Second Dissanayake cabinet

Second Anura Kumara Dissanayake cabinet
Cabinet of Sri Lanka
Date formed	18 November 2024 (2024-11-18)
People and organisations
Head of state	Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Head of government	Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Deputy head of government	Harini Amarasuriya
Total no. of members	22
Member parties	National People's Power
Status in legislature	Supermajority government 159 / 225 (71%)
Opposition party	Samagi Jana Balawegaya
Opposition leader	Sajith Premadasa
History
Election	2024
Legislature term	17th
Predecessor	Dissanayake I

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.[1]

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:[2]

Name	Portrait	Party		Office	Electoral District[3]	Took office	Left office	^Refs.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake			National People's Power	President	Sri Lanka	23 September 2024[a]		[4][2]
				Minister of Defence		24 September 2024[a]
				Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development		24 September 2024[a]
				Minister of Digital Economy		18 November 2024
Harini Amarasuriya			National People's Power	Prime Minister	Colombo	24 September 2024[a]
				Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education		24 September 2024[a]
Vijitha Herath			National People's Power	Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Emmployment and Tourism	Gampaha	24 September 2024[a]
Chandana Abayarathna			National People's Power	Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government	Puttalam	18 November 2024
Harshana Nanayakkara			National People's Power	Minister of Justice and National Integration	Colombo	18 November 2024
Saroja Savithri Paulraj			National People's Power	Minister of Women and Child Affairs	Matara	18 November 2024
K. D. Lalkantha			National People's Power	Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation	Kandy	18 November 2024
Anura Karunathilake			National People's Power	Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing	[b]	18 November 2024
Ramalingam Chandrasekar			National People's Power	Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources	[b]	18 November 2024
Upali Pannilage			National People's Power	Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment	[b]	18 November 2024
Sunil Handunnetti			National People's Power	Minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development	Matara	18 November 2024
Ananda Wijepala			National People's Power	Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs	Kurunegala	18 November 2024
Bimal Rathnayake			National People's Power	Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation	[b]	18 November 2024
Hiniduma Sunil Senevi			National People's Power	Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs	Ratnapura	18 November 2024
Nalinda Jayatissa			National People's Power	Minister of Health and Mass Media	Kalutara	18 November 2024
				Cabinet Spokesperson[6]		19 November 2024[a]
Samantha Vidyaratna			National People's Power	Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure	Badulla	18 November 2024
Sunil Kumara Gamage			National People's Power	Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports	[b]	18 November 2024
Wasantha Samarasinghe			National People's Power	Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development	Badulla	18 November 2024
Krishantha Abeysena			National People's Power	Minister of Science and Technology	Gampaha	18 November 2024
Anil Jayantha			National People's Power	Minister of Labour	Gampaha	18 November 2024
Kumara Jayakody			National People's Power	Minister of Energy	[b]	18 November 2024
Dammika Patabendi			National People's Power	Minister of Environment	Kegalle	18 November 2024

Deputy ministers

Ministers, who assist the cabinet, appointed under article 46(1) of the Constitution.[7]

