First Dissanayake cabinet

First Anura Kumara Dissanayake cabinet

Cabinet of Sri Lanka
Date formed24 September 2024 (2024-09-24)
Date dissolved18 November 2024 (2024-11-18)
People and organisations
Head of stateAnura Kumara Dissanayake
Head of governmentAnura Kumara Dissanayake
Deputy head of governmentHarini Amarasuriya
Total no. of members3
Member parties  National People's Power
Status in legislatureInterim government
3 / 225 (1%)
Opposition party  Samagi Jana Balawegaya
Opposition leaderSajith Premadasa
History
Election2024 presidential
Outgoing election2024 parliamentary
Legislature term16th
PredecessorWickremesinghe
SuccessorDissanayake II
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Aragalaya
Protesters protest in front of the Presidential Secretariat
Background
Existing political culture
Pre-2022 political instabilty
Economic crisis (2019–present)
Causes
Effects
Political crisis (2022–present)
Opponents & demands
  • Opponents
  • Demands

1. Resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa 2. Accountability for corruption 3. Economic reforms 4. Access to essential services 5. Political reforms 6. Youth participation

Protests
Government overthrow
Elections of 2024
Legacy
Legacy

The first Dissanayake cabinet was a central government of Sri Lanka led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. It was a 3-member interim cabinet formed in September 2024 after the presidential election and ended in November 2024 following the parliamentary election.

Cabinet members

Ministers appointed under article 43(1) of the constitution. The members of the cabinet is as follows:

Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake National People's Power President 23 September 2024 [1]
Minister of Agriculture, Land, Livestock, Irrigation, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources 24 September 2024 [2][3]
Minister of Defence 24 September 2024 [2][3]
Minister of Energy 24 September 2024 [2][3]
Minister of Finance, Economic Development, Policy Formulation, Planning and Tourism 24 September 2024 [2][3]
Harini Amarasuriya National People's Power Prime Minister 24 September 2024 [4]
Minister of Education, Science and Technology 24 September 2024 [2][3]
Minister of Health 24 September 2024 [2][3]
Minister of Justice, Public Administration, Provincial Councils, Local Government and Labour 24 September 2024 [2][3]
Minister of Trade, Commercial, Food Security, Co-operative Development, Industries and Entrepreneur Development 24 September 2024 [2][3]
Minister of Women, Child and Youth Affairs and Sports 24 September 2024 [2][3]
Vijitha Herath National People's Power Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, National Integration, Social Security and Mass Media 24 September 2024 [2][3]
Minister of Environment, Wildlife, Forest Resources, Water Supply, Plantation and Community, and Infrastructure 24 September 2024 [2][3]
Minister of Foreign Affairs 24 September 2024 [2][3]
Minister of Public Security 24 September 2024 [2][3]
Minister of Rural and Urban Development, and Housing and Construction 24 September 2024 [2][3]
Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation 24 September 2024 [2][3]

References

  1. ^ Siriwardana, Ajith (23 September 2024). "Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka's 9th President". Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Siriwardana, Ajith (24 September 2024). "New Cabinet appointed". Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o "New Cabinet : 15 Ministries under President, PM & Minister Vijitha". NewsWire. Colombo Sri Lanka. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
  4. ^ Balasuriya, Darshana Sanjeewa (24 September 2024). "Harini Amarasuriya sworn in as Prime Minister". Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 24 September 2024.