This is a list of cabinets of Sri Lanka since 1947.
Background
The Executive Council of Ceylon was the Executive Council created in British Ceylon by the British colonial administration on the recommendations of the Colebrooke-Cameron Commission along with the Legislative Council of Ceylon on March 13, 1833.
At its creation the Executive Council was headed by the Governor, along with five members appointed by the Governor. These five members were officials who held the posts of the Colonial Secretary, the Attorney General, the Auditor-General, the Treasurer and the General Officer Commanding, Ceylon. The Council exercised executive power and advised the governor. As a result of the First Manning Reforms three non-officials were elected to the executive council.
With enactment of the new constitution of the Dominion of Ceylon in 1947 the Executive Council was replaced by a National Cabinet.
Cabinets # Cabinet Took office Left office Head of state Head of governmentGoverning party1 D. S. Senanayake cabinet George VI(1947–1952) D. S. SenanayakeUnited National Party 2 Dudley Senanayake cabinet I Elizabeth II(1952–1972) Dudley Senanayake3 Kotelawala cabinet John Kotelawala4 S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike cabinet S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike Sri Lanka Freedom Party 5 Dahanayake cabinet Wijeyananda Dahanayake6 Dudley Senanayake cabinet II Dudley Senanayake United National Party7 Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet I Sirimavo Bandaranaike Sri Lanka Freedom Party8 Dudley Senanayake cabinet III Dudley Senanayake United National Party9 Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet II William Gopallawa(1972–1978) Sirimavo Bandaranaike Sri Lanka Freedom Party10 Jayewardene cabinet I J. R. JayewardeneUnited National Party11 Jayewardene cabinet II J. R. Jayewardene12 Jayewardene cabinet III 13 Jayewardene cabinet IV 14Premadasa cabinet I 1990Ranasinghe Premadasa 15Premadasa cabinet II 1990 16Wijetunga cabinet I Dingiri Banda Wijetunga17Wijetunga cabinet II SLFP led People's Alliance18Kumaratunga cabinet I Chandrika Kumaratunga 19Kumaratunga cabinet II 20Kumaratunga cabinet III UNP led United National Front21Kumaratunga cabinet IV SLFP led United People's Freedom Alliance22M. Rajapaksa cabinet I Mahinda Rajapaksa 23M. Rajapaksa cabinet II 24M. Rajapaksa cabinet III 25M. Rajapaksa cabinet IV 26Sirisena cabinet I Maithripala Sirisena UNP led United National Front27Sirisena cabinet II 28Sirisena cabinet III SLFP–SLPP led coalition29Sirisena cabinet IV UNP led United National Front30G. Rajapaksa cabinet I Gotabaya Rajapaksa SLPP led Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance 31G. Rajapaksa cabinet II 32G. Rajapaksa cabinet III 33G. Rajapaksa cabinet IV SLPP–UNP led coalition34Wickremesinghe cabinet Ranil Wickremesinghe35Dissanayake cabinet I Anura Kumara DissanayakeJVP led National People's Power36Dissanayake cabinet II Incumbent
See also
Cabinet of Sri Lanka List of parliaments of Sri Lanka
References