First Dissanayake cabinet explained

Cabinet Name:First Anura Kumara Dissanayake cabinet
Cabinet Type:Cabinet
Jurisdiction:Sri Lanka
Flag:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
Flag Border:true
Government Head:Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Deputy Government Head:Harini Amarasuriya
State Head:Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Total Number:3
Political Parties: National People's Power
Opposition Party: Samagi Jana Balawegaya
Opposition Leader:Sajith Premadasa
Election:2024 presidential
Last Election:2024 parliamentary
Previous:Wickremesinghe
Successor:Dissanayake II

The first Dissanayake cabinet was a central government of Sri Lanka led by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake. It was a 3-member interim cabinet formed in September 2024 after the presidential election and ended in November 2024 following the parliamentary election.

Cabinet members

Ministers appointed under article 43(1) of the constitution. The members of the cabinet is as follows:

NamePortraitPartyOfficeTook officeLeft office
National People's PowerPresident[1]
Minister of Agriculture, Land, Livestock, Irrigation, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources[2] [3]
Minister of Defence
Minister of Energy
Minister of Finance, Economic Development, Policy Formulation, Planning and Tourism
National People's PowerPrime Minister[4]
Minister of Education, Science and Technology
Minister of Health
Minister of Justice, Public Administration, Provincial Councils, Local Government and Labour
Minister of Trade, Commercial, Food Security, Co-operative Development, Industries and Entrepreneur Development
Minister of Women, Child and Youth Affairs and Sports
National People's PowerMinister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, National Integration, Social Security and Mass Media
Minister of Environment, Wildlife, Forest Resources, Water Supply, Plantation and Community, and Infrastructure
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Minister of Public Security
Minister of Rural and Urban Development, and Housing and Construction
Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation

Notes and References

  1. News: Siriwardana . Ajith . Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka's 9th President . 24 September 2024 . . 23 September 2024 . Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  2. News: Siriwardana . Ajith . New Cabinet appointed . 24 September 2024 . . 24 September 2024 . Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  3. News: New Cabinet : 15 Ministries under President, PM & Minister Vijitha . 24 September 2024 . NewsWire . 24 September 2024 . Colombo Sri Lanka.
  4. News: Balasuriya . Darshana Sanjeewa . Harini Amarasuriya sworn in as Prime Minister . 24 September 2024 . . 24 September 2024 . Colombo, Sri Lanka.