Premadasa cabinet

Premadasa cabinet

11th cabinet of Sri Lanka
Date formed 2 January 1989
Date dissolved 1 May 1993
People and organisations
Head of government Ranasinghe Premadasa
Deputy head of government D. B. Wijetunga
Head of state Ranasinghe Premadasa
Member party
Opposition party Sri Lanka Freedom Party
Opposition leader Sirimavo Bandaranaike
History
Election(s) 1988, 1989
Legislature term(s) 8th, 9th
Predecessor Jayewardene cabinet
Successor Wijetunga cabinet

The Premadasa cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Ranasinghe Premadasa between 1989 and 1993. It was formed in January 1989 after the presidential election and it ended in May 1993 with Premadasa's assassination.

Cabinet members

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Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
Premadasa, RanasingheRanasinghe Premadasa United National Party President 2 January 1989 1 May 1993 [1]
Minister of Defence 1989 [2]
Minister of Buddha Sasana 1989 [2]
Minister of Policy Planning and Implementation 1989 [2]
Wijetunga, D. B.D. B. Wijetunga United National Party Prime Minister 6 March 1989 28 March 1990 [3]
Prime Minister 30 March 1990 7 May 1993 [3]
Minister of Finance 18 February 1989 [lower-alpha 1] [2][4][5][6]
Minister of Labour and Social Welfare 11 January 1990 [5]
Minister of Labour and Vocational Training 14 March 1991 [7]
Adhikari, A. M. S.A. M. S. Adhikari United National Party Minister of Tourism 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [5]
Minister of Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Social Welfare 30 March 1990 14 March 1991 [6]
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications 14 March 1991 [6][7]
Aluwihare, AlickAlick Aluwihare United National Party Minister of Posts and Telecommunications 18 February 1989 14 March 1991 [5][6][7]
Minister of Ports and Shipping 14 March 1991 [6][7]
Atapattu, RanjitRanjit Atapattu United National Party Minister of Labour and Social Welfare 18 February 1989 5 January 1990 [5]
Athulathmudali, LalithLalith Athulathmudali United National Party Minister of Agriculture, Food and Co-operatives 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [2][5]
Minister of Education and Higher Education 30 March 1990 [6][8]
Atukorale, GaminiGamini Atukorale United National Party Minister of Lands, Irrigation and Mahaweli Development 14 March 1991 [6][7]
Banda, R. M. DharmadasaR. M. Dharmadasa Banda United National Party Minister of Agriculture Development and Research 30 March 1990 [6][8]
Bandara, K. D. M. C.K. D. M. C. Bandara United National Party Minister of Power and Energy 30 March 1990 [6][8]
Cooray, SirisenaSirisena Cooray United National Party Minister of Housing and Construction 18 February 1989 [2][5][6]
Dayaratna, P.P. Dayaratna United National Party Minister of Lands, Irrigation and Mahaweli Development 18 February 1989 14 March 1991 [5][6][8]
Minister of Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Social Welfare 14 March 1991 [6][7]
Dissanayake, GaminiGamini Dissanayake United National Party Minister of Plantation Industries 18 February 1989 1990 [2][5]
Fernando, TyronneTyronne Fernando United National Party Minister of Information
Hameed, A. C. S.A. C. S. Hameed United National Party Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [2][5]
Minister of Justice 30 March 1990 [6][8]
Herath, HaroldHarold Herath United National Party Minister of Foreign Affairs 30 March 1990 [6][8]
Herath, RenukaRenuka Herath United National Party Minister of Health and Women's Affairs 18 February 1989 [5][6]
Karunathilake, RupaRupa Karunathilake United National Party Minister of Ports and Shipping 30 March 1990 14 March 1991 [6][7]
Minister of Plantation Industries 14 March 1991 [6][7]
Lokubandara, W. J. M.W. J. M. Lokubandara United National Party Minister of Education, Cultural Affairs and Information 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [5][8]
Minister of Cultural Affairs and Information 30 March 1990 [6][8]
Mallimarachchi, WeerasingheWeerasinghe Mallimarachchi United National Party Minister of Food and Co-operatives 30 March 1990 [6][8]
Mathew, NandaNanda Mathew United National Party Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports 18 February 1989 [5][6][8]
Mendis, WijayapalaWijayapala Mendis United National Party Minister of Transport and Highways 18 February 1989 [5][6]
Munsoor, Abdul RazakAbdul Razak Munsoor United National Party Minister of Trade and Shipping 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [2][5]
Minister of Trade and Commerce 30 March 1990 [6]
Perera, FestusFestus Perera United National Party Minister of Power and Energy 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [5]
Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Home Affairs 30 March 1990 [6][8]
Perera, M. Joseph MichaelM. Joseph Michael Perera United National Party Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Research 18 February 1989 [5][6][8]
Perera, M. VincentM. Vincent Perera United National Party Minister of Justice and Parliamentary Affairs 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [5][8]
Minister of Environment and Parliamentary Affairs 30 March 1990 [6][8]
Premachandra, G. M.G. M. Premachandra United National Party Minister of Labour and Vocational Training 30 March 1990 [6]
Thondaman, SavumiamoorthySavumiamoorthy Thondaman Ceylon Workers' Congress Minister of Textiles and Rural Industrial Development 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [2][5]
Minister of Tourism and Rural Industrial Development 30 March 1990 [6][8]
Wickramasinghe, WimalWimal Wickramasinghe United National Party Minister of Environment and Parliamentary Affairs 14 March 1991 [7]
Wickremasinghe, RanilRanil Wickremasinghe United National Party Minister of Industries 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [2][5]
Minister of Industries, Science and Technology 30 March 1990 [6][8]
Wijekoon, U. B.U. B. Wijekoon United National Party Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Home Affairs 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [5]
Minister of Handlooms and Textile Industries 30 March 1990 [6][8]
Wijeratne, RanjanRanjan Wijeratne United National Party Minister of Foreign Affairs 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [2][5]
Minister of Plantation Industries 30 March 1990 2 March 1991 [6][8]

