# Fourth Sirisena cabinet

The fourth Sirisena cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Maithripala Sirisena. It was formed in December 2018 following the end of the constitutional crisis and ended in November 2019 following the election of Sirisena's successor Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

## Cabinet members

Ministers appointed under article 43(1) of the constitution.
| Name | Party | Office | Took office | Left office |
| Maithripala Sirisena | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | President | | 18 November 2019 |
| Maithripala Sirisena | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Minister of Mahaweli Development and Environment | | 18 November 2019 |
| Maithripala Sirisena | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Minister of Defence | 20 December 2018 | 18 November 2019 |
| Ranil Wickremesinghe | United National Party | Prime Minister | 16 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Ranil Wickremesinghe | United National Party | Minister of National Policies, Economic Affairs, Resettlement, Rehabilitation, Northern Province Development, Vocational Training, Skills Development and Youth Affairs | 20 December 2018 | 18 March 2019 |
| Ranil Wickremesinghe | United National Party | Minister of National Policies, Economic Affairs, Resettlement and Rehabilitation, Northern Province Development and Youth Affairs | 18 March 2019 | 21 November 2019 |
| Vajira Abeywardena | United National Party | Minister of Internal and Home Affairs and Provincial Councils and Local Government | 20 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| John Amaratunga | United National Party | Minister of Tourism Development, Wildlife and Christian Religious Affairs | 20 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Thalatha Atukorale | United National Party | Minister of Justice and Prison Reforms | 20 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Risad Badhiutheen | All Ceylon Makkal Congress | Minister of Industry, Commerce, Resettlement of Protracted Displaced Persons and Co-operative Development | 20 December 2018 | 18 March 2019 |
| Risad Badhiutheen | All Ceylon Makkal Congress | Minister of Industry and Commerce, Resettlement of Protracted Displaced Persons, Co-operative Development and Vocational Training and Skills Development | 18 March 2019 | 3 June 2019 |
| R. M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara | United National Party | Minister of Public Administration and Disaster Management | 20 December 2018 | 29 May 2019 |
| R. M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara | United National Party | Minister of Public Administration, Disaster Management and Rural Economic Affairs | 29 May 2019 | 26 July 2019 |
| R. M. Ranjith Madduma Bandara | United National Party | Minister of Public Administration, Disaster Management and Livestock Development | 26 July 2019 | 21 November 2019 |
| Palani Digambaran | National Union of Workers | Minister of Hill Country, New Villages, Infrastructure and Community Development | 20 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Navin Dissanayake | United National Party | Minister of Plantation Industries | 20 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Harin Fernando | United National Party | Minister of Telecommunication, Digital Infrastructure, Foreign Employment and Sports | 20 December 2018 | 21 December 2018 |
| Harin Fernando | United National Party | Minister of Telecommunication, Foreign Employment and Sports | 21 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Daya Gamage | United National Party | Minister of Labour, Trade Union Relations and Social Empowerment | 20 December 2018 | 11 January 2019 |
| Daya Gamage | United National Party | Minister of Primary Industries and Social Empowerment | 11 January 2019 | 21 November 2019 |
| Mano Ganesan | Democratic People's Front | Minister of National Integration, Official Languages, Social Progress and Hindu Religious Affairs | 20 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Rauff Hakeem | Sri Lanka Muslim Congress | Minister of City Planning, Water Supply and Higher Education | 20 December 2018 | 3 June 2019 |
| M. H. A. Haleem | United National Party | Minister of Postal Services and Muslim Religious Affairs | 20 December 2018 | 3 June 2019 |
| M. H. A. Haleem | United National Party | Minister of Postal Services and Muslim Religious Affairs | 19 June 2019 | 21 November 2019 |
| P. Harrison | United National Party | Minister of Agriculture, Rural Economic Affairs, Livestock Development, Irrigation, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development | 20 December 2018 | 29 May 2019 |
| P. Harrison | United National Party | Minister of Agriculture, Livestock Development, Irrigation, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development | 29 May 2019 | 26 July 2019 |
| P. Harrison | United National Party | Minister of Agriculture, Rural Economic Affairs, Irrigation, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development | 26 July 2019 | 21 November 2019 |
| Kabir Hashim | United National Party | Minister of Highways, Road Development and Petroleum Resources Development | 20 December 2018 | 4 June 2019 |
| Kabir Hashim | United National Party | Minister of Highways, Road Development and Petroleum Resources Development | 19 June 2019 | 21 November 2019 |
| Chandrani Bandara Jayasinghe | United National Party | Minister of Women and Child Affairs and Dry Zone Development | 20 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Akila Viraj Kariyawasam | United National Party | Minister of Education | 20 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Ravi Karunanayake | United National Party | Minister of Power, Energy and Business Development | 20 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Gayantha Karunatileka | United National Party | Minister of Lands and Parliamentary Reforms | 20 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Lakshman Kiriella | United National Party | Minister of Public Enterprise, Kandyan Heritage and Kandy Development | 20 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Tilak Marapana | United National Party | Minister of Foreign Affairs | 20 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Gamini Jayawickrama Perera | United National Party | Minister of Buddha Sasana and Wayamba Development | 20 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Sajith Premadasa | United National Party | Minister of Housing, Construction and Cultural Affairs | 20 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | Democratic National Movement | Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation | 20 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Champika Ranawaka | Jathika Hela Urumaya | Minister of Megapolis and Western Development | 20 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Sagala Ratnayaka | United National Party | Minister of Ports, Shipping and Southern Development | 20 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Mangala Samaraweera | United National Party | Minister of Finance and Mass Media | 20 December 2018 | 22 February 2019 |
| Mangala Samaraweera | United National Party | Minister of Finance | 22 February 2019 | 21 November 2019 |
| Malik Samarawickrama | United National Party | Minister of Development Strategies, International Trade and Science, Technology and Research | 20 December 2018 | 21 December 2018 |
| Malik Samarawickrama | United National Party | Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade | 21 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Rajitha Senaratne | Democratic National Movement | Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine | 20 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |

