First Dissanayake cabinet

First Anura Kumara Dissanayake cabinet
Cabinet of Sri Lanka

Date formed	24 September 2024 (2024-09-24)
Date dissolved	18 November 2024 (2024-11-18)
People and organisations
Head of state	Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Head of government	Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Deputy head of government	Harini Amarasuriya
Total no. of members	3
Member parties	National People's Power
Status in legislature	Interim government 3 / 225 (1%)
Opposition party	Samagi Jana Balawegaya
Opposition leader	Sajith Premadasa
History
Election	2024 presidential
Outgoing election	2024 parliamentary
Legislature term	16th
Predecessor	Wickremesinghe
Successor	Dissanayake II

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Background
Existing political culture Authoritarianism Bribery Censorship Corruption Cronyism Enforced disappearances Extrajudicial killings Fake news Gender inequality Hate speech Impunity Kleptocracy Nepotism Political dynasties State terrorism
Pre-2022 political instabilty 2015 presidential election coup attempt 2015 parliamentary election 15th parliament (Yahapalana Government) Central Bank bond scandal anti-Muslim riots 2018 2019 2018 constitutional crisis 2019 Easter bombings 2019 presidential election 2020 parliamentary election 16th parliament
Economic crisis (2019–present)
Causes COVID-19 pandemic Tax cuts and money creation Agricultural catastrophe Foreign exchange crisis Russian invasion of Ukraine Global energy crisis
Effects Political crisis IMF loan Poverty
Political crisis (2022–present)
Opponents & demands Opponents Rajapaksa family & SLPP politicians Ranil Wickremesinghe & UNP politicians Demands 1. Resignation of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa 2. Accountability for corruption 3. Economic reforms 4. Access to essential services 5. Political reforms 6. Youth participation
Protests Occupy Galle Face Gotagogama Mynagogama Black Monday attacks on protesters Resignation of Mahinda Rajapaksa Storming of President's House Flight & Exile of Gotabaya Rajapaksa Flight of Rajapaksa family and associates Crackdown on protests
Government overthrow 16th Parliament Rajapaksa Administration Rajapaksa cabinet I II III IV 2022 Presidential election Wickremesinghe Administration Wickremesinghe cabinet
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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. The cabinet 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:


Name		Office	Took office	^Refs.
Anura Kumara Dissanayake	National People's Power	President	23 September 2024	^[1]
		Minister of Agriculture, Land, Livestock, Irrigation, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources	24 September 2024	^[2]^[3]
		Minister of Defence	24 September 2024	^[2]^[3]
		Minister of Energy	24 September 2024	^[2]^[3]
		Minister of Finance, Economic Development, Policy Formulation, Planning and Tourism	24 September 2024	^[2]^[3]
Harini Amarasuriya	National People's Power	Prime Minister	24 September 2024	^[4]
		Minister of Education, Science and Technology	24 September 2024	^[2]^[3]
		Minister of Health	24 September 2024	^[2]^[3]
		Minister of Justice, Public Administration, Provincial Councils, Local Government and Labour	24 September 2024	^[2]^[3]
		Minister of Trade, Commercial, Food Security, Co-operative Development, Industries and Entrepreneur Development	24 September 2024	^[2]^[3]
		Minister of Women, Child and Youth Affairs and Sports	24 September 2024	^[2]^[3]
Vijitha Herath	National People's Power	Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, National Integration, Social Security and Mass Media	24 September 2024	^[2]^[3]
		Minister of Environment, Wildlife, Forest Resources, Water Supply, Plantation and Community, and Infrastructure	24 September 2024	^[2]^[3]
		Minister of Foreign Affairs	24 September 2024	^[2]^[3]
		Minister of Public Security	24 September 2024	^[2]^[3]
		Minister of Rural and Urban Development, and Housing and Construction	24 September 2024	^[2]^[3]
		Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation	24 September 2024	^[2]^[3]

References

^ Siriwardana, Ajith (23 September 2024). "Anura Kumara Dissanayake sworn in as Sri Lanka's 9th President". Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o Siriwardana, Ajith (24 September 2024). "New Cabinet appointed". Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o "New Cabinet : 15 Ministries under President, PM & Minister Vijitha". NewsWire. Colombo Sri Lanka. 24 September 2024. Retrieved 24 September 2024.
^ Balasuriya, Darshana Sanjeewa (24 September 2024). "Harini Amarasuriya sworn in as Prime Minister". Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 24 September 2024.

Sri Lankan cabinets List
D. S. Senanayake Dudley Senanayake I Kotelawala S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike Dahanayake Dudley Senanayake II Bandaranaike I Dudley Senanayake III Bandaranaike II Jayewardene I II III IV Premadasa I II Wijetunga I II Kumaratunga I II III IV Mahinda Rajapaksa I II III IV Sirisena I II III IV Gotabaya Rajapaksa I II III IV Wickremesinghe II

Anura Kumara Dissanayake
10th President of Sri Lanka (2024–present) Chief Opposition Whip (2015–2018) Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Colombo (2015–2024) Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament for Kurunegala (2004–2010) National List Member of the Sri Lankan Parliament (2000–2004), (2010–2015)
Presidency	17th Parliament of Sri Lanka Presidential trips Cabinets Second 2019 economic crisis
Electoral history	Parliamentary 2000 2001 2004 2010 2015 2020 Presidential 2019 2022 2024
Family	Mallika Dissanayaka (wife)
Related	1987–1989 JVP insurrection 2022 Sri Lankan protests
← Ranil Wickremesinghe