Non-cabinet ministers

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Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
Aboosally, M. L. M.M. L. M. Aboosally United National Party Non-Cabinet Minister of Plantation Services 30 March 1990 [9]
Amaratunga, JohnJohn Amaratunga United National Party Non-Cabinet Minister of Provincial Councils 30 March 1990 [9]
Atukorale, GaminiGamini Atukorale United National Party Non-Cabinet Minister of Mahaweli Development 30 March 1990 14 March 1991 [9]
Banda, J. P. WijeratneJ. P. Wijeratne Banda United National Party Non-Cabinet Minister of Agriculture Production and Marketing 30 March 1990 [9]
Corea, HarindraHarindra Corea United National Party Non-Cabinet Minister of Telecommunication Development 30 March 1990 [9]
Fernando, TyronneTyronne Fernando United National Party Non-Cabinet Minister of Legal and Prison Reform 30 March 1990 [9]
Gankanda, ChandraChandra Gankanda United National Party Non-Cabinet Minister of Handloom Industry 30 March 1990 [9]
Hameed, A. C. S.A. C. S. Hameed United National Party Non-Cabinet Minister of Higher Education 30 March 1990 [9]
Hettiarachchi, IndradasaIndradasa Hettiarachchi United National Party Non-Cabinet Minister of Coconut Industries and Crop Diversification 30 March 1990 [9]
Jayatilleke, AriyaratneAriyaratne Jayatilleke United National Party Non-Cabinet Minister of Minerals and Mineral Based Industries 30 March 1990 [9]
Kaviratne, P. B.P. B. Kaviratne United National Party Non-Cabinet Minister of Socio-Cultural Integration 30 March 1990 [9]
Perera, E. P. PaulE. P. Paul Perera United National Party Non-Cabinet Minister of Science and Technology 30 March 1990 [9]
Rajakaruna, Sarath ChandraSarath Chandra Rajakaruna United National Party Non-Cabinet Minister of Energy Conservation 30 March 1990 [9]
Ranasinghe, SunethraSunethra Ranasinghe United National Party Non-Cabinet Minister of Education Services 30 March 1990 [9]
Ranatunga, ChandraChandra Ranatunga United National Party Non-Cabinet Minister of Construction and Building Materials 30 March 1990 [9]
Ratnayake, Amara PiyaseeliAmara Piyaseeli Ratnayake United National Party Non-Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs 30 March 1990 [9]
Samaranayake, SenarajaSenaraja Samaranayake United National Party Non-Cabinet Minister of Export Development 30 March 1990 [9]
Wadigamangawa, AsokaAsoka Wadigamangawa United National Party Non-Cabinet Minister of Lands and Land Alienation 30 March 1990 [9]
Wanninayake, H. B.H. B. Wanninayake United National Party Non-Cabinet Minister of Indigenous Medicine 30 March 1990 [9]
Wickramasinghe, WimalWimal Wickramasinghe United National Party Non-Cabinet Minister of Environment 30 March 1990 14 March 1991 [9]
Wickremasinghe, Dayananda A.Dayananda A. Wickremasinghe United National Party Non-Cabinet Minister of Human Resource Mobilisation 30 March 1990 [9]
Wijeratne, MahendraMahendra Wijeratne United National Party Non-Cabinet Minister of Livestock Development and Milk Production 30 March 1990 [9]
Wijesiri, R. P.R. P. Wijesiri United National Party Non-Cabinet Minister of Up-Country Peasantry Rehabilitation 30 March 1990 18 December 1990 [9]