## Non-cabinet and state ministers

Ministers appointed under article 44(1) of the constitution.
| Name | Party | Office | Took office | Left office |
| Ashoka Abeysinghe | United National Party | State Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation | 21 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| J. C. Alawathuwala | United National Party | State Minister of Internal and Home Affairs and Provincial Councils and Local Government | 21 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Ameer Ali | All Ceylon Makkal Congress | State Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Rural Economic Affairs | 21 December 2018 | 3 June 2019 |
| Ranjith Aluwihare | United National Party | State Minister of Tourism Development | 21 December 2018 | 11 January 2019 |
| Ranjith Aluwihare | United National Party | State Minister of Tourism Development, Wildlife and Christian Religious Affairs | 11 January 2019 | 21 November 2019 |
| Wasantha Aluwihare | United National Party | State Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Rural Economic Affairs | 21 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Harsha de Silva | United National Party | Non-Cabinet Minister of Public Distribution and Economic Reforms | 21 December 2018 | 11 January 2019 |
| Harsha de Silva | United National Party | Non-Cabinet Minister of Economic Affairs and Public Distribution | 11 January 2019 | 21 November 2019 |
| Cassim Faizal | Sri Lanka Muslim Congress | State Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine | 21 December 2018 | 3 June 2019 |
| H. M. M. Harees | Sri Lanka Muslim Congress | State Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government | 21 December 2018 | 3 June 2019 |
| Lucky Jayawardena | United National Party | State Minister of City Planning and Water Supply | 21 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Vijayakala Maheswaran | United National Party | State Minister of Education | 21 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Ajith Mannapperuma | United National Party | State Minister of Mahaweli Development and Environment | 31 January 2019 | 21 November 2019 |
| Seyed Ali Zahir Moulana | Sri Lanka Muslim Congress | State Minister of Social Empowerment | 21 December 2018 | 3 June 2019 |
| Ajith Perera | United National Party | Non-Cabinet Minister of Digital Infrastructure and Information Technology | 21 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Niroshan Perera | United National Party | State Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs | 21 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| A. D. Champika Premadasa | United National Party | State Minister of Power and Renewable Energy | 21 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Velusami Radhakrishnan | Up-Country People's Front | Non-Cabinet Minister of Special Areas Development | 11 January 2019 | 21 November 2019 |
| Ranjan Ramanayake | United National Party | State Minister of Highways and Road Development | 21 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Ravindra Samaraweera | United National Party | Non-Cabinet Minister of Labour and Trade Union Relations | 11 January 2019 | 21 November 2019 |
| Wasantha Senanayake | United National Party | State Minister of Foreign Affairs | 29 May 2019 | 21 November 2019 |
| Sujeewa Senasinghe | United National Party | Non-Cabinet Minister of Science, Technology and Research | 21 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Vadivel Suresh | United National Party | State Minister of Plantation Industries | 21 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Dilip Wedaarachchi | United National Party | State Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development | 21 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Eran Wickramaratne | United National Party | State Minister of Finance | 21 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Ruwan Wijewardene | United National Party | State Minister of Defence | 21 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Ruwan Wijewardene | United National Party | Non-Cabinet Minister of Mass Media | 22 February 2019 | 21 November 2019 |

## Deputy ministers

Ministers appointed under article 45(1) of the constitution.
| Name | Party | Office | Took office | Left office |
| Anoma Gamage | United National Party | Deputy Minister of Petroleum Resources Development | 21 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Edward Gunasekara | United National Party | Deputy Minister of Lands and Parliamentary Reforms | 21 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Nalin Bandara Jayamaha | United National Party | Deputy Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade | 21 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| M. A. M. Maharoof | All Ceylon Makkal Congress | Deputy Minister of Ports and Shipping | 11 January 2019 | 3 June 2019 |
| Ajith Mannapperuma | United National Party | Deputy Minister of Environment | 21 December 2018 | 31 January 2019 |
| Karu Paranawithana | United National Party | Deputy Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training | 21 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Buddhika Pathirana | United National Party | Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce | 21 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |
| Palitha Thewarapperuma | United National Party | Deputy Minister of Social Empowerment | 21 December 2018 | 21 November 2019 |