Jayewardene cabinet

The Jayewardene cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by Prime Minister (later President) J. R. Jayewardene between 1977 and 1989. It was formed in July 1977 after the parliamentary election and it ended in January 1989 when Jayewardene's second limited term ended. The Jayewardene cabinet saw Sri Lanka move from being a parliamentary republic to the current executive presidency in February 1978.

Jayewardene cabinet

10th Cabinet of Sri Lanka
Date formed23 July 1977
Date dissolved2 January 1989
People and organisations
Head of stateWilliam Gopallawa (1977–78)
J. R. Jayewardene (1978–89)
Head of governmentJ. R. Jayewardene
Deputy head of governmentRanasinghe Premadasa
Member party
  •   United National Party
  •   Ceylon Workers' Congress (1978-89)
Status in legislatureMajority
141 / 168 (84%)
Opposition party
Opposition leaderA. Amirthalingam (1977–83)
Anura Bandaranaike (1983–88)
History
Election(s)1977, 1982
Outgoing election1988
Legislature term(s)8th
PredecessorSecond Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet
SuccessorPremadasa cabinet

Cabinet members
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Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
J. R. JayewardeneUnited National PartyPrime Minister23 July 19774 February 1978[1]
President4 February 19782 January 1989[2]
Minister of Defence23 July 1977[3][4]
Minister of Planning and Economic Affairs23 July 1977[3][4]
Minister of Plan Implementation23 July 1977[3][4][5]
Minister of Higher Education14 February 1980
Ranasinghe PremadasaUnited National PartyMinister of Local Government, Housing and Construction23 July 1977[3][4][5]
Prime Minister6 February 19782 January 1989[1]
Minister of Highways[5]
Ranjit AtapattuUnited National PartyMinister of Health
Lalith AthulathmudaliUnited National PartyMinister of Trade23 July 1977[3][4]
Minister of Trade and Shipping[5]
Minister of National Security23 March 1983[6]
Ananda Tissa de AlwisUnited National PartyMinister of State[5]
Ronnie de MelUnited National PartyMinister of Finance23 July 1977[3][4][7]
Minister of Finance and Planning18 January 1988[3][5]
K. W. DevanayakamUnited National PartyMinister of Justice23 July 1977[3][4]
Minister of Home Affairs14 February 1980[5][8]
Gamini DissanayakeUnited National PartyMinister of Irrigation, Power and Highways23 July 1977[3][4]
Minister of Lands and Land Development[5]
Minister of Mahaweli Development[5]
A. C. S. HameedUnited National PartyMinister for Foreign Affairs23 July 1977[3][4][5]
Srisena Bandara HerathUnited National PartyMinister of Food and Co-operatives23 July 1977[3][4][5]
E. L. B. HurulleUnited National PartyMinister of Cultural Affairs23 July 1977[3][4][5]
Shelton JayasingheUnited National PartyMinister Posts and Telecommunications23 July 1977[3][4]
S. de S. JayasingheUnited National PartyMinister of Fisheries26 September 1977[3][4]
Gamini JayasuriyaUnited National PartyMinister of Health23 July 1977[3][5]
Montague JayawickramaUnited National PartyMinister of Public Administration and Home Affairs23 July 1977[3][4]
Minister of Public Administration[5]
Minister of Plantation Industries[5]
M. D. H. JayawardenaUnited National PartyMinister of Plantation Industries23 July 1977[3][4]
Wimala KannangaraUnited National PartyMinister of Shipping, Aviation and Tourism23 July 1977[3][4]
Minister of Rural Development[5]
Asoka KarunaratneUnited National PartyMinister of Social Services23 July 1977[3][5]
M. H. M. Naina MarikarUnited National PartyMinister of Finance10 January 19883 January 1989[7]
Cyril MathewUnited National PartyMinister of Industries and Scientific Affairs23 July 1977[3][4][5]
Wijayapala MendisUnited National PartyMinister of Textile Industry23 July 1977[3][4]
Minister of Textile Industries[5]
M. H. MohamedUnited National PartyMinister of Transport23 July 1977[3][4][5]
Festus PereraUnited National PartyMinister of Fisheries30 October 1977[3][4][5]
Vincent PereraUnited National PartyMinister of Parliamentary Affairs and Sports23 July 1977[3][4][5]
C. RajaduraiUnited National PartyMinister of Regional Development5 April 1979[5][8]
Minister of Hindu Religious Affairs[8]
Lionel SenanayakeUnited National PartyMinister of Agriculture and Lands23 July 1977[3][4]
Minister of Agricultural Development and Research[5]
C. P. J. SeneviratneUnited National PartyMinister of Labour23 July 1977[3][4][5]
Savumiamoorthy ThondamanCeylon Workers' CongressMinister of Rural Industrial Development7 September 1978[5][8]
Ranil WickremesingheUnited National PartyMinister of Youth Affairs and Employment5 October 1978[5][8]
Minister of Education14 February 1980[5][8]
Nissanka WijeyeratneUnited National PartyMinister of Education23 July 1977[3][4]
Minister of Justice14 February 1980[5][8]
D. B. WijetungaUnited National PartyMinister of Information and Broadcasting23 July 1977[3][4]
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications[5]
Minister of Power and Energy[5]
Minister of Food, Agricultural Development and Research
Minister of Finance

Non-cabinet ministers
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Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
Ranjit AtapattuUnited National PartyNon-Cabinet Minister of Colombo Group Hospitals[5]
Dharmasena AttygalleUnited National PartyNon-Cabinet Minister of Indigenous Medicine[5]
Harold HerathUnited National PartyNon-Cabinet Minister of Coconut Industries[5]
Lionel JayatillekeUnited National PartyNon-Cabinet Minister of Education Services[5]
T. B. WerapitiyaUnited National PartyNon-Cabinet Minister of Internal Security[5]

Deputy ministers
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Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
M. A. Abdul MajeedUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Agriculture and Lands23 July 1977[3]
Deputy Minister of Power and Energy[5]
S. S. AbeysunderaUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Fisheries23 July 1977[3][5]
Sumanadasa Abeywickrama
United National PartyDeputy Minister of Agricultural Development and Research[6]
A. M. S. AdikariUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Irrigation, Power and Highways23 July 1977[3]
Deputy Minister of Lands and Land Development[5]
Alick AluwihareUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Plantation Industries23 July 1977[3][5]
M. S. AmarasiriUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Trade23 July 1977[3]
Deputy Minister of Trade and Shipping[5]
John AmaratungaUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Finance19 January 19889 January 1988[7]
Lalith AthulathmudaliUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Defence1984
R. B. AttanayakeUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Higher Education[5]
Dharmasena AttygalleUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Health23 July 1977[3]
Gamini AtukoraleUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Youth Affairs and Employment[5]
R. M. Dharmadasa BandaUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Textile Industry23 July 1977[3]
Deputy Minister of Textile Industries[5]
W. M. G. T. BandaUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Cultural Affairs23 July 1977[3][5]
K. D. M. C. BandaraUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Agricultural Development and Research[5]
Harindra CoreaUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Public Administration[5]
Denzil FernandoUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Industries and Scientific Affairs23 July 1977[3][5]
Tyronne FernandoUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Foreign Affairs[5]
Premaratne GunasekeraUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Public Omnibus Transport[6]
Deputy Minister of Health[5]
Harold HerathUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Janatha Estates Development[5]
P. C. ImbulanaUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Local Government, Housing and Construction23 July 1977[3][5]
Lionel JayatilakaUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Education23 July 1977[3]
Chandra KarunaratneUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Information and Broadcasting23 July 1977[3]
Deputy Minister of State[5]
Hiripitiyage KularatneUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Transport23 July 1977[3][5]
Mervyn KularatneUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Defence[6]
M. H. M. Naina MarikarUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Planning and Economic Affairs23 July 1977[3]
Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning6 February 197819 January 1988[3][5][7]
Nanda MathewUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Shipping, Aviation and Tourism23 July 1977[3]
Deputy Minister of Mahaweli Development[5]
Festus PereraUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Finance23 July 19775 February 1978[3][7]
Joseph Michael PereraUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Labour23 July 1977[3][5]
Abeyratne PilapitiyaUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Posts and Telecommunications23 July 1977[3][5]
S. K. PiyadasaUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Rural Industrial Development[5]
G. M. PremachandraUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Highways[5]
G. V. PunchinilameUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Regional Development[5]
Sarathchandra RajakarunaUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Food and co-operatives23 July 1977[3][5]
Shelton RanarajaUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Justice23 July 1977[3][5]
Percy SamaraweeraUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs23 July 1977[3]
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs[5]
Weerawanni SamaraweeraUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Education[5]
J. L. SirisenaUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Social Services23 July 1977[3][5]
Edwin TillakaratneUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Sports23 July 1977[3][5][6]
Harshanath WanigasekeraUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Rural Development[6][5]
D. B. WelagedaraUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Plan Implementation23 July 1977[3][5]
T. B. WerapitiyaUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Defence23 July 1977[3][5]
Ranil WickremesingheUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of Foreign Affairs23 July 1977[3]
V. L. WijemanneUnited National PartyDeputy Minister of State Plantations[6][5]

District ministers
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Name Portrait Party Office Took office Left office Refs
R. M. AbeykoonUnited National PartyDistrict Minister for Monaragala[5]
H. B. AbeyratneUnited National PartyDistrict Minister for Anuradhapura[5]
Keerthisena Abeywickrama United National PartyDistrict Minister for Matara[5]
M. L. M. AboosallyUnited National PartyDistrict Minister for Ratnapura[5]
R. M. AppuhamyUnited National PartyDistrict Minister for Badulla[5]
P. M. B. CyrilUnited National PartyDistrict Minister for Hambantota[5][6]
P. DayaratnaUnited National PartyDistrict Minister for Ampara1978[5][8]
Merril de SilvaUnited National PartyDistrict Minister for Polonnaruwa[5]
W. M. P. B. DissanayakeUnited National PartyDistrict Minister for Kandy[5]
K. W. R. M. EkananayakeUnited National PartyDistrict Minister for Matale[5]
Tudor GunasekaraUnited National PartyDistrict Minister for Gampaha[5][6]
Renuka HerathUnited National PartyDistrict Minister for Nuwara Eliya[5]
Indradasa HettiarachchiUnited National PartyDistrict Minister for Kalutara[5]
M. KanagaratnamUnited National PartyDistrict Minister for Batticaloa1978[5][8]
Rupa KarunathilakeUnited National PartyDistrict Minister for Galle[5]
M. E. H. MaharoofUnited National PartyDistrict Minister for Mannar1978[5][8]
G. D. MahindasomaUnited National PartyDistrict Minister for Vavuniya1978[5][8]
Weerasinghe MallimarachchiUnited National PartyDistrict Minister for Colombo[5]
Abdul Rasak MansoorUnited National PartyDistrict Minister for Mullaitivu1978[5][8]
H. G. P. NelsonUnited National PartyDistrict Minister for Trincomalee1978[5][8]
Ranganayaki PathmanathanUnited National PartyDistrict Minister for Batticaloa[8]
Gamini Jayawickrama PereraUnited National PartyDistrict Minister for Kurunegala[5]
N. A. SeneviratneUnited National PartyDistrict Minister for Kegalle[5]
H. B. WanninayakeUnited National PartyDistrict Minister for Puttalam[5]
U. B. WijekoonUnited National PartyDistrict Minister for Jaffna1978[5][8]

References
  1. "Prime Ministers". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  2. "Heads of State". Parliament of Sri Lanka.
  3. Sri Lanka Year Book 1977 (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. pp. 17–18.
  4. Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 25: War or peace?". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
  5. Sri Lanka Year Book 1982 (PDF). Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. pp. 12–14.
  6. Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 28: Prelude to eruption". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
  7. "List of Ministers and Deputy Ministers". Ministry of Finance. Archived from the original on 27 September 2015.
  8. Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 27: Horsewhip Amirthalingham". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story.
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