Mahinda Rajapaksa cabinets

Rajapaksa cabinet

14th Cabinet of Sri Lanka
Date formed19 November 2005
Date dissolved9 January 2015
People and organisations
Head of stateMahinda Rajapaksa
Head of governmentMahinda Rajapaksa
Deputy head of governmentRatnasiri Wickremanayake (2005–10)
D. M. Jayaratne (2010–15)
Member party
  •   United People's Freedom Alliance
Status in legislatureMinority government (2005–10)
105 / 225 (47%)
Majority government (2010–13)
145 / 225 (64%)
Majority coalition (2013–15)
162 / 225 (72%)
Opposition party
Opposition leaderRanil Wickremesinghe
History
Elections2005, 2010 presidential, 2010 parliamentary
Outgoing election2015
Legislature terms13th, 14th
PredecessorKumaratunga
SuccessorSirisena I

The Rajapaksa cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Mahinda Rajapaksa between 2005 and 2015. It was formed in November 2005 after the presidential election and it ended in January 2015 after the opposition's victory in the presidential election. The cabinet was known as the Jambo Cabinet and holds the world record for the largest cabinet in the world.[1]

  1. ^ "Most cabinet ministers appointed by a government | Guinness World Records".