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The Cabinet of Sri Lanka is the council of cabinet ministers , responsible to parliament. Cabinet ministers are appointed by the President under the advice of the Prime Minister and serve at his pleasure. Officially the prime minister is the head of the cabinet, but the cabinet is chaired by the president and he is the de facto head of the cabinet. The Cabinet meets several times a week to discuss vital issues. Outside of the cabinet there are a number of junior ministers; these include non-cabinet ministers and deputy ministers reporting directly to a senior minister. The current cabinet of President Mahinda Rajapaksa consists of 9 Senior Ministers, 49 Cabinet Ministers & 31 Deputy Ministers.[1] Former cabinet, also known as the "Jumbo Cabinet," holding a world record for the largest cabinet, was dissolved in February 2010, and a new cabinet appointed on 23 April 2010.
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| Ministry | Office | Incumbent | Image | in Office since |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ministry of Defence Ministry of Finance and Planning Ministry of Ports and Aviation and Ministry of Highways and Road Development |
Minister of Defence Minister of Finance and Planning Minister of Ports and Aviation and Minister of Highways and Road Development |
President Mahinda Rajapaksa |
19 November 2005 | |
| Ministry of Buddhasasana and Religious Affairs | Minister of Buddhasasana and Religious Affairs | Prime Minister Disanayaka Jayaratne |
21 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Public Management Reforms | Minister of Public Management Reforms | Ratnasiri Wickremanayake | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Irrigation & Water Resources Management | Minister of Irrigation & Water Resources Management | Nimal De Silva | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Disaster Management | Minister of Disaster Management | Abdul Fowzie | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Health | Minister of Health | Maithripala Sirisena | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Petroleum Industries | Minister of Petroleum Industries | Susil Premajayantha | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Water Supply & Drainage | Minister of Water Supply & Drainage | Dinesh Gunawardena | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Traditional Industries & Small Enterprise Development | Minister of Traditional Industries & Small Enterprise Development | Douglas Devananda | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Local Government & Provincial Councils | Minister of Local Government & Provincial Councils | Ahamed Athaullah | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Rehabilitation & Prison Reforms | Minister of Rehabilitation & Prison Reforms | Don Gunasekera | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Industry & Commerce | Minister of Industry & Commerce | Risad Badhiutheen | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Housing & Construction Industry | Minister of Housing & Construction Industry | Wimal Weerawansa | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Power and Energy | Minister of Power and Energy | Champika Ranawaka | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Economic Development | Minister of Economic Development | Basil Rajapaksa | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of State Resources & Enterprise Development | Minister of State Resources & Enterprise Development | Petikirige Dayaratne | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of External Affairs | Minister of External Affairs | Gamini Lakshman Peiris | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Public Administration & Home Affairs | Minister of Public Administration & Home Affairs | John Senewiratne | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs | Minister of Parliamentary Affairs | Sumedha Jayasena | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Resettlement | Minister of Resettlement | Milroy Fernando | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Post & Telecommunication | Minister of Post & Telecommunication | Jeewan Kumaranatunga | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of National Heritage & Cultural Affairs | Minister of National Heritage & Cultural Affairs | Pavithra Wanniarachchi | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Environment | Minister of Environment | Anura Priyadarshana Yapa | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Child Development & Women's Affairs | Minister of Child Development & Women's Affairs | Tissa Karalliyadde | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Justice and Law Reforms | Minister of Justice and Law Reform | Athauda Seneviratne | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Labour Relations & Productivity Improvement | Minister of Labour Relations & Productivity Improvement | Gamini Lokuge | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Education | Minister of Education | Bandula Gunawardane | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Plantation | Minister of Plantation | Mahinda Samarasinghe | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Fisheries | Minister of Fisheries | Rajitha Senaratne | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Indigenous Medicine | Minister of Indigenous Medicine | Piyasena Gamage | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of National Languages & Social Integration | Minister of National Languages & Social Integration | Seneviratne Nawinne | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Lands & Land Development | Minister of Lands & Land Development | Janaka Tennakoon | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Social Services | Minister of Social Services | Felix Perera | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Sports | Minister of Sports | Chandrasiri Rathnayake | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Agriculture | Minister of Agriculture | Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Transport | Minister of Transport | Kumara Welgama | 23 April 2010 | |
| Minister of Youth Affairs | Minister of Youth Affairs | Dullas Alahapperuma | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Co-operatives & Internal Trade | Minister of Co-operatives & Internal Trade | Johnston Fernando | 23 April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Mass Media and Communication | Minister of Mass Media and Communication | Keheliya Rambukwella | April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Livestock and Rural Community Development | Minister of Livestock and Rural Community Development | Arumugam Thondaman | April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Technology and Research | Minister of Technology and Research | Tissa Vitharana | April 2010 | |
| Ministry of Higher Education | Minister of Higher Education | S. B. Dissanayake | April 2010 |
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