# Fourth Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet

The fourth Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet, also known as the Rajapaksa-Wickremesinghe cabinet, was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. It was formed in May 2022 following the appointment of Ranil Wickremesinghe as the new Prime Minister and ended in July 2022 following Rajapaksa's resignation.
This was the sixth time Wickremesinghe was sworn in as Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, a world record.

## Cabinet members

Ministers appointed under article 43(1) of the constitution. The members cabinet is as follows:
| Name | Party | Office | Took office | Left office |
| Gotabaya Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | President | 18 November 2019 | 14 July 2022 |
| Gotabaya Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Defence | 26 November 2020 | 14 July 2022 |
| Gotabaya Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Technology | 26 November 2020 | 14 July 2022 |
| Ranil Wickramasinghe | United National Party | Prime Minister | 12 May 2022 | |
| Ranil Wickramasinghe | United National Party | Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies | 25 May 2022 | |
| G. L. Peiris | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Foreign Affairs | 14 May 2022 | |
| Dinesh Gunawardena | Mahajana Eksath Peramuna | Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government | 18 April 2022 | |
| Prasanna Ranatunga | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Urban Development and Housing | 14 May 2022 | 6 June 2022 |
| Kanchana Wijesekera | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Power and Energy | 18 April 2022 | |
| Nimal Siripala de Silva | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation | 20 May 2022 | 7 July 2022 |
| Susil Premajayantha | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Education | 20 May 2022 | |
| Keheliya Rambukwella | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Health | 23 May 2022 | |
| Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs and Constitutional Reforms | 12 May 2022 | |
| Harin Fernando | Samagi Jana Balawegaya | Minister of Tourism and Lands | 20 May 2022 | 9 July 2022 |
| Mahinda Amaraweera | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Agriculture | 12 May 2022 | |
| Mahinda Amaraweera | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Wildlife and Forest Conservation | 12 May 2022 | |
| Douglas Devananda | Eelam People's Democratic Party | Minister of Fisheries | 12 August 2020 | |
| Manusha Nanayakkara | Samagi Jana Balawegaya | Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment | 20 May 2022 | 9 July 2022 |
| Bandula Gunawardena | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Transport and Highways | | |
| Bandula Gunawardena | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Mass Media | 23 May 2022 | |
| Ramesh Pathirana | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Plantation Industry | 18 April 2022 | |
| Ramesh Pathirana | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Industries | 20 May 2022 | |
| Vidura Wickremanayake | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs | 20 May 2022 | |
| Nalin Fernando | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security | 20 May 2022 | |
| Tiran Alles | United People's Party | Minister of Public Security | 20 May 2022 | |
| Ahamed Nazeer Zainulabdeen | Sri Lanka Muslim Congress | Minister of Environment | 18 April 2022 | |
| Roshan Ranasinghe | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs | 23 May 2022 | |
| Roshan Ranasinghe | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Irrigation | 23 May 2022 | |
| Dhammika Perera | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | Minister of Investment Promotion | 24 June 2022 | 10 July 2022 |

## State ministers

Ministers appointed under article 44(1) of the constitution.