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SLPP led Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance: 31 G. Rajapaksa cabinet II: 12 August 2020: 3 April 2022: 32 G. Rajapaksa cabinet III: 18 April 2022: 9 May 2022: 33 G. Rajapaksa cabinet IV: 12 May 2022: 14 July 2022: SLPP–UNP led coalition 34 Wickremesinghe cabinet: 22 July 2022: 23 September 2024: Ranil Wickremesinghe: 35 Dissanayake cabinet I ...
Cabinet of Sri Lanka: Date formed: 18 November 2024 () 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: 22: Member parties National People's Power: Status in legislature: Supermajority government
The 2024 parliamentary elections resulted in a landslide victory for President Anura Kumara Dissanayake's National People's Power alliance, which won 159 of the 225 seats, securing a two-thirds majority in Parliament. [1] [2] The surge in the NPP's seat count from three in the 16th parliament marked a shift in Sri
Sri Lanka's last local government elections in 2018 resulted in the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna (SLPP) securing a majority with 40% of the vote. [6] [7] [8]Gotabaya Rajapaksa, contesting under the SLPP, subsequently won the 2019 Sri Lankan presidential election, while Mahinda Rajapaksa led the SLPP to victory in the 2020 Sri Lankan parliamentary election.
Sri Lanka Freedom Party: 22 November 2019 - 12 August 2020 Gotabaya Rajapaksa [31] Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna: 12 August 2020 - 23 October 2023 [32] Mahinda Amaraweera: 23 October 2023 - 24 September 2024 Ranil Wickremesinghe [33] Vijitha Herath: National People's Power: 24 September 2024 - 18 November 2024 Anura Kumara Dissanayake [34 ...
The National People's Power (NPP), having secured a supermajority with 159 seats, formed the next government of Sri Lanka. The new cabinet of ministers, sworn in on 18 November 2024, includes 21 members elected in the recent parliamentary election, along with the president, who will retain the portfolios of defence , finance , and digital economy.
The Sri Lanka women's cricket team is selected for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup after winning the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup Qualifier final against Scotland. [ 61 ] 10 May – Mujibur Rahman is reappointed to parliament as a National List MP , replacing the unseated Diana Gamage.
The Wickremesinghe cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Ranil Wickremesinghe. It was formed in July 2022, following the resignation of Wickremesinghe's predecessor, Gotabaya Rajapaksa. It ended in September 2024 following Wickremesinghe's defeat at the 2024 Sri Lankan presidential election.