Third Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet

Third Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet

Cabinet of Sri Lanka
Date formed18 April 2022 (2022-04-18)
Date dissolved9 May 2022 (2022-05-09)
People and organisations
Head of stateGotabaya Rajapaksa
Head of governmentGotabaya Rajapaksa
Deputy head of governmentMahinda Rajapaksa
Member parties
  •   Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance
  •   Eelam People's Democratic Party
Status in legislatureMinority government
102 / 225 (45%)
Opposition party  Samagi Jana Balawegaya
Opposition leaderSajith Premadasa
History
Legislature term16th
PredecessorGotabaya Rajapaksa II
SuccessorGotabaya Rajapaksa IV

The third Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. It was formed in April 2022 after the mass resignation of the previous cabinet and ended in May 2022 following the resignation of Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.

As of 21 April 2022, the cabinet had 19 members – the president, prime minister and 17 ministers. There were also 27 state ministers who were not members of the cabinet. One cabinet minister was also a state minister.[1]

  1. ^ Srinivasan, Meera (18 April 2022). "Gotabaya Rajapaksa appoints new Cabinet". www.thehindubusinessline.com. Retrieved 23 April 2022.