Name	Portrait	Party		Office	Took office	Left office	^Refs.
Anil Jayantha			National People's Power	Deputy Minister of Economic Development	21 November 2024		[7]
M. D. Namal Karunaratne			National People's Power	Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock	21 November 2024
Wasantha Piyathissa			National People's Power	Deputy Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment	21 November 2024
Nalin Hewage			National People's Power	Deputy Minister of Vocational Education	21 November 2024
R. M. Jayawardena			National People's Power	Deputy Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development	21 November 2024
Gamagedara Dissanayake			National People's Power	Deputy Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs	21 November 2024
T. B. Sarath			National People's Power	Deputy Minister of Housing	21 November 2024
Rathna Gamage			National People's Power	Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources	21 November 2024
Mahinda Jayasinghe			National People's Power	Deputy Minister of Labour	21 November 2024
Aruna Jayasekara			National People's Power	Deputy Minister of Defence	21 November 2024
Arun Hemachandra			National People's Power	Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment	21 November 2024
Anton Jayakody			National People's Power	Deputy Minister of Environment	21 November 2024
Muneer Mulaffer			National People's Power	Deputy Minister of National Integrity	21 November 2024
Eranga Weeraratne			National People's Power	Deputy Minister of Digital Economy	21 November 2024
Eranga Gunasekara			National People's Power	Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs	21 November 2024
Chathuranga Abeysinghe			National People's Power	Deputy Minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development	21 November 2024
Janitha Kodithuwakku			National People's Power	Deputy Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation	21 November 2024
Namal Sudarshana			National People's Power	Deputy Minister of Women and Child Affairs	21 November 2024
Ruwan Senarath			National People's Power	Deputy Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government	21 November 2024
Prasanna Gunasena			National People's Power	Deputy Minister of Transport and Highways	21 November 2024
Hansaka Wijemuni			National People's Power	Deputy Minister of Health and Mass Media	21 November 2024
Upali Samarasinghe			National People's Power	Deputy Minister of Co-operative Development	21 November 2024
Ruwan Ranasinghe			National People's Power	Deputy Minister of Tourism	21 November 2024
Sugath Thilakaratne			National People's Power	Deputy Minister of Sports	21 November 2024
S. Pradeep			National People's Power	Deputy Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure	21 November 2024
Sunil Watagala			National People's Power	Deputy Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs	21 November 2024
Madhura Senevirathna			National People's Power	Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Education	21 November 2024
Harshana Sooriyapperuma			National People's Power	Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning	21 November 2024
Susil Ranasinghe			National People's Power	Deputy Minister of Land and Irrigation	21 November 2024

Notes

1. Continuation of same office held in previous cabinet.
2. Nominated via National List.[5]

References

1. "New Cabinet on Monday: What we know so far". Newswire. 17 November 2024. Archived from the original on 17 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
2. Appointment of PM, cabinet ministers and assignment of duties:
   • For the appointment of prime minister: "The Gazette Extraordinary, No.2411/08 of 2024.11.18 – Appointments & C., by the Presidents, No.999/6 of 2024" (PDF). Secretary to the President. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
   • For ministerial portfolios retained by the president: "The Gazette Extraordinary, No.2411/09 of 2024.11.18 – Government Notifications" (PDF). Secretary to the President. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
   • For the appointment of ministers: "The Gazette Extraordinary, No.2411/10 of 2024.11.18 – Appointments & C., by the Presidents, No.999/7 of 2024" (PDF). Secretary to the President. 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
   • For the assignment of duties, subjects and functions, departments, institutions, statutory boards and public corporations to each ministry: "The Gazette Extraordinary, No. 2412/08 of 2024.11.25 – Government Notifications" (PDF). President of Sri Lanka. 25 November 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
   • For the new cabinet of ministers sworn in on 18 November: "Sri Lanka's new Cabinet of Ministers sworn in". Ada Derana. 18 November 2024. Archived from the original on 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
   • For additional information on ministerial portfolios: "President retains Defence, Finance and Digital Economy Ministries". Daily Mirror. 18 November 2024. Archived from the original on 18 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
   • For media coverage of the assignment of duties, subjects and functions: "Subjects and functions of new govt's ministries gazetted". Ada Derana. 26 November 2024. Archived from the original on 26 November 2024. Retrieved 26 November 2024.
3. "List of candidates and preferential votes in Sri Lanka 2024 election". EconomyNext. 15 November 2024. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
4. Siriwardana, Ajith (23 September 2024). "Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka's 9th President". Daily Mirror. Archived from the original on 24 September 2024. Retrieved 2 December 2024.
5. "NPP reveals its 18 National List MPs". www.adaderana.lk. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
6. "Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa appointed as Cabinet Media Spokesperson". NEWSWIRE. 19 November 2024. Retrieved 19 November 2024.
7. Appointment of deputy ministers:
   • For the appointment of deputy ministers: "The Gazette Extraordinary, No. 2412/13 of 2024.11.28 – Appointments & C., by the Presidents, No. 999/10 of 2024" (PDF). Secretary to the President. 28 November 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 30 November 2024. Retrieved 30 November 2024.
   • Media coverage of the appointments: "Deputy Ministers Officially Sworn In". Presidential Secretariat. 21 November 2024. Archived from the original on 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
   • Media coverage of the appointments: "Olympic Athlete Sugath Thilakaratne among 29 Deputy Ministers". Daily Mirror. 21 November 2024. Archived from the original on 23 November 2024. Retrieved 23 November 2024.