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.
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.
Cabinet members Ministers appointed under article 43(1) of the constitution. The 19 member cabinet is as follows:
NamePortrait PartyOffice Took office Left office Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna President Minister of Defence Minister of Technology Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Prime Minister Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Public Security and Tourism Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Power and Energy Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Mass Media 9 May 2022 Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Health 9 May 2022 Shehan Semasinghe Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Trade and Samurdhi Development 9 May 2022 Mohan Priyadharshana de Silva Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Water Supply 9 May 2022 Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Transport 9 May 2022 Minister of Industries 9 May 2022 Eelam People's Democratic Party Minister of Fisheries Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Highways 9 May 2022 Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Wildlife and Forest Conservation 9 May 2022 Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Plantation Industry Minister of Education 9 May 2022 Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Labour 9 May 2022 Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Agriculture 9 May 2022 Minister of Irrigation 9 May 2022 Thenuka Vidanagamage Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs 9 May 2022 Ahamed Nazeer Zainulabdeen Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Minister of Environment Ali Sabry Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Finance 9 May 2022 Minister of Justice 9 May 2022 Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Ports and Shipping 9 May 2022
State ministers Ministers appointed under article 44(1) of the constitution. NamePortrait PartyOffice Took office Left office Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Defence 9 May 2022 Rohana Dissanayake Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Provincial Councils and Local Government 9 May 2022 Arundika Fernando Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Plantation Industries 9 May 2022 Tharaka Balasuriya Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Foreign Affairs 9 May 2022 Indika Anuruddha Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Housing 9 May 2022 Sanath Nishantha Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Water Supply 9 May 2022 Siripala Gamalath Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Mahaweli 9 May 2022 Anuradha Jayaratne Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Irrigation 9 May 2022 Sisira Jayakody Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Indigenous Medicine 9 May 2022 Prasanna Ranaweera Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Industries 9 May 2022 D. V. Chanaka Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Tourism 9 May 2022 D. B. Herath Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Livestock 9 May 2022 Kader Masthan Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Rural Economic Crop Cultivation & Promotion 9 May 2022 Ashoka Priyantha Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Trade 9 May 2022 A. Aravind Kumar Samagi Jana Balawegaya Minister of State for Estate Housing and Community Infrastructure 9 May 2022 Geetha Kumarasinghe Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Culture and Performing Arts 9 May 2022 Gunapala Ratnasekara Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Co-operative Services, Marketing Development and Consumer Protection 9 May 2022 Kapila Athukorala Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Minor Export Crop Development 9 May 2022 Gayashan Nawananda Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Health 9 May 2022 Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Transport 9 May 2022 Seetha Arambepola Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Education and Technology 9 May 2022 Vijitha Berugoda Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Ports and Shipping 9 May 2022 Tamil Makkal Viduthalai Pulikal Minister of State for Rural Road Development 9 May 2022 Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Education Services and Reform 20 April 2022 Minister of State for Higher Education 20 April 2022 9 May 2022 Mohamed Muszhaaraff All Ceylon Makkal Congress Minister of State for Textile Industries and Local Apparel Products Promotion 9 May 2022 Sathasivam Viyalendiran Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of State for Youth and Sports 9 May 2022 Notes
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