 201012 January 2015
PUFDinesh GunawardenaMinister of Urban Development and Water Supply23 November 200528 January 2007
Minister of Urban Development and Sacred Area Development28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Water Supply and Drainage23 April 201012 January 2015
SLMCRauff HakeemMinister of Justice22 November 201028 December 2014
SLFPJayarathna HerathMinister of Botanical Gardens and Public Recreation28 January 201312 January 2015
SLFPD. M. JayaratneMinister of Posts and Telecommunication23 November 200528 January 2007
Minister of Rural Economic Development23 November 200528 January 2007
Minister of Plantation Industries28 January 200728 January 2007
Prime Minister21 April 20109 January 2015
Minister of Buddhasasana and Religious Affairs23 April 201012 January 2015
SLFPPiyankara JayaratneMinister of Civil Aviation22 November 201012 January 2015
SLFPSumedha G. JayasenaMinister of Child Development and Women's Empowerment23 November 200523 April 2010
Minister of Parliamentary Affairs23 April 201012 January 2015
UNP (D)Karu JayasuriyaMinister of Public Administration and Home Affairs28 January 20079 December 208
SLFPTissa KaralliyaddeMinister of Indigenous Medicine28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Child Development and Women's Affairs23 April 201012 January 2015
SLFPJeewan KumaranatungaMinister of Land and Land Development28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Posts and Telecommunication23 April 201022 November 2010
Minister of Postal Services22 November 201012 January 2015
UNP (D)Gamini LokugeMinister of Sports and Public Recreation28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Labour and Labour Relations23 April 201012 January 2015
UNP (D)M. H. MohamedMinister of Parliamentary Affairs28 January 200723 April 2010
SLFPMilinda MoragodaMinister of Tourism28 January 200730 May 2009
Minister of Justice and Law Reform30 May 20098 April 2010
DLFVasudeva NanayakkaraMinister of National Languages and Social Integration22 November 201012 January 2015
SLFPS. B. NawinneMinister of Rural Industries and Self-employment Promotion23 November 200523 April 2010
Minister of National Languages and Social Integration23 April 201022 November 2010
Senior Minister of Consumer Welfare22 November 201012 January 2015
SLFPG. L. PeirisMinister of Export Development and International Trade28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of External Affairs23 April 201012 January 2015
SLFPDilan PereraMinister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare22 November 20109 January 2015
SLFPFelix PereraMinister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Social Services23 April 201012 January 2015
SLFPSusil PremajayanthaMinister of Education23 November 200523 April 2010
Minister of Petroleum Industries23 April 20102013
Minister of Environment and Renewable Energy28 January 201312 January 2015
SLFPA. P. Jagath PushpakumaraMinister of Coconut Development and Janatha Estate Development22 November 201012 January 2015
SLFPBasil RajapaksaMinister of Economic Development23 April 201012 January 2015
SLFPChamal RajapaksaMinister of Irrigation and Water Management28 January 200723 April 2010
UNP (D)Keheliya RambukwellaMinister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Mass Media and Information23 April 201012 January 2015
NHPChampika RanawakaMinister of Power and Energy20102013
Minister of Technology, Research and Atomic Energy28 January 2013
SLFPC. B. RathnayakeMinister of Livestock Development28 January 2007
Minister of Sport23 April 201022 November 2010
Minister of Private Transport Services22 November 201012 January 2015
SLFPMahinda SamarasingheMinister of Disaster Management and Human Rights28 January 2007
Minister of Plantation Industries23 April 201012 January 2015
SLFPMangala SamaraweeraMinister of Foreign Affairs23 November 2005
Minister of Ports and Aviation23 November 200528 January 2007
UNP (D)Rajitha SenaratneMinister of Construction and Engineering Services28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development23 April 20102014
SLFPAthauda SeneviratneMinister of Labour Relations and Foreign Employment23 November 200528 January 2007
Minister of Labour Relations and Manpower28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Justice23 April 201022 November 2010
Senior Minister of Rural Affairs22 November 201012 January 2015