Ministers of state

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Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
Abeygunsekera, RohanRohan Abeygunsekera United National Party Minister of State for Higher Education 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Minister of State for Trade and Commerce 30 March 1990 [11]
Aboosally, M. L. M.M. L. M. Aboosally United National Party Minister of State for Plantation Industries 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Amaratunga, JohnJohn Amaratunga United National Party Minister of State for Foreign Affairs 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10][11]
Arachchi, G. TissakuttiG. Tissakutti Arachchi United National Party Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs 30 March 1990 [11]
Ariyadasa, D. M.D. M. Ariyadasa United National Party Minister of State for Sports 18 February 1989 [10][11]
Atukorale, GaminiGamini Atukorale United National Party Minister of State for Mahaweli Development 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Azwer, A. H. M.A. H. M. Azwer United National Party Minister of State for Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs 30 March 1990 [11]
Banda, J. P. WijeratneJ. P. Wijeratne Banda United National Party Minister of State for Agriculture 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Banda, R. M. DharmadasaR. M. Dharmadasa Banda United National Party Minister of State for Up-Country Peasantry Rehabilitation 22 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Bandara, K. D. M. C.K. D. M. C. Bandara United National Party Minister of State for Public Administration 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Cader, Jabir A.Jabir A. Cader United National Party Minister of State for Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Minister of State for Health 30 March 1990 [11]
Cooray, Mervyn J.Mervyn J. Cooray United National Party Minister of State for Power and Energy 18 February 1989 [10][11]
Corea, HarindraHarindra Corea United National Party Minister of State for Ports and Telecommunication 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Cyril, P. M. B.P. M. B. Cyril United National Party Minister of State for Health 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Dassanayake, UpaliUpali Dassanayake United National Party Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Devaraj, P. P.P. P. Devaraj Ceylon Workers' Congress Minister of State for Hindu Religious and Cultural Affairs 18 February 1989 [10][11]
Farook, U. L. M.U. L. M. Farook United National Party Minister of State for Transport 30 March 1990 [11]
Fernando, TyronneTyronne Fernando United National Party Minister of State for Justice 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Galappatthy, P. S. L.P. S. L. Galappatthy United National Party Minister of State for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources 18 February 1989 [10][11]
Gamage, LalLal Gamage United National Party Minister of State for Buddha Sasana 18 February 1989 [10][11]
Gankanda, ChandraChandra Gankanda United National Party Minister of State for Youth Affairs 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Gunathilaka, M. D. A.M. D. A. Gunathilaka United National Party Minister of State for Textile Industries 30 March 1990 [11]
Herath, HaroldHarold Herath United National Party Minister of State for Finance 18 February 1989 [lower-alpha 1] [4][10][11]
Hettiarachchi, IndradasaIndradasa Hettiarachchi United National Party Minister of State for Shipping 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Jayatilleke, AriyaratneAriyaratne Jayatilleke United National Party Minister of State for Minerals and Mineral Based Industries 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Karunaratne, ChandraChandra Karunaratne United National Party Minister of State for Transport 30 March 1990 [11]
Karunaratne, SamanthaSamantha Karunaratne United National Party Minister of State for Social Welfare 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Minister of State for Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Social Welfare 30 March 1990 [11]
Karunathilake, RupaRupa Karunathilake United National Party Minister of State for Provincial Councils 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Kaviratne, P. B.P. B. Kaviratne United National Party Minister of State for Cultural Affairs 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Kularatne, K. AnandaK. Ananda Kularatne United National Party Minister of State for Highways 18 February 1989 [10][11]
Lokubanda, H. M. A.H. M. A. Lokubanda United National Party Minister of State for Women's Affairs 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Minister of State for Agricultural Development and Research 30 March 1990 [11]
Lokuge, GaminiGamini Lokuge United National Party Minister of State for Tourism 18 February 1989 [10][11]
Maharoof, M. E. H.M. E. H. Maharoof United National Party Minister of State for Ports and Shipping 30 March 1990 [11]
Mallimarachchi, WeerasingheWeerasinghe Mallimarachchi United National Party Minister of State for Industries 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Markar, Imthiaz BakeerImthiaz Bakeer Markar United National Party Minister of State for Housing 18 February 1989 [10][11]
Nelson, H. G. P.H. G. P. Nelson United National Party Minister of State for Irrigation 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Minister of State for Rural Industrial Development 30 March 1990 [11]
