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Premadasa cabinet
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| cabinet_name | Premadasa cabinet |
| cabinet_number | 11th |
| jurisdiction | Sri Lanka |
| flag | Flag of Sri Lanka.svg |
| flag_border | true |
| image | Ranasinghe Premadasa.jpeg |
| date_formed | 2 January 1989 |
| date_dissolved | 1 May 1993 |
| government_head | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
| deputy_government_head | D. B. Wijetunga |
| state_head | Ranasinghe Premadasa |
| current_number | 30 (1989-1990) |
| 26 (1990-1991) | |
| total_number | 30 |
| political_parties | |
| legislature_status | Majority government |
| opposition_party | |
| opposition_leader | Sirimavo Bandaranaike |
| election | 1988, 1989 |
| legislature_term | 9th |
| previous | Jayewardene |
| successor | Wijetunga |
26 (1990-1991) 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
| Name | Portrait | Party | Office | Took office | Left office | Refs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United National Party}};" rowspan=4 | United National Party | President | ||||||
| Minister of Defence | ||||||||
| Minister of Buddha Sasana | ||||||||
| Minister of Policy Planning and Implementation | ||||||||
| United National Party}};" rowspan=5 | United National Party | Prime Minister | ||||||
| Prime Minister | ||||||||
| Minister of Finance | ||||||||
| Minister of Labour and Social Welfare | ||||||||
| Minister of Labour and Vocational Training | ||||||||
| United National Party}};" rowspan=3 | United National Party | Minister of Tourism | ||||||
| Minister of Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Social Welfare | ||||||||
| Minister of Posts and Telecommunications | ||||||||
| United National Party}};" rowspan=2 | United National Party | Minister of Posts and Telecommunications | ||||||
| Minister of Ports and Shipping | ||||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of Labour and Social Welfare | ||||||
| United National Party}};" rowspan=2 | United National Party | Minister of Agriculture, Food and Co-operatives | ||||||
| Minister of Education and Higher Education | ||||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of Lands, Irrigation and Mahaweli Development | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of Agriculture Development and Research | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of Power and Energy | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of Housing and Construction | ||||||
| United National Party}};" rowspan=2 | United National Party | Minister of Lands, Irrigation and Mahaweli Development | ||||||
| Minister of Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Social Welfare | ||||||||
| United National Party}};" | [[File:Gamini Dissanayake.jpg | 100x100px]] | United National Party | Minister of Plantation Industries | ||||
| United National Party}};" | [[File:Tyronne Fernando.jpg | 100x100px]] | United National Party | Minister of Information | ||||
| United National Party}};" rowspan=2 | United National Party | Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology | ||||||
| Minister of Justice | ||||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of Foreign Affairs | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of Health and Women's Affairs | ||||||
| United National Party}};" rowspan=2 | United National Party | Minister of Ports and Shipping | ||||||
| Minister of Plantation Industries | ||||||||
| United National Party}};" rowspan=2 | [[File:WJM Lokubandara.jpg | 100x100px]] | United National Party | Minister of Education, Cultural Affairs and Information | ||||
| Minister of Cultural Affairs and Information | ||||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of Food and Co-operatives | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of Transport and Highways | ||||||
| United National Party}};" rowspan=2 | United National Party | Minister of Trade and Shipping | ||||||
| Minister of Trade and Commerce | ||||||||
| United National Party}};" rowspan=2 | United National Party | Minister of Power and Energy | ||||||
| Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Home Affairs | ||||||||
| United National Party}};" | [[File:Joseph Michael Perera.jpg | 100x100px]] | United National Party | Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Research | ||||
| United National Party}};" rowspan=2 | United National Party | Minister of Justice and Parliamentary Affairs | ||||||
| Minister of Environment and Parliamentary Affairs | ||||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of Labour and Vocational Training | ||||||
| Ceylon Workers' Congress}};" rowspan=2 | Ceylon Workers' Congress | Minister of Textiles and Rural Industrial Development | ||||||
| Minister of Tourism and Rural Industrial Development | ||||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of Environment and Parliamentary Affairs | ||||||
| United National Party}};" rowspan=2 | [[File:Ranil Wickremesinghe.jpg | 100x100px]] | United National Party | Minister of Industries | ||||
| Minister of Industries, Science and Technology | ||||||||
| United National Party}};" rowspan=2 | United National Party | Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Home Affairs | ||||||
| Minister of Handlooms and Textile Industries | ||||||||
| United National Party}};" rowspan=2 | United National Party | Minister of Foreign Affairs | ||||||
| Minister of Plantation Industries |
Non-cabinet ministers
| Name | Portrait | Party | Office | Took office | Left office | Refs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Non-Cabinet Minister of Plantation Services | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Non-Cabinet Minister of Provincial Councils | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Non-Cabinet Minister of Mahaweli Development | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Non-Cabinet Minister of Agriculture Production and Marketing | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Non-Cabinet Minister of Telecommunication Development | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | [[File:Tyronne Fernando.jpg | 100x100px]] | United National Party | Non-Cabinet Minister of Legal and Prison Reform | ||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Non-Cabinet Minister of Handloom Industry | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Non-Cabinet Minister of Higher Education | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Non-Cabinet Minister of Coconut Industries and Crop Diversification | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Non-Cabinet Minister of Minerals and Mineral Based Industries | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Non-Cabinet Minister of Socio-Cultural Integration | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Non-Cabinet Minister of Science and Technology | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Non-Cabinet Minister of Energy Conservation | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Non-Cabinet Minister of Education Services | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Non-Cabinet Minister of Construction and Building Materials | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Non-Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Non-Cabinet Minister of Export Development | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Non-Cabinet Minister of Lands and Land Alienation | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Non-Cabinet Minister of Indigenous Medicine | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Non-Cabinet Minister of Environment | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Non-Cabinet Minister of Human Resource Mobilisation | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Non-Cabinet Minister of Livestock Development and Milk Production | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Non-Cabinet Minister of Up-Country Peasantry Rehabilitation |
