The second Dissanayake cabinet is the current central government of Sri Lanka led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. It was formed on 18 November 2024 after the parliamentary election.
Cabinet members Articles 42 to 47 of the Constitution govern the appointment of cabinet ministers, non-cabinet ministers and deputy ministers. These articles also outline the assignment of subjects, functions, departments, statutory institutions and public corporations to the ministries. The members of the Cabinet are as follows:
Name Portrait Party Office Electoral District Took office Left office 1 PresidentSri Lanka Minister of Defence Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development Minister of Digital Economy 2 Prime MinisterColombo Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education 3 Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and TourismGampaha 4 Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local GovernmentPuttalam 5 Minister of Justice and National IntegrationColombo 6 Minister of Women and Child AffairsMatara 7 Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and IrrigationKandy 8 Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing National list Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation Minister of Energy 9 Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources National list 10 Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment National list 11 Minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship DevelopmentMatara 12 Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary AffairsKurunegala 13 Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation National list Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development 14 Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural AffairsRatnapura 15 Minister of Health and Mass MediaKalutara Cabinet Spokesperson 16 Minister of Plantation and Community InfrastructureBadulla 17 Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports National list 18 Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative DevelopmentAnuradhapura 19 Minister of Science and TechnologyGampaha 20 Minister of LabourGampaha 21 Minister of Energy National list 22 Minister of EnvironmentKegalle 23 Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply Anuradhapura
Formation of government The National People's Power (NPP), having secured a supermajority with 159 seats, formed the next government of Sri Lanka. The new cabinet of ministers, sworn in on 18 November 2024, comprised 21 members elected in the recent parliamentary election, along with the president, who retained the portfolios of Defence, Finance and Digital Economy. This was carried out in accordance with Articles 42 to 47 of the Constitution. Harini Amarasuriya continued as prime minister, in addition to holding the ministerial portfolio of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education.Appointment of PM, cabinet ministers and assignment of duties: For the appointment of prime minister: For ministerial portfolios retained by the president: For the appointment of ministers: For the assignment of duties, subjects and functions, departments, institutions, statutory boards and public corporations to each ministry: For the new cabinet of ministers sworn in on 18 November: For additional information on ministerial portfolios: For media coverage of the assignment of duties, subjects and functions:
Bimal Rathnayake and Nalinda Jayatissa of the NPP were appointed as Leader of the House and Chief Government Whip, respectively, on 19 November 2024 by the President.Appointments: For Leader of the House: For Chief Government Whip:
Changes On 10 October 2025, a cabinet reshuffle was carried out that included new appointments and changes affecting three cabinet ministers and ten deputy ministers. The number of cabinet members, including the president, increased from 22 to 23. Kumara Jayakody resigned from his post as the minister of energy on 17 April 2026 in order to facilitate an impartial and independent inquiry into controversial coal imports. Anura Karunathilake was appointed the minister of energy on 20 April 2026 in addition to his current ministerial responsibilities.
Deputy ministers Ministers, who assist the cabinet, appointed under article 46(1) of the Constitution.
Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office 1 Deputy Minister of Economic Development 21 November 2024 10 October 2025 Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning 10 October 2025 2 Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock 21 November 2024 3 Deputy Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment 21 November 2024 4 Deputy Minister of Vocational Education 21 November 2024 5 Deputy Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development 21 November 2024 6 Deputy Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs 21 November 2024 7 Deputy Minister of Housing 21 November 2024 10 October 2025 Deputy Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply 10 October 2025 8 Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources 21 November 2024 9 Deputy Minister of Labour 21 November 2024 10 Deputy Minister of Defence 21 November 2024 11 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment 21 November 2024 12 Deputy Minister of Environment 21 November 2024 13 Deputy Minister of National Integrity 21 November 2024 10 October 2025 Deputy Minister of Religious and Cultural Affairs 10 October 2025 14 Deputy Minister of Digital Economy 21 November 2024 15 Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs 21 November 2024 10 October 2025 Deputy Minister of Urban Development 10 October 2025 16 Deputy Minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development 21 November 2024 17 Deputy Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation 21 November 2024 18 Deputy Minister of Women and Child Affairs 21 November 2024 19 Deputy Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government 21 November 2024 20 Deputy Minister of Transport and Highways 21 November 2024 21 Deputy Minister of Health and Mass Media 21 November 2024 10 October 2025 Deputy Minister of Health 10 October 2025 22 Deputy Minister of Co-operative Development 21 November 2024 23 Deputy Minister of Tourism 21 November 2024 24 Deputy Minister of Sports 21 November 2024 25 Deputy Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure 21 November 2024 26 Deputy Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs 21 November 2024 27 Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Education 21 November 2024 Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning 21 November 2024 20 June 2025 Deputy Minister of Land and Irrigation 21 November 2024 10 October 2025 28 Deputy Minister of Land and Irrigation 10 October 2025 29 Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs 10 October 2025 30 Deputy Minister of Economic Development 10 October 2025 31 Deputy Minister of Mass Media 10 October 2025 32 Deputy Minister of Energy 10 October 2025
Appointment of deputy ministers On 21 November 2024, 29 MPs were sworn in as deputy ministers. Anil Jayantha Fernando, the Cabinet Minister for Labour, was assigned the additional role of Deputy Minister for Economic Development alongside his existing responsibilities.Appointment of deputy ministers: For the appointment of deputy ministers: Media coverage of the appointments: Media coverage of the appointments:
Changes Harshana Sooriyapperuma resigned from both his parliamentary seat and his position as Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning on 20 June 2025, to assume duties as Secretary to the Ministry of Finance.
On 10 October 2025, a ministerial reshuffle was carried out that included new appointments and changes affecting three cabinet ministers and ten deputy ministers. The number of deputy ministers, increased from 29 to 32.
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