Wijetunga cabinet

Wijetunga cabinet

12th Cabinet of Sri Lanka
Date formed 1 May 1993
Date dissolved 12 November 1994
People and organizations
Head of government D. B. Wijetunga
Deputy head of government Ranil Wickremesinghe (1993-94)
Chandrika Kumaratunga (1994)
Head of state D. B. Wijetunga
Member party United National Party (1993-94)
People's Alliance (1994)
Opposition party Sri Lanka Freedom Party (1993-94)
United National Party (1994)
Opposition leader Sirimavo Bandaranaike (1993-94)
Gamini Dissanayake (1994)
Ranil Wickremesinghe (1994)
History
Election(s) 1994 parliamentary
Outgoing election 1994 presidential
Legislature term(s) 9th, 10th
Previous Premadasa cabinet
Successor Kumaratunga cabinet

The Wijetunga cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President D. B. Wijetunga between 1993 and 1994. It was formed in May 1993 after the assassination of Wijetunga's predecessor Ranasinghe Premadasa and it ended in November 1994 when Wijetunga chose not to contest in the 1994 presidential election. The Wijetunga cabinet saw Sri Lanka's first cohabitation government following the opposition People's Alliance's victory in the 1994 general election.

Cabinet members

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Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
Wijetunga, D. B.D. B. Wijetunga United National Party President 7 May 1993[lower-alpha 1] 12 November 1994 [1]
Minister of Finance [lower-alpha 2] 31 August 1994 [2]
Minister of Buddhist Affairs [3][4]
Minister of Defence 7 May 1993 12 November 1994 [3][4]
Wickremesinghe, RanilRanil Wickremesinghe United National Party Prime Minister 7 May 1993 19 August 1994 [5]
Kumaratunga, ChandrikaChandrika Kumaratunga Sri Lanka Freedom Party Prime Minister 19 August 1994 12 November 1994 [5][6]
Minister of Ethnic Affairs and National Integration 19 August 1994 [3][4]
Minister of Finance and Planning 19 August 1994 [lower-alpha 3] [2][3][4]
Ashraff, M. H. M.M. H. M. Ashraff Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Minister of Shipping, Ports and Rehabilitation 19 August 1994 [3][4]
Athulathmudali, SrimaneeSrimanee Athulathmudali Democratic United National Front (L) Minister of Transport, Highways, Environment and Women's Affairs 19 August 1994 [3][4][7][8]
Bandaranaike, SirimavoSirimavo Bandaranaike Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister Without Portfolio 19 August 1994 [3][4][9]
de Silva, Nimal SiripalaNimal Siripala de Silva Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Housing, Construction and Public Utilities 19 August 1994 [3][4]
Dissanayake, S. B.S. B. Dissanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Youth, Sport and Rural Development 19 August 1994 [3][4]
Dodangoda, AmarasiriAmarasiri Dodangoda Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Home Affairs, Local Government and Co-operatives 19 August 1994 [3][4]
Fowzie, A. H. M.A. H. M. Fowzie Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Health and Social Services 19 August 1994 [3][4]
Gunaratne, C. V.C. V. Gunaratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Industrial Development 19 August 1994 [3][4]
Gunawardena, IndikaIndika Gunawardena Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources 19 August 1994 [3][4]
Hameed, A. C. S.A. C. S. Hameed United National Party Minister of Justice [lower-alpha 2] August 1993 [10]
Minister of Foreign Affairs August 1993 [10]
Herath, HaroldHarold Herath United National Party Minister of Foreign Affairs [lower-alpha 2] August 1993 [10]
Minister of Justice August 1993 [10]
Jayakody, LakshmanLakshman Jayakody Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Cultural and Religious Affairs 19 August 1994 [3][4]
Jayaratne, D. M.D. M. Jayaratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Agriculture, Land and Forestry Conservation 19 August 1994 [3][4]
Kadirgamar, LakshmanLakshman Kadirgamar Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Foreign Affairs 19 August 1994 [3][4]
Lokubandara, W. J. M.W. J. M. Lokubandara United National Party Minister of Cultural Affairs and Information [lower-alpha 2] August 1993 [10]
Minister of Education and Higher Education August 1993 [10]
Pathirana, RichardRichard Pathirana Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Education and Higher Education 19 August 1994 [3][4]
Peiris, G. L.G. L. Peiris Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs 19 August 1994 [3][4]
Rajapaksa, MahindaMahinda Rajapaksa Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Labour and Vocational Training 19 August 1994 [3][4]
Ratwatte, AnuruddhaAnuruddha Ratwatte Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Irrigation, Power and Energy 19 August 1994 [3][4]
Samaraweera, MangalaMangala Samaraweera Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Posts and Telecommunications 19 August 1994 [3][4]
Senanayake, DharmasiriDharmasiri Senanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Information, Tourism and Aviation 19 August 1994 [3][4]
Soysa, BernardBernard Soysa Lanka Sama Samaja Party Minister of Science Development and Human Resources Development 19 August 1994 [3][4]
Wickremanayake, RatnasiriRatnasiri Wickremanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Public Administration and Plantation Affairs 19 August 1994 [3][4][11]
Wickremasinghe, KingsleyKingsley Wickremasinghe Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food 19 August 1994 [3][4]

Notes

  1. ↑ Wijetunga was acting president from 1 May 1993 to 7 May 1993.[1]
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Continuation of same office held in previous cabinet.
  3. ↑ Continued to hold same office in next cabinet.

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