Ministers of state
| Name | Portrait | Party | Office | Took office | Left office | Refs | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United National Party}};" rowspan=2 | United National Party | Minister of State for Higher Education | ||||||
| Minister of State for Trade and Commerce | ||||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Plantation Industries | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Foreign Affairs | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Sports | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Mahaweli Development | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Agriculture | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Up-Country Peasantry Rehabilitation | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Public Administration | ||||||
| United National Party}};" rowspan=2 | United National Party | Minister of State for Muslim Religious and Cultural Affairs | ||||||
| Minister of State for Health | ||||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Power and Energy | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Ports and Telecommunication | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Health | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Parliamentary Affairs | ||||||
| Ceylon Workers' Congress}};" | Ceylon Workers' Congress | Minister of State for Hindu Religious and Cultural Affairs | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Transport | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | [[File:Tyronne Fernando.jpg | 100x100px]] | United National Party | Minister of State for Justice | ||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Fisheries and Aquatic Resources | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Buddha Sasana | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Youth Affairs | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Textile Industries | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Finance | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Shipping | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Minerals and Mineral Based Industries | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Transport | ||||||
| United National Party}};" rowspan=2 | United National Party | Minister of State for Social Welfare | ||||||
| Minister of State for Reconstruction, Rehabilitation and Social Welfare | ||||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Provincial Councils | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Cultural Affairs | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Highways | ||||||
| United National Party}};" rowspan=2 | United National Party | Minister of State for Women's Affairs | ||||||
| Minister of State for Agricultural Development and Research | ||||||||
| United National Party}};" | [[File:GaminiLoukge.png | 80x80px]] | United National Party | Minister of State for Tourism | ||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Ports and Shipping | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Industries | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Housing | ||||||
| United National Party}};" rowspan=2 | United National Party | Minister of State for Irrigation | ||||||
| Minister of State for Rural Industrial Development | ||||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Science and Technology | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Food | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Education | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Coconut Industries | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Information | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Education | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Construction | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Home Affairs | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Trade | ||||||
| United National Party}};" rowspan=2 | United National Party | Minister of State for Co-operatives | ||||||
| Minister of State for Food and co-operatives | ||||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Plantation | ||||||
| Ceylon Workers' Congress}};" rowspan=2 | Ceylon Workers' Congress | Minister of State for Transport | ||||||
| Minister of State for Industries | ||||||||
| United National Party}};" rowspan=2 | United National Party | Minister of State for Labour | ||||||
| Minister of State for Labour and Vocational Training | ||||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Lands | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Indigenous Medicine | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Irrigation | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Policy Planning and Implementation | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Textiles | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Animal Husbandry | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Defence | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Defence | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Minister of State for Rural Industrial Development |
District ministers
| Name | Portrait | Party | Office | Took office | Left office | Refs | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | District Minister for Colombo |
Notes
References
References
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- Rajasingham, K. T.. "Sri Lanka: The Untold Story".
- "Prime Ministers". [[Parliament of Sri Lanka]].
- "List of Ministers and Deputy Ministers". [[Ministry of Finance (Sri Lanka).
- "9th Parliament of Sri Lanka". [[Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited]].
- "9th Parliament of Sri Lanka". [[Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited]].
- Rajasingham, K. T.. "Sri Lanka: The Untold Story".
- Rajasingham, K. T.. "Sri Lanka: The Untold Story".
- "9th Parliament of Sri Lanka". [[Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited]].
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