SLFPJohn SeneviratneMinister of Power and Energy23 November 200523 April 2010
Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs23 April 201012 January 2015
UNP (D)Lakshman SenewiratneMinister of Productivity Information20102013
Minister of Sugar Industry Development28 January 201312 January 2015
SLFPMervyn SilvaMinister of Public Relations and Public Affairs22 November 201012 January 2015
SLFPMaithripala SirisenaMinister of Agriculture, Environment, Irrigation and Mahaweli Development23 November 200528 January 2007
Minister of Agricultural Development and Agrarian Services28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Health23 April 201021 November 2014
SLFPRanjith SiyambalapitiyaMinister of Telecommunications and Information Technology22 November 201012 January 2015
SLFPGamini Vijith Vijithamuni SoysaMinister of Wildlife Conservation28 January 201312 January 2015
SLFPJanaka Bandara TennakoonMinister of Local Government and Provincial Councils23 November 200523 April 2010
Minister of Land and Land Development23 April 201012 January 2015
SLFPDayasritha ThisseraMinister of State Resources and Enterprise Development22 November 201012 January 2015
CWCArumugam ThondamanMinister of Youth Empowerment and Socio Economic Development28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Livestock and Rural Community Development23 April 201012 January 2015
LSSPTissa VitharanaMinister of Science and Technology23 November 20052010
Minister of Technology and Research23 April 201022 November 2010
Senior Minister of Scientific Affairs22 November 201012 January 2015
SLFPPavithra Devi WanniarachchiMinister of Youth Affairs28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of National Heritage and Cultural Affairs23 April 201022 November 2010
Minister of Technology and Research22 November 201028 January 2013
Minister of Power and Energy28 January 201312 January 2015
SLFPW. A. Wiswa WarnapalaMinister of Higher Education28 January 200722 November 2010
SLFPGunaratna WeerakoonMinister of Resettlement22 November 201012 January 2015
NFFWimal WeerawansaMinister of Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities23 April 201012 January 2015
SLFPKumara WelgamaMinister of Industrial Development28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Transport23 April 201012 January 2015
SLFPRatnasiri WickremanayakePrime Minister19 November 200521 April 2010
Minister of Disaster Management23 November 200528 January 2007
Minister of Internal Administration28 January 200723 April 2010
Minister of Public Management Reform23 April 201022 November 2010
Senior Minister of Good Governance and Infrastructure22 November 201012 January 2015
SLFPMahinda WijesekaraMinister of Special Projects28 January 200723 April 2010
SLFPAnura Priyadharshana YapaMinister of Mass Media and Information22 November 200523 April 2010
Minister of Environment23 April 201028 January 2013
Minister of Petroleum Industries28 January 201312 January 2015

Deputy ministers, non-cabinet ministers and project ministers

Party Minister Office Took office Left office
SLFPRohitha AbeygunawardenaNon-Cabinet Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Posts and Telecommunication23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Ports and Aviation2010
Deputy Minister of Ports and Highways20102010
Project Minister of Ports and Highways2013
UNP (D)Lakshman Yapa AbeywardenaDeputy Minister of Economic Development20102013
SLFPMahinda Yapa AbeywardenaNon-Cabinet Minister of Cultural and National Heritage23 November 2005
SLFPLasantha AlagiyawannaDeputy Minister of Transport23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities2010
SLFPMahindananda AluthgamageDeputy Minister of Power23 November 20052010
Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs20102010
SLFPMahinda AmaraweeraNon-Cabinet Minister of New Railroad Development23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Urban Development and Water Supply23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Health20102010
ACMCAmeer AliNon-Cabinet Minister of Disaster Relief Services23 November 2005
SLFPSarath AmunugamaDeputy Minister of Finance and Planning20102010
2012
ACMCRisad BadhiutheenNon-Cabinet Minister of Resettlement23 November 2005
SLFPJagath BalasuriyaDeputy Minister of Labour & Productivity Improvement20102010
UNP (D)Indika BandaranaikeDeputy Minister of Local Government and Provincial Councils2010
