# List of female cabinet ministers of Sri Lanka

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| Minister | Position | Year Appointed | Administration |
| Government ||||
| Chandrika Kumaratunga | President of Sri Lanka | 1994 | Herself |
| Sirimavo Bandaranaike | Prime Minister of Sri Lanka | 1960 | Oliver Goonetilleke William Gopallawa |
| Sirimavo Bandaranaike | Prime Minister of Sri Lanka | 1970 | William Gopallawa |
| Chandrika Kumaratunga | Prime Minister of Sri Lanka | 1994 | Dingiri Banda Wijetunga |
| Sirimavo Bandaranaike | Prime Minister of Sri Lanka | 1994 | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
| Harini Amarasuriya | Prime Minister of Sri Lanka | 2024 | Anura Kumara Dissanayake |
| Minister of Buddhasasana and Religious Affairs ||||
| Chandrika Kumaratunga | Minister of Buddhist Affairs, Ethnic Relations and National Integration | 1994 | |
| Minister of Child Development and Women's Affairs ||||
| Sunethra Ranasinghe | Minister of Women's Affairs and Teaching Hospitals | 1985 | |
| Renuka Menike Herath | Minister of Health and Women's Affairs | 1989 | |
| Chandra Karunaratne | Minister of State of Women's Affairs | 1990 | |
| Srimani Athulathmudali | Minister of Transport, Highways, Environment and Women's Affairs | 1994 | |
| Sumedha Gunawathie Jayasena | Minister of Women’s Affairs | 1999 | |
| Sumedha Gunawathie Jayasena | Minister of Women's Empowerment | 2004 | |
| Sumedha Gunawathie Jayasena | Minister of Child's Affairs | 2005 | |
| Ferial Ismail Ashraff | Minister of Women’s Affairs | 2001 | |
| Harini Amarasuriya | Minister of Women, Child and Youth Affairs and Sports | 2024 | Anura Kumara Dissanayake |
| Minister of Defence ||||
| Sirimavo Bandaranaike | Minister of Defence | 1960 | |
| Chandrika Kumaratunga | Minister of Defence | 1994 | |
| Chandrika Kumaratunga | Minister of Defence | 2003 | |
| Minister of Education ||||
| Renuka Menike Herath | Minister of State of Education | 1989 | |
| Sunethra Ranasinghe | Minister of State of Education | 1989 | |
| R.M. Pulendran | Minister of State of Education | 1990 | |
| Chandrika Kumaratunga | Minister of Constitutional Affairs and Education | 2004 | |
| Harini Amarasuriya | Minister of Education, Science and Technology | 2024 | Anura Kumara Dissanayake |
| Minister of Environment ||||
| Srimani Athulathmudali | Minister of Transport, Highways, Environment and Women's Affairs | 1994 | |
| Ministry of Finance and Planning ||||
| Sirimavo Bandaranaike | Minister of Finance, Planning and Plan Implementation | 1970 | |
| Chandrika Kumaratunga | Minister of Finance and Planning | 1994 | |
| Nirupama Deepika Rajapaksa | Minister of Plan Implementation | 1999 | |
| Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi | Minister of Land and Plan Implementation | 2000 | |
| Minister of Fisheries ||||
| Irene Wimala Kannangara | Minister of Shipping, Aviation and Tourism | 1977 | |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs ||||
| Sirimavo Bandaranaike | Minister of Foreign Affairs | 1960 | |
| Sirimavo Bandaranaike | Minister of Foreign Affairs | 1970 | |
| Minister of Health ||||
| Vimala Wijewardene | Minister of Health | 1956 | |
| Siva Obeysekere | Minister of Health | 1976 | |
| Renuka Menike Herath | Minister of Health and Women's Affairs | 1982 | |
| Sunethra Ranasinghe | Minister of Health | 1983 | |
| Harini Amarasuriya | Minister of Health | 2024 | Anura Kumara Dissanayake |
| Minister of Highways and Road Development ||||
| Srimani Athulathmudali | Minister of Transport, Highways, Environment and Women's Affairs | 1994 | |
| Minister of Housing and Construction Industry ||||
| Ferial Ismail Ashraff | Minister of Housing | 2004 | |
| Ferial Ismail Ashraff | Minister of Construction Industry | 2004 | |
| Minister of Mass Media and Communication ||||
| Chandrika Kumaratunga | Minister of Media Affairs, Poverty Relief, Aviation and Tourism | 2001 | |
| Chandrika Kumaratunga | Minister of Interior, Information and Media | 2003 | |
| Minister of Justice ||||
| Harini Amarasuriya | Minister of Justice, Public Administration, Provincial Councils, Local Government and Labour | 2024 | |
| Minister of Lands and Land Development ||||
| Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi | Minister of Land and Plan Implementation | 2000 | |
| Minister of Livestock and Rural Community Development ||||
| Irene Wimala Kannangara | Minister of Rural Development | 1978 | |
| Ferial Ismail Ashraff | Minister of Development and Reconstruction of the East and Rural Housing | 2000 | |
| Minister of Labour Relations and Productivity Improvement ||||
| Sirimavo Bandaranaike | Minister of Employment | 1960 | |
| Minister of Local Government and Provincial Councils ||||
| Vimala Wijewardene | Minister of Local Government and Housing | 1959 | |
| Minister of National Heritage and Cultural Affairs ||||
| Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi | Minister of National Heritage and Cultural Affairs | 2010 | |
| Minister of Petroleum Industries ||||
| Chandrika Kumaratunga | Minister of Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconciliation, Transport and Petroleum Resources Development | 2005 | |
| Minister of Ports and Aviation ||||
| Irene Wimala Kannangara | Minister of Shipping, Aviation and Tourism | 1977 | |
| Chandrika Kumaratunga | Minister of Media Affairs, Poverty Relief, Aviation and Tourism | 2001 | |
| Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi | Minister of Samurdhi and Poverty Alleviation | 2004 | |
| Minister of Post and Telecommunication ||||
| Irene Wimala Kannangara | Minister of Shipping, Aviation and Tourism | 1977 | |
| Chandrika Kumaratunga | Minister of Media Affairs, Poverty Relief, Aviation and Tourism | 2001 | |
| Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs ||||
| P.M. Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake | Minister of State of Home Affairs | 1988 |
| Chandrika Kumaratunga | Minister of Interior, Information and Media | 2003 | |
| Minister of Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms ||||
| Chandrika Kumaratunga | Minister of Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconciliation, Transport and Petroleum Resources Development | 2005 | |
| Minister of Resources & Enterprise Development ||||
| Chandrika Kumaratunga | Minister of Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconciliation, Transport and Petroleum Resources Development | 2005 | |
| Minister of Social Services ||||
| Amantha Karunaratne | Minister of State of Social Services | 1989 | |
| Amantha Karunaratne | Minister of State of Reconstruction and Social Welfare | 1990 | |
| Sumedha Gunawathi Jayasena | Minister of Social Services | 1999 | |
| Sumedha Gunawathi Jayasena | Minister of Social Welfare | 2004 | |
| Minister of Trade ||||
| Harini Amarasuriya | Minister of Trade, Commercial, Food Security, Co-operative Development, Industries and Entrepreneur Development | 2024 | |
| Minister of Youth Affairs ||||
| Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi | Minister of Youth Affairs | 2007 | |
| Minister without Portfolio ||||
| Sirimavo Bandaranaike | Minister without Portfolio | 1994 | |