Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

The Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( ; ) is the most senior member of parliament in the cabinet of ministers in Sri Lanka. They are in charge for their policies and actions to parliament. The President is both head of state and head of government in Sri Lanka. Since 1978, most prime ministers have served as mere deputies to the executive presidency, while at times served as the de-facto head of government.

List of prime ministers

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No.PortraitNameTerm of officeElectoral mandatesTime in officeOther ministerial officesheld while Prime MinisterPolitical partyof PMGovernment Refs 1 75px  Senanayakeදොන් ස්ටීවන් සේනානායකடான் ஸ்டீபன் சேனாநாயக்க 1947 1952†     1947 "Senanayake, Don Stephen (1884–1952)" . The History Channel. Retrieved 2008-10-04. 2 75px  Senanayakeඩඩ්ලි ෂෙල්ටන් සෙනානායකடட்லி சேனநாயக்கா 1952 1953      1952 Buddhika Kurukularatne (2007-06-19). "Dudley – the reluctant Prince" . Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2008-10-04. 3 75px  Kotelawala ශ්‍රිමත් ජෝන් කොතලාවලசேர் ஜோன் கொத்தலாவலை  1953 1956       — K. T. Rajasingham (2001-11-17). "Sri Lanka: The Untold Story" . Asia Times Online. Retrieved 2008-10-06. 4 75px  Bandaranaikeසොලමන් වෙස්ට් රිජ්වේ ඩයස් බණ්ඩාරනායකசாலமன் வெஸ்ட் ரிட்ஜ்வே டயஸ் பண்டாரநாயக்கா 1956 1959†      1956 "Bandaranaike, Solomon West Ridgeway Dias". history.com. Retrieved 2008-10-04. 5 75px  Dahanayakeවිජයානන්ද දහනායකவிஜயானந்த தகநாயக்கா 1959 1960       — "Short Term" . Time. 1959-12-14. Retrieved 2008-10-11. (2) 75px  Senanayakeඩඩ්ලි සේනානායකடட்லி சேனநாயக்கா 1960 1960      March 1960  6 75px  Bandaranaikeසිරිමාවො රත්වත්තේ ඩයස් බණ්ඩාරනායකசிறிமா ரத்வத்தே டயஸ் பண்டாரநாயக்கே 1960 1965      July 1960  (2) 75px  Senanayakeඩඩ්ලි සේනානායකடட்லி சேனநாயக்கா 1965 1970      1965 Neville de Silva. "A Prime Minister who knew his onions"  . UK Lanka Times. Retrieved 2008-10-06. (6) 75px  Bandaranaikeසිරිමාවො රත්වත්තේ ඩයස් බණ්ඩාරනායකசிறிமா ரத்வத்தே டயஸ் பண்டாரநாயக்கே 1970 1977      1970  7 75px  Richard Jayewardeneජුනියස් රිචඩ් ජයවර්ධනஜூனியஸ் ரிச்சட் ஜயவர்தனா 1977 1978      1977 "Former Sri Lanka president dies, leaves mixed legacy" . CNN. 1996-11-01. Retrieved 2008-10-04. 8 75px  Premadasaරණසිංහ ප්‍රේමදාස ரணசிங்க பிரேமதாசா 1978 1989      — Barbara Crossette (1988-12-21). "MAN IN THE NEWS: Ranasinghe Premadasa; Sri Lankan At the Top". The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-10-05. 9  Banda Wijetungaඩිංගිරි බණ්ඩා විජේතුංග டிங்கிரி பண்ட விஜேதுங்க 1989 1993     1989  10 75px  Wickremesingheරනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහரணில் விக்ரமசிங்க 1993 1994      — "Profile: Ranil Wickramasinghe" . BBC News. 2005-11-22. Retrieved 2008-10-04. 11 75px  Kumaratungaචන්ද්‍රිකා බණ්ඩාරනායක කුමාරතුංගசந்திரிகா பண்டாரநாயக்கே குமாரதுங்கா 1994 1994      1994 "Hon Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (1994–2005)"  . The official website of the Government of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2008-10-04. (6) 75px  Bandaranaikeසිරිමාවො රත්වත්තේ ඩයස් බණ්ඩාරනායකசிறிமா ரத்வத்தே டயஸ் பண்டாரநாயக்கே 1994 2000      —  12 75px  Wickremanayakeරත්නසිරි වික්‍රමනායකரத்னசிறி விக்கிரமநாயக்க 2000 2001      2000 V.S. Sambandan (2005-11-22). "Ratnasiri Wickremanayake appointed Sri Lankan Premier" . The Hindu. Retrieved 2008-10-04. (10) 75px  Wickremesingheරනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහரணில் விக்ரமசிங்க 2001 2004      2001 "Sri Lanka"  . The History Channel. Retrieved 2008-10-04. 13 75px  Rajapaksaමහින්ද රාජපක්ෂமஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ 2004 2005      2004 "President's Profile"  . The President's Fund of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2008-10-04. (12) 75px  Wickremanayakeරත්නසිරි වික්‍රමනායකரத்னசிறி விக்கிரமநாயக்க 2005 2010      —  14 75px  Jayaratneදිසානායක මුදියන්සේලාගේ ජයරත්නதிசாநாயக்க முதியன்சேலாகே ஜயரத்ன 2010 2015      2010  (10)  75px  Wickremesingheරනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහரணில் விக்ரமசிங்க 2015 2018    2015    (13) 75px  Rajapaksaමහින්ද රාජපක්ෂமஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ 2018 2018      —  (10) 75px  Wickremesingheරනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහரணில் விக்ரமசிங்க 2018 2019     —  (13) 75px  Rajapaksaමහින්ද රාජපක්ෂமஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ 2019 2022    2020    (10) 75px  Wickremesingheරනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහரணில் விக்ரமசிங்க 2022 2022     —  15 75px  Gunawardenaදිනේෂ් ගුණවර්ධනதினேஷ் குணவர்தன 2022 2024     —  16   හරිනි අමරසූරියஹரிணி அமரசூரிய 2024 Incumbent     — 

Living former prime ministers
Prime MinisterTerm of officeDate of birthChandrika Kumaratunga1994–1994Mahinda Rajapaksa2004–2005,2018,2019–2022Ranil Wickremesinghe1993–1994,2001–2004,2015–2019,2022Dinesh Gunawardena2022–2024 

The most recent death of a former Prime Minister was that of D. M. Jayaratne (2010–2015) on 18 November 2019, aged 88.

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