SLFPPandu BandaranaikeDeputy Minister of Environment and Irrigation23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Indigenous Medicine2010
SLFPBandula BasnayakeNon-Cabinet Minister for Promotion of Botanical and Zoological Gardens23 November 2005
ACMCHussein Ahamed BhailaDeputy Minister of Plan Implementation23 November 2005
UNP (D)A. R. M. Abdul CaderDeputy Minister of Environment20102013
Deputy Minister of Environment & Renewable Energy2013
SLFPS. M. ChandrasenaNon-Cabinet Minister of Agrarian Services and Development of Farmer Communities23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management20102010
Deputy Minister of Agrarian Services and Wildlife20122013
Deputy Minister of Economic Development2013
SLFPReginald CoorayDeputy Minister of Justice20102010
SLFPWijaya DahanayakaDeputy Minister for Public Administration2010
SLFPD. M. DassanayakeDeputy Minister of Nation Building and Development23 November 2005
SLMCBasheer Segu DawoodDeputy Minister of Co-operatives and Internal Trade20102013
NUWPalani DigambaranDeputy Minister of National Languages and Social Integration20142014
SLFPDuminda DissanayakeDeputy Minister of Ports and Aviation201023 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Posts and Telecommunication20102010
Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs and Skills Development20102013
SLFPLalith DissanayakeDeputy Minister of Technology and Research20102010
Deputy Minister of Health2010
NFFP. Weerakumara DissanayakeDeputy Minister of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development2010
SLFPRohana DissanayakeDeputy Minister of Finance and Planning23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Transport2010
SLFPSalinda DissanayakeNon-Cabinet Minister of Coconut Development23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Science and Technology23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Plantation and Industries20102010
UNP (D)Nandimithra EkanayakeDeputy Minister of Higher Education20102014
SLFPT. B. EkanayakeNon-Cabinet Minister of Road Development23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Public Administration23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Education20102010
UNP (D)W. B. EkanayakeDeputy Minister of Disaster Management20102010
Deputy Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management2010
SLFPMilroy FernandoNon-Cabinet Minister of Plantation Industries23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Rural Economic Development23 November 2005
CPSLChandrasiri GajadeeraNon-Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Fisheries Housing Development23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning20102010
SLFPSiripala GamalathDeputy Minister of Consumer Services and Agricultural Marketing Development23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Lands and Land Development2010
DPFPraba GanesanDeputy Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technology2014
UNP (D)Mohan Lal GreroDeputy Minister of Education2013
SLFPSarath Kumara GunaratnaDeputy Minister of State Resources and Enterprise Development20102013
Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development2013
UNP (D)Earl GunasekaraDeputy Minister of Plantation and Industries2010
SLFPHemal GunasekaraDeputy Minister of Cooperative and Internal Trade2013
PUFGitanjana GunawardenaDeputy Minister of External Affairs20102010
Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning20102012
Deputy Minister of Civil Aviation2012
SLFPM. K. D. S. GunawardenaDeputy Minister of Buddhasasana and Religious Affairs20102014
SLFPSarana GunawardenaDeputy Minister of Petroleum Industries2010
SLFPJayarathna HerathDeputy Minister of Healthcare and Nutrition23 November 20052013
Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce20102013
ACMCM. L. Alim Mohammad HisbullahDeputy Minister of Child Development and Women's Affairs20102013
Deputy Minister of Economic Development2013
NCAnver IsmailNon-Cabinet Minister of Irrigation23 November 2005
SLFPPremalal JayasekaraDeputy Minister of Rural Industries and Self-employment Promotion23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Power and Energy2010
SLFPSanath JayasuriyaDeputy Minister of Postal Services2013
SLFPTissa KaralliyaddeNon-Cabinet Minister of Indigenous Medicine23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs23 November 2005
SLFPNirmala KotalawalaDeputy Minister of Education23 November 20052010
