Kumaratunga cabinet
13th Cabinet of Sri Lanka | |
Date formed | 12 November 1994 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 | ||
References
- "Kumaratunga appoints an unstable coalition cabinet in Sri Lanka". 21 October 2000.
- "New Cabinet". 15 September 2001.
- "A working Cabinet". 13 December 2000.
- "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President". The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1335/24. 10 April 2015.