Second Sirisena cabinet | |
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Cabinet of Sri Lanka | |
Date formed | 24 August 2015 |
Date dissolved | 26 October 2018 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Maithripala Sirisena |
Head of government | Maithripala Sirisena |
Deputy head of government | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
Total no. of members | 116 |
Member parties | |
Status in legislature | National unity government 201 / 225 (89%) |
Opposition party | Tamil National Alliance |
Opposition leader | R. Sampanthan |
History | |
Election | 2015 |
Legislature term | 15th |
Predecessor | Sirisena I |
Successor | Sirisena III |
The second Sirisena cabinet was a central government of Sri Lanka led by President Maithripala Sirisena. It was formed in August 2015 after the parliamentary election and ended in October 2018 with the dismissal of Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe, precipitating the 2018 constitutional crisis.