The Wickremesinghe cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Ranil Wickremesinghe. It was formed in July 2022, following the resignation of Wickremesinghe's predecessor, Gotabaya Rajapaksa. It ended in September 2024 following Wickremesinghe's defeat at the 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election.
Cabinet members Ministers appointed under article 43(1) of the constitution. The members of the cabinet is as follows:
NamePortraitPartyOfficeTook officeLeft officeUnited National PartyPresident of Sri Lanka23 September 2024Minister of FinanceMinister of DefenceMinister of Women, Child Affairs and Social EmpowermentMinister of TechnologySri Lanka Podujana PeramunaPrime Minister23 September 2024Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local GovernmentSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Urban Development and Housing 24 September 2024Sri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Power and EnergySri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of EducationSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Health and Water SupplyMinister of EnvironmentSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional ReformsUnited National PartyMinister of Tourism and LandsMinister of Sports and Youth AffairsSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of AgricultureMinister of Agriculture and Plantation Industries24 September 2024Minister of Wildlife and Forest ConservationEelam People's Democratic PartyMinister of Fisheries24 September 2024United National PartyMinister of Labour and Foreign EmploymentSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Transport and Highways24 September 2024Minister of Mass MediaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Plantation Industries24 September 2024Minister of IndustriesMinister of HealthSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs24 September 2024Sri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security24 September 2024Sri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Public Security24 September 2024Ahamed Nazeer ZainulabdeenSri Lanka Muslim CongressMinister of EnvironmentSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Sports and Youth AffairsMinister of IrrigationAli SabrySri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Foreign Affairs24 September 2024Nimal Siripala de SilvaSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation24 September 2024Sri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation24 September 2024Minister of IrrigationJeevan Thondaman Ceylon Workers' CongressMinister of Water Supply and Estate Infrastructure Development24 September 2024
State ministers Ministers appointed under article 44(1) of the constitution. NamePortraitPartyOfficeTook officeLeft office Sri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Finance24 September 2024Jagath PushpakumaraSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Foreign Employment Promotion24 September 2024Lasantha AlagiyawannaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Transport24 September 2024Sri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Provincial Councils and Local Government24 September 2024Minister of State for EnvironmentMohan Priyadarshana De SilvaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for AgricultureRohana DissanayakeSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs24 September 2024Indika AnuruddhaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Power and EnergySri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Plantation Industries24 September 2024Minister of State for Mahaweli DevelopmentSanath Nishantha✝Sri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Water SupplyDilum AmunugamaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Investment Promotion24 September 2024Vijitha BerugodaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Piriven Education24 September 2024Siripala GamlathSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for HighwaysShantha BandaraSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Mass Media24 September 2024Kanaka HerathSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Technology24 September 2024Shehan SemasingheSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Finance24 September 2024Thenuka VidanagamageSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Economic Development and HousingPramitha Bandara TennakoonSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Defence24 September 2024Arundika FernandoSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Urban Development and Housing24 September 2024Tharaka BalasuriyaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Foreign Affairs24 September 2024Sri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Irrigation10 September 2024Minister of State for Water Resources ManagementSathasivam ViyalanderanSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Trade24 September 2024Sisira JayakodySri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Indigenous Medicine24 September 2024Piyal Nishantha de SilvaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Fisheries24 September 2024Prasanna RanaweeraSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Small and Medium-Scale Enterprise Development10 September 2024D. B. HerathSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Livestock Development24 September 2024Anuradha JayaratneSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Justice and Prisons Reforms24 September 2024Seetha ArambepolaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Health24 September 2024D. V. ChanakaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Conservation of Wildlife and Forest Reserves10 September 2024Kader MasthanSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Rural Economy24 September 2024Ashoka PriyanthaSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Home Affairs24 September 2024Aravindh KumarUp-Country People's FrontMinister of State for Education24 September 2024Geetha KumarasingheSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Women and Child Affairs10 September 2024Sivanesathurai ChandrakanthanTamil Makkal Viduthalai PulikalMinister of State for Rural Road Development24 September 2024Suren RaghavanSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Higher Education24 September 2024Diana GamageSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for TourismChamara Sampath DassanayakeSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Primary Industries24 September 2024Anupa PasqualSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Social Empowerment24 September 2024Premalal JayasekaraSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaMinister of State for Ports and Aviation ✝ Died in office.
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