Perera, E. P. PaulE. P. Paul Perera United National Party Minister of State for Science and Technology 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Perera, K. VincentK. Vincent Perera United National Party Minister of State for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Premachandra, G. M.G. M. Premachandra United National Party Minister of State for Food 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Pulendran, RasamanohariRasamanohari Pulendran United National Party Minister of State for Education 30 March 1990 [11]
Rajakaruna, Sarath ChandraSarath Chandra Rajakaruna United National Party Minister of State for Coconut Industries 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Ranasinghe, A. J.A. J. Ranasinghe United National Party Minister of State for Information 18 February 1989 [10][11]
Ranasinghe, SunethraSunethra Ranasinghe United National Party Minister of State for Education 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Ranatunga, ChandraChandra Ranatunga United National Party Minister of State for Construction 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Ratnayake, Amara PiyaseeliAmara Piyaseeli Ratnayake United National Party Minister of State for Home Affairs 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Samaranayake, SenarajaSenaraja Samaranayake United National Party Minister of State for Trade 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Samaraweera, RavindraRavindra Samaraweera United National Party Minister of State for Co-operatives 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Minister of State for Food and Co-operatives 30 March 1990 [11]
Samaraweera, WeerawanniWeerawanni Samaraweera United National Party Minister of State for Plantation 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Sellasamy, M. S.M. S. Sellasamy Ceylon Workers' Congress Minister of State for Transport 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Minister of State for Industries 30 March 1990 [11]
Senewiratne, LakshmanLakshman Senewiratne United National Party Minister of State for Labour 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Minister of State for Labour and Vocational Training 30 March 1990 [11]
Wadigamangawa, AsokaAsoka Wadigamangawa United National Party Minister of State for Lands 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Wanninayake, H. B.H. B. Wanninayake United National Party Minister of State for Indigenous Medicine 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Welagedara, SarathSarath Welagedara United National Party Minister of State for Irrigation 30 March 1990 [11]
Wickramasinghe, WimalWimal Wickramasinghe United National Party Minister of State for Policy Planning and Implementation 18 February 1989 14 March 1991 [10][11]
Wickremasinghe, Dayananda A.Dayananda A. Wickremasinghe United National Party Minister of State for Textiles 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Wijeratne, MahendraMahendra Wijeratne United National Party Minister of State for Animal Husbandry 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]
Wijeratne, RanjanRanjan Wijeratne United National Party Minister of State for Defence 18 February 1989 2 March 1991 [10][11]
Wijetunga, D. B.D. B. Wijetunga United National Party Minister of State for Defence 6 March 1991 [11]
Wijesiri, R. P.R. P. Wijesiri United National Party Minister of State for Rural Industrial Development 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 [10]

District ministers

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Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
Mallimarachchi, WeerasingheWeerasinghe Mallimarachchi United National Party District Minister for Colombo [8]

Notes

  1. 1 2 Continued to hold same office in next cabinet.

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 37: Talking peace". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
  3. 1 2 "Prime Ministers". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  4. 1 2 "List of Ministers and Deputy Ministers". Ministry of Finance (Sri Lanka).
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 de Silva, W. P. P.; Ferdinando, T. C. L. 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka (PDF). Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. p. 210.
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  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 45: War continues with brutality". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
  8. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 43: Aftermath of the Indian withdrawal". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
  9. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 de Silva, W. P. P.; Ferdinando, T. C. L. 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka (PDF). Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. pp. 214–215.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 de Silva, W. P. P.; Ferdinando, T. C. L. 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka (PDF). Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. pp. 211–212.
  11. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 de Silva, W. P. P.; Ferdinando, T. C. L. 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka (PDF). Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. p. 215.
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