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List of prime ministers of Sri Lanka

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business and also functions as a deputy to the president. In the event a president dies in office, the prime minister becomes the acting president until the Parliament convenes to elect a successor or new elections can be held to elect a new president. Such was the case in 1993, when President
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Of the fifteen prime ministers who have held the office since the introduction of the position in 1947, one has held the office four times, two have held office thrice, and two have held office twice. Six prime ministers have gone on to become president of the country.
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Appointed in a surprise move by President Ranasinghe Premadasa. Wijetunga himself reacted in surprise at the appointment. He resigned from the post on 28 March 1990 but was reappointed two days later on 30 March 1990. Ascended to the presidency following
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Under the constitutional changes of 1978, the country was renamed as the "Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka", and the Parliament was referred to as "Parliament of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri
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Appointed as prime minister of the cabinet that was formed after the elections following the dismissal of Wickremesinghe's government by President Chandrika Kumaratunga. He won the presidential elections in
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Sirimavo Bandaranaike was appointed as the prime minister for a third and final term when her daughter Chandrika Kumaratunga was appointed as the president of Sri Lanka. Resigned in 2000.
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Sirimavo Bandaranaike was the world's first female prime minister. She was not a member of Parliament at the time of her appointment, and was appointed to the Senate on 2 August 1960.
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has been sworn in as prime minister the most times in the country's history, on six occasions (May 1993, December 2001, January 2015, August 2015, December 2018 and May 2022), whilst
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with the help of six other parties, after an election which did not give a clear majority to any party. The agriculture sector was given high priority during his term of office.
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Appointed following the assassination of Bandaranaike. Following disagreements with the members of his government and party, he was forced to dissolve the parliament.
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Appointed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe following his ascension to the presidency. Resigned after Anura Kumara Dissanayake won 2024 Presidential Election.
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was the first female prime minister of Ceylon and also its longest-serving prime minister, holding the office for over 17 years on three separate occasions.
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In 1972, the country was named "Free, Sovereign and Independent Republic of Sri Lanka", and the Parliament was named as the National State Assembly.
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Wickremesinghe's term of office ended early when President Chandrika Kumaratunga dismissed his government and called for a general election in
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Appointed as prime minister following the assassination of former president Ranasinghe Premadasa and Wijetunga's ascension to the presidency.
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has served as prime minister four separate times and has been sworn in on six occasions, the most of any Sri Lankan prime minister.
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Appointed as Prime Minister following the death of his father, D. S. Senanayake. His party won at the general elections held in
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Appointed as prime minister after the incumbent Sri Lanka Freedom Party won