Jayewardene cabinet

Jayewardene cabinet

10th Cabinet of Sri Lanka
Date formed 23 July 1977
Date dissolved 2 January 1989
People and organizations
Head of government J. R. Jayewardene
Head of state William Gopallawa (1977-78)
J. R. Jayewardene (1978-89)
Member party United National Party
Opposition party Tamil United Liberation Front (1977-83)
Sri Lanka Freedom Party (1983-89)
Opposition leader A. Amirthalingam (1977-83)
Anura Bandaranaike (1983-88)
History
Election(s) 1977, 1982
Outgoing election 1988
Legislature term(s) 8th
Previous Second Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet
Successor Premadasa cabinet

The Jayewardene cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by Prime Minister (later President) J. R. Jayewardene between 1977 and 1989. It was formed in July 1977 after the parliamentary election and it ended in January 1989 when Jayewardene's second limited term ended. The Jayewardene cabinet saw Sri Lanka move from being a parliamentary republic to the current executive presidency in February 1978.

Cabinet members

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Party Minister Office Took office Left office
UNP J. R. Jayewardene Prime Minister 23 July 1977 4 February 1978
President 4 February 1978 2 January 1989
Minister of Defence 23 July 1977
Minister of Planning & Economic Affairs 23 July 1977
Minister of Plan Implementation 23 July 1977
Minister of Higher Education 14 February 1980
UNP Ranjit Atapattu Minister of Health
UNP Lalith Athulathmudali Minister of Trade 23 July 1977
Minister of National Security 1984
UNP Ananda Tissa de Alwis Minister of State 1978
UNP Ronnie de Mel Minister of Finance 23 July 1977
UNP K. W. Devanayakam Minister of Justice 23 July 1977
Minister of Home Affairs 14 February 1980
UNP Gamini Dissanayake Minister of Irrigation, Power & Highways 23 July 1977
UNP A. C. S. Hameed Minister for Foreign Affairs 23 July 1977
UNP Srisena Bandara Herath Minister of Food & Cooperatives 23 July 1977
UNP E. L. B. Hurulle Minister of Cultural Affairs 23 July 1977
UNP Shelton Jayasinghe Minister Post & Telecommunication 23 July 1977
UNP S. de S. Jayasinghe Minister of Fisheries
UNP Montague Jayawickrama Minister of Public Administration & Home Affairs 23 July 1977
UNP M. D. H. Jayewardene Minister of Plantation Industry 23 July 1977
UNP Wimala Kannangara Minister of Shipping, Aviation & Tourism 23 July 1977
UNP Cyril Mathew Minister of Industries & Scientific Affairs 23 July 1977
UNP Wijayapala Mendis Minister of Textile Industries 23 July 1977
UNP M. H. Mohamed Minister of Transport 23 July 1977
UNP Festus Perera Minister of Fisheries 30 October 1977
UNP Vincent Perera Minister of Parliamentary Affairs 23 July 1977
Minister of Sports 23 July 1977 1988
UNP Ranasinghe Premadasa Minister of Local Government, Housing & Construction 23 July 1977
Prime Minister 6 February 1978 2 January 1989
UNP C. Rajadurai Minister of Regional Development 5 April 1979
Minister of Hindu Religious Affairs 14 February 1980
UNP Lionel Senanayake Minister of Agriculture & Lands 23 July 1977
UNP Captain Senivaratne Minister of Labour 23 July 1977
CWC Savumiamoorthy Thondaman Minister of Rural Industrial Development 1978
UNP Ranil Wickremasinghe Minister of Youth Affairs & Employment 5 October 1977
Minister of Education 14 February 1980
UNP Nissanka Wijeyeratne Minister of Education & Higher Education 23 July 1977
Minister of Justice 14 February 1980
UNP D. B. Wijetunga Minister of Information & Broadcasting 23 July 1977
Minister of Post & Telecommunication
Minister of Power & Highways
Minister of Food, Agricultural Development & Research
Minister of Finance

Deputy ministers and district ministers

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Party Minister Office Took office Left office
UNP Sumanadasa Abeywickrema Deputy Minister of Agricultural Development & Research
UNP Lalith Athulathmudali Deputy Minister of Defence 1984
UNP P. M. B. Cyril District Minister for Hambantota
UNP P. Dayaratna District Minister for Ampara 1978
UNP Tyronne Fernando Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
UNP Tudor Gunasekara District Minister for Gampaha
UNP Premaratne Gunasekera Deputy Minister of Public Omnibus Transport
UNP M. Kanagaratnam District Minister for Batticaloa 1978
UNP Mervyn Kularatne Deputy Minister of Defence
UNP Mohamed Maharoof District Minister for Mannar 1978
UNP G. D. Mahinsoma District Minister for Vavuniya 1978
UNP Abdul Razak Munsoor District Minister for Mullaitivu 1978
UNP H. G. P. Nelson District Minister for Trincomalee 1978
UNP Ranganayaki Pathmanathan District Minister for Batticaloa
UNP Shelton Ranarajah Deputy Minister of Justice
UNP Edwin Thilakaratne Deputy Minister of Parliamentary Affairs & Sports
UNP Harshanath Wanigasekera Deputy Minister of Rural Development
UNP U. B. Wijekoon District Minister for Jaffna 1978
UNP V. L. Wijemanne Deputy Minister of State Plantation

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