Deputy Minister of Highways20102010
Deputy Minister of Ports and Highways20102013
Project Minister of Ports and Highways2013
SLFPJeewan KumaranatungaNon-Cabinet Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs23 November 2005
SLFPM. N. Abdul MajeedNon-Cabinet Minister of Co-operatives and Co-operative Development23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government23 November 2005
SLFPH. R. MithrapalaDeputy Minister of Trade & Commerce23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Livestock Development2010
SLFPV. MuralitharanDeputy Minister of Resettlement2010
SLFPFaiszer MusthaphaDeputy Minister of Environment20102010
Deputy Minister of Technology and Research20102013
Deputy Minister of Investment Promotion20132014
SLFPNishantha MuthuhettigamaDeputy Minister of Minor Export Crop Promotion2013
SLFPSarath Chandrasiri MuthukumaranaDeputy Minister of Rehabilitation & Prison Reforms2013
LSSPY. G. PadmasiriDeputy Minister of Agriculture2013
SLFPDilan PereraDeputy Minister of Justice and Law Reforms23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Constitutional Affairs and National Integration23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs2010
SLFPFelix PereraNon-Cabinet Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources23 November 2005
SLFPLakshman Wasantha PereraDeputy Minister of Industry and Commerce2013
UNP (D)Neomal PereraDeputy Minister of Co-operatives and Internal Trade20102010
Deputy Minister of External Affairs2010
SLFPVictor Anthony PereraDeputy Minister of Coconut Development and Janatha Estate Development2013
UNP (D)Susantha PunchinilameDeputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development20102013
Deputy Minister of Economic Development2013
SLFPA. P. Jagath PushpakumaraNon-Cabinet Minister of Rural Livelihood Development23 November 20052010
Deputy Minister of Social Services and Social Welfare23 November 20052010
Deputy Minister of Agriculture20102010
UCPFVelusami RadhakrishnanDeputy Minister of Botanical Gardens and Public Recreation20142014
SLFPChamal RajapaksaNon-Cabinet Minister of Agricultural Development23 November 2005
SLFPNirupama RajapaksaDeputy Minister of Water Supply and Drainage2010
SLFPWijeyadasa RajapaksheNon-Cabinet Minister for State Banks Development23 November 2005
SLFPJayatissa RanaweeraNon-Cabinet Minister of Textile Industry Development23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Mahaweli Development23 November 2005
SLFPC. B. RathnayakeNon-Cabinet Minister of Estate Infrastructure and Livestock Development23 November 2005
SLFPMervyn SilvaDeputy Minister of Labour23 November 20052010
Deputy Minister of Mass Media and Information20102010
Deputy Minister of Highways20102010
CWCMuthu SivalingamDeputy Minister of Economic Development2010
SLFPRanjith SiyambalapitiyaDeputy Minister of Finance and Planning23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Higher Education23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Economic Development20102010
SLFPSripathi SooriyarachchiNon-Cabinet Minister of Skills Development and Public Enterprise Reforms23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion23 November 2005
SLFPGamini Vijith Vijithamuni SoysaDeputy Minister of Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms20102010
Deputy Minister of Education20102013
UNP (D)C. A. SuriyaarachchiDeputy Minister of Social Services2010
SLFPDayasritha ThisseraDeputy Minister of Ports and Aviation23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Ports and Aviation20102010
SLFPPavithra Devi WanniarachchiNon-Cabinet Minister of Samurdhi and Poverty Alleviation23 November 2005
SLFPW. A. Wiswa WarnapalaNon-Cabinet Minister of Parliamentary Affairs23 November 2005
SLFPGunaratna WeerakoonNon-Cabinet Minister of Regional Development23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of Housing and Construction23 November 2005
Deputy Minister of National Heritage and Cultural Affairs20102010
SLFPSarath WeerasekaraDeputy Minister of Labour and Labour Relations2013
SLFPKumara WelgamaNon-Cabinet Minister of Industrial Development23 November 2005
SLFPRatnasiri WickremanayakeDeputy Minister of Defence23 November 2005
SLFPDuleep WijesekeraDeputy Minister of Disaster Management2010

References

  1. "Most cabinet ministers appointed by a government | Guinness World Records".
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