The Jayewardene cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by Prime Minister (later President) J. R. Jayewardene between 1977 and 1989. It was formed in July 1977 after the parliamentary election and it ended in January 1989 when Jayewardene's second limited term ended. The Jayewardene cabinet saw Sri Lanka move from being a parliamentary republic to the current executive presidency in February 1978.
Cabinet members
NamePortraitPartyOfficeTook officeLeft officeRefs United National Party Prime Minister President Minister of Defence Minister of Planning and Economic Affairs Minister of Plan Implementation Minister of Higher Education United National Party Minister of Local Government, Housing and Construction Prime Minister Minister of Highways United National Party Minister of Health United National Party Minister of Trade Minister of Trade and Shipping Minister of National Security United National Party Minister of State United National Party Minister of Finance Minister of Finance and Planning United National Party Minister of Justice Minister of Home Affairs United National Party Minister of Irrigation, Power and Highways Minister of Lands and Land Development Minister of Mahaweli Development United National Party Minister for Foreign Affairs United National Party Minister of Food and Co-operatives United National Party Minister of Cultural Affairs United National Party Minister Posts and Telecommunications United National Party Minister of Fisheries United National Party Minister of Health United National Party Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs Minister of Public Administration Minister of Plantation Industries United National Party Minister of Plantation Industries United National Party Minister of Shipping, Aviation and Tourism Minister of Rural Development United National Party Minister of Social Services United National Party Minister of Finance United National Party Minister of Industries and Scientific Affairs United National Party Minister of Textile Industry Minister of Textile Industries United National Party Minister of Transport United National Party Minister of Fisheries United National Party Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Sports United National Party Minister of Regional Development Minister of Hindu Religious Affairs United National Party Minister of Agriculture and Lands Minister of Agricultural Development and Research United National Party Minister of Labour Ceylon Workers' Congress Minister of Rural Industrial Development United National Party Minister of Youth Affairs and Employment Minister of Education United National Party Minister of Education Minister of Justice United National Party Minister of Information and Broadcasting Minister of Posts and Telecommunications Minister of Power and Energy Minister of Food, Agricultural Development and Research Minister of Finance
Non-cabinet ministers
NamePortraitPartyOfficeTook officeLeft officeRefs United National Party Non-Cabinet Minister of Colombo Group Hospitals United National Party Non-Cabinet Minister of Indigenous Medicine United National Party Non-Cabinet Minister of Coconut Industries United National Party Non-Cabinet Minister of Education Services United National Party Non-Cabinet Minister of Internal Security
Deputy ministers
NamePortraitPartyOfficeTook officeLeft officeRefs United National Party Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Lands Deputy Minister of Power and Energy United National Party Deputy Minister of Fisheries Sumanadasa AbeywickramaUnited National Party Deputy Minister of Agricultural Development and Research United National Party Deputy Minister of Irrigation, Power and Highways Deputy Minister of Lands and Land Development United National Party Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries United National Party Deputy Minister of Trade Deputy Minister of Trade and Shipping United National Party Deputy Minister of Finance United National Party Deputy Minister of Defence United National Party Deputy Minister of Higher Education United National Party Deputy Minister of Health United National Party Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs and Employment United National Party Deputy Minister of Textile Industry Deputy Minister of Textile Industries United National Party Deputy Minister of Cultural Affairs United National Party Deputy Minister of Agricultural Development and Research United National Party Deputy Minister of Public Administration United National Party Deputy Minister of Industries and Scientific Affairs United National Party Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs United National Party Deputy Minister of Public Omnibus Transport Deputy Minister of Health United National Party Deputy Minister of Janatha Estates Development United National Party Deputy Minister of Local Government, Housing and Construction United National Party Deputy Minister of Education United National Party Deputy Minister of Information and Broadcasting Deputy Minister of State United National Party Deputy Minister of Transport United National Party Deputy Minister of Defence United National Party Deputy Minister of Planning and Economic Affairs Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning United National Party Deputy Minister of Shipping, Aviation and Tourism Deputy Minister of Mahaweli Development United National Party Deputy Minister of Finance United National Party Deputy Minister of Labour United National Party Deputy Minister of Posts and Telecommunications United National Party Deputy Minister of Rural Industrial Development United National Party Deputy Minister of Highways United National Party Deputy Minister of Regional Development United National Party Deputy Minister of Food and co-operatives United National Party Deputy Minister of Justice United National Party Deputy Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs Deputy Minister of Home Affairs United National Party Deputy Minister of Education United National Party Deputy Minister of Social Services United National Party Deputy Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Sports United National Party Deputy Minister of Rural Development United National Party Deputy Minister of Plan Implementation United National Party Deputy Minister of Defence United National Party Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs United National Party Deputy Minister of State Plantations 100x100px]] United National Party Deputy Minister of High Education
District ministers
NamePortraitPartyOfficeTook officeLeft officeRefs United National Party District Minister for Monaragala United National Party District Minister for Anuradhapura Keerthisena AbeywickramaUnited National Party District Minister for Matara United National Party District Minister for Ratnapura United National Party District Minister for Badulla United National Party District Minister for Hambantota United National Party District Minister for Ampara United National Party District Minister for Polonnaruwa United National Party District Minister for Kandy United National Party District Minister for Matale United National Party District Minister for Gampaha United National Party District Minister for Nuwara Eliya United National Party District Minister for Kalutara United National Party District Minister for Batticaloa United National Party District Minister for Galle United National Party District Minister for Mannar United National Party District Minister for Vavuniya United National Party District Minister for Colombo United National Party District Minister for Mullaitivu United National Party District Minister for Trincomalee United National Party District Minister for Batticaloa United National Party District Minister for Kurunegala United National Party District Minister for Kegalle United National Party District Minister for Puttalam United National Party District Minister for Jaffna
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