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At a glance

What it's for

The Cabinet of Ministers, headed by the President, with the Prime Minister as the Member of Parliament who commands Parliament's confidence. Ministers are collectively answerable to Parliament.

Constitution Arts. 42-44

Who sits on it

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Sources for who sits on it

  • Prime Minister parliament.lk · checked
  • Harini Amarasuriya as Prime Minister en.wikipedia.org · checked
    parliament.lk · checked
  • Minister of Defence parliament.lk · checked
  • Anura Kumara Dissanayake as Minister of Defence defence.lk · checked
  • Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development parliament.lk · checked
  • Anura Kumara Dissanayake as Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development treasury.gov.lk · checked
  • Minister of Energy cabinetoffice.gov.lk · checked
    parliament.lk · checked
  • Anura Karunathilaka as Minister of Energy parliament.lk · checked
  • Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation cabinetoffice.gov.lk · checked
    parliament.lk · checked
  • K.D. Lal Kantha as Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation parliament.lk · checked
  • Minister of Justice and National Integration cabinetoffice.gov.lk · checked
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  • Harshana Nanayakkara as Minister of Justice and National Integration parliament.lk · checked
  • Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education cabinetoffice.gov.lk · checked
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  • Harini Amarasuriya as Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education parliament.lk · checked
  • Minister of Women and Child Affairs cabinetoffice.gov.lk · checked
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  • Saroja Savithri Paulraj as Minister of Women and Child Affairs parliament.lk · checked
  • Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development cabinetoffice.gov.lk · checked
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  • Wasantha Samarasinghe as Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development parliament.lk · checked
  • Minister of Health and Mass Media cabinetoffice.gov.lk · checked
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  • Nalinda Jayatissa as Minister of Health and Mass Media parliament.lk · checked
  • Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs cabinetoffice.gov.lk · checked
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  • Hiniduma Sunil Senevi as Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs parliament.lk · checked
  • Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development cabinetoffice.gov.lk · checked
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  • Bimal Rathnayake as Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development parliament.lk · checked
  • Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs cabinetoffice.gov.lk · checked
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  • Ananda Wijepala as Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs parliament.lk · checked
  • Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism cabinetoffice.gov.lk · checked
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  • Vijitha Herath as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism parliament.lk · checked
  • Minister of Environment cabinetoffice.gov.lk · checked
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  • Dammika Patabendi as Minister of Environment parliament.lk · checked
  • Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation cabinetoffice.gov.lk · checked
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  • Anura Karunathilaka as Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation parliament.lk · checked
  • Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources cabinetoffice.gov.lk · checked
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  • Ramalingam Chandrasekar as Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources parliament.lk · checked
  • Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government cabinetoffice.gov.lk · checked
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  • A.H.M.H. Abayarathna as Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government parliament.lk · checked
  • Minister of Labour cabinetoffice.gov.lk · checked
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  • Anil Jayantha as Minister of Labour parliament.lk · checked
  • Minister of Science and Technology cabinetoffice.gov.lk · checked
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  • Chrishantha Abeysena as Minister of Science and Technology parliament.lk · checked
  • Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment cabinetoffice.gov.lk · checked
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  • Upali Pannilage as Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment parliament.lk · checked
  • Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development cabinetoffice.gov.lk · checked
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  • Sunil Handunnetti as Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development parliament.lk · checked
  • Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure cabinetoffice.gov.lk · checked
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  • K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna as Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure parliament.lk · checked
  • Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports cabinetoffice.gov.lk · checked
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  • Sunil Kumara Gamage as Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports parliament.lk · checked
  • Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply cabinetoffice.gov.lk · checked
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  • Susil Ranasinghe as Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply parliament.lk · checked
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What it can do

  • Direct and control the Government

    The Cabinet of Ministers is charged with the direction and control of the Government of the Republic and is collectively responsible and answerable to Parliament (Article 42).

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Sources for what it can do

  • Direct and control the Government parliament.lk · checked
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  • parliament.lk · checked Parliament of Sri Lanka, Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (consolidated), read 2026-10-12: existence, structure and powers of the Presidency, Cabinet, Parliament, Supreme Court and provincial Governors. For: Government of Sri Lanka
  • parliament.lk · checked Constitution of Sri Lanka, read 2026-10-12; provincial council status from news (Newsfirst 18 Aug 2025; Cabinet spokesman 25 Aug 2026: elections need legislation and delimitation in 2026). For: What it's for
  • parliament.lk · checked Constitution of Sri Lanka, article cited in each description, read 2026-10-12. For: Direct and control the Government
  • parliament.lk · checked Parliament of Sri Lanka, Constitution, read 2026-10-12: Art. 43(4) (appointment of Prime Minister); corrected citation from 43(3). For: Prime Minister
  • parliament.lk · checked Parliament of Sri Lanka, Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (consolidated), read 2026-10-12: how each office is chosen (Arts. 30-31, 43-44, 64, 96-99A, 107, 154B). Ministry names from the Directory of Members listing. For: Prime Minister, Minister of Energy, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation, Minister of Justice and National Integration, Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education and 18 more
  • parliament.lk · checked Constitution Art. 44(1)-(3), read 2026-10-12; ministry headings 01 Defence and 02 Finance, Planning and Economic Development in Gazette Extraordinary No. 2412/08 (25 Nov 2024) as amended by No. 2458/65 (18 Oct 2025). For: Minister of Defence, Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development
  • cabinetoffice.gov.lk · checked Presidential Secretariat, Gazette Extraordinary No. 2458/65 of 18 Oct 2025 (amending No. 2412/08 of 25 Nov 2024), subjects and functions of Ministers, read 2026-10-12: ministry headings and official numbering 01-25 (sort order); Constitution Art. 44 for appointment wording. For: Minister of Energy, Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation, Minister of Justice and National Integration, Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, Minister of Women and Child Affairs and 17 more
  • en.wikipedia.org · checked Fallback: Wikipedia (Anura Kumara Dissanayake; Harini Amarasuriya), read 2026-10-12, because the Presidential Secretariat and PM Office pages did not list swearing-in dates; Parliament's Directory lists Dr. Harini Amarasuriya as Prime Minister. For: Harini Amarasuriya as Prime Minister
  • parliament.lk · checked Parliament of Sri Lanka, Directory of Members, read 2026-10-12: current MPs, ministers (title shown on each member card), Speaker. Start dates not shown on the listing, so left empty except the Prime Minister (24 Sep 2024). For: Harini Amarasuriya as Prime Minister, K.D. Lal Kantha as Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation, Hiniduma Sunil Senevi as Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, Harini Amarasuriya as Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, Anura Karunathilaka as Minister of Energy and 18 more
  • defence.lk · checked Ministry of Defence (defence.lk), site navigation "President / Minister of Defence", read 2026-10-12; Constitution Art. 44(3) makes the President the Minister of Defence. Start date not stated, left empty. For: Anura Kumara Dissanayake as Minister of Defence
  • treasury.gov.lk · checked Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development (treasury.gov.lk), About us: Minister of Finance, read 2026-10-12: "Hon. Anura Kumara Dissanayake, Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development". Start date not stated, left empty. For: Anura Kumara Dissanayake as Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development

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