Kumaratunga cabinet

Kumaratunga cabinet

13th Cabinet of Sri Lanka
Date formed 12 November 1994
Date dissolved 19 November 2005
People and organizations
Head of government Chandrika Kumaratunga
Deputy head of government Sirimavo Bandaranaike
(1994-2000)
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
(2000-2001)
Ranil Wickremesinghe
(2001-2004)
Mahinda Rajapaksa
(2004-2005)
Head of state Chandrika Kumaratunga
Member party People's Alliance
(1994-2001)
United National Party
(2001-2004)
United People's Freedom Alliance
(2004-2005)
Opposition party United National Party
(1994-2001, 2004-2005)
People's Alliance
(2001-2004)
Opposition leader Ranil Wickremesinghe
(1994-2000)
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
(2001-2002)
Mahinda Rajapaksa
(2002-2004)
History
Election(s) 1994, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004,
Legislature term(s) 10th, 11th , 12th
Previous Wijetunga cabinet
Successor Rajapaksa cabinet

The Kumaratunga cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Chandrika Kumaratunga between 1994 and 2005. It was formed in November 1994 after the presidential election and it ended in November 2005 when Kumaratunga's second limited term ended. The Kumaratunga cabinet saw the second Cohabitation government of Sri Lanka when the United National Party won the 2001 general election

Cabinet members (United People's Freedom Alliance Government)

Party Minister Office Took office Left office
SLFP Kumaratunga, ChandrikaChandrika Kumaratunga President 12 November 1994 19 November 2005
Minister of Defence 12 November 1994 19 November 2005
SLFP Rajapaksa, MahindaMahinda Rajapaksa Prime Minister 6 April 2004 19 November 2005
Minister of Highways 10 April 2004 19 November 2005
SLFP Bandaranaike, AnuraAnura Bandaranaike Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment Promotion 10 April 2004 19 November 2005
SLFP Jayaratne, D. M.D. M. Jayaratne Minister of Post and Telecommunications and Udarata Development 10 April 2004 19 November 2005
SLFP Dodangoda, AmarasiriAmarasiri Dodangoda Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs 10 April 2004 19 November 2005
SLFP de Silva, Nimal SiripalaNimal Siripala de Silva Minister of Healthcare, Nutrition and Uva-Wellassa Development 10 April 2004 19 November 2005
SLFP Samaraweera, MangalaMangala Samaraweera Minister of Ports and Aviation 10 April 2004 19 November 2005
SLFP Fowzie, A. H. M.A. H. M. Fowzie Minister of Environment and Natural Resources 10 April 2004 19 November 2005
SLFP Kadirgamar, LakshmanLakshman Kadirgamar Minister of Foreign Affairs 10 April 2004 12 August 2005
SLFP Fernandopulle, JeyarajJeyaraj Fernandopulle Minister of Trade, Commerce and Consumer Affairs 10 April 2004 19 November 2005
SLFP Sirisena, MaithripalaMaithripala Sirisena Minister of River Basin Development and Rajarata Development 10 April 2004 19 November 2005
SLFP Seneviratne, JohnJohn Seneviratne Minister of Justice and Judicial Reforms 10 April 2004 19 November 2005
SLFP Jayasena, Sumedha G.Sumedha G. Jayasena Minister of Women’s Empowerment and Social Welfare 10 April 2004 19 November 2005
SLFP Sarath Amunugama Minister of Finance 10 April 2004 19 November 2005
SLFP Fernando, MilroyMilroy Fernando Minister of Christian and Parliamentary Affairs 10 April 2004 19 November 2005
SLFP Kumaranatunga, JeewanJeewan Kumaranatunga Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs 10 April 2004 19 November 2005
SLFP Wanniarachchi, Pavithra Devi Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi Minister of Samurdhi and Poverty Alleviation 10 April 2004 19 November 2005
SLFP Cooray, ReginaldReginald Cooray Minister of Information and Media 10 April 2004 19 November 2005
SLFP Yapa, Anura PriyadharshanaAnura Priyadharshana Yapa Minister of Plantation Industries 10 April 2004 19 November 2005
SLFP Karalliyadda, TissaTissa Karalliyadda Minister of Indigenous Medicine 10 April 2004 19 November 2005
PUF Gunawardena, DineshDinesh Gunawardena Minister of Urban Development and Water Supply 10 April 2004 19 November 2005
EPDP Devananda, DouglasDouglas Devananda Minister of Agricultural Marketing Development, Hindu Affairs and Tamil Language Schools and Vocational Training (North) 10 April 2004 19 November 2005
SLFP Ashraff, FerialFerial Ashraff Minister of Housing and Construction Industry, Eastern Province Education and Irrigation Development 10 April 2004 19 November 2005
SLFP Premajayanth, SusilSusil Premajayanth Minister of Power and Energy 10 April 2004 19 November 2005
SLFP Seneviratne, AthaudaAthauda Seneviratne Minister of Labour Relations and Foreign Employment 10 April 2004 19 November 2005
SLFP Nawinne, S. B.S. B. Nawinne Minister of Regional Infrastructure Development 10 April 2004 19 November 2005
SLFP Gamage, PiyasenaPiyasena Gamage Minister of Skills Development, Vocational and Technical Education 10 April 2004 19 November 2005
SLFP Tennakoon, Janaka BandaraJanaka Bandara Tennakoon Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government 10 April 2004 19 November 2005
SLFP Perera, FelixFelix Perera Minister of Transport 10 April 2004 19 November 2005
SLFP Rathnayake, C. B.C. B. Rathnayake Minister of Estate Community Infrastructure 10 April 2004 19 November 2005
NC Athaullah, A. L. M.A. L. M. Athaullah Minister of Infrastructure Development in the Eastern Province 10 April 2004 19 November 2005
LESP Vitharana, TissaTissa Vitharana Minister of Science and Technology 10 April 2004 19 November 2005

Cabinet members (United National Party Government)

Party Minister Office Took office Left office
SLFP Kumaratunga, ChandrikaChandrika Kumaratunga President 12 November 1994 19 November 2005
Minister of Defence 12 November 1994 19 November 2005
UNP Wickremesinghe, RanilRanil Wickremesinghe Prime Minister

Cabinet members (People's Alliance Government)

Party Minister Office Took office Left office
SLFP Chandrika Kumaratunga President 12 November 1994 19 November 2005
Minister of Defence 12 November 1994 19 November 2005
SLFP Bandaranaike, SirimavoSirimavo Bandaranaike Prime Minister
SLFP Wickremanayake, RatnasiriRatnasiri Wickremanayake Prime Minister
Minister of Buddha Sasana, Cultural and Religious Affairs and Plantation Industries
SLFP Sarath Amunugama Minister of Education and Higher Education
SLFP Ferial Ashraff Minister of Development, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of the East, Rural Housing Development and Women Affairs
EPDP Douglas Devananda Minister of Development, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of the North and North East Tamil Affairs
SLFP de Mel, RonnieRonnie de Mel Minister of Trade, Industrial Development and Rural Industries
SLFP de Silva, Nimal SiripalaNimal Siripala de Silva Minister of Health, Indigenous Medicine and Social Services
SLFP Dodangoda, AmarasiriAmarasiri Dodangoda Minister of Human Resource Development, Technical and Vocational Education
SLFP Fowzie, A. H. M.A. H. M. Fowzie Minister of Highways and Muslim Religious Affairs
PUF Dinesh Gunawardena Minister of Transport and Environment Protection
PUF Indika Gunawardena Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
SLFP Jayaratne, D. M.D. M. Jayaratne Minister of Agriculture, Forestry, Food and Cooperative Development
SLFP Kadirgamar, LakshmanLakshman Kadirgamar Minister of Foreign Affairs
SLFP Pathirana, RichardRichard Pathirana Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Council, Local Government and Southern Development
SLFP Rajapakse, MahindaMahinda Rajapakse Minister of Ports, Shipping and Fisheries
SLFP Ratwatte, AnuruddhaAnuruddha Ratwatte Minister of Lands, Irrigation and Power
SLFP Samaraweera , MangalaMangala Samaraweera Minister of Urban Development, Public Utilities, Housing and Sports
SLFP Athauda Seneviratne Minister of Labour, Youth Affairs and Mineral Resources Development
SLFP Sirisena, MaithripalaMaithripala Sirisena Minister of Mahaweli Development and Parliamentary Affairs
SLFP Batty Weerakoon Minister of Justice, Ethnic Affairs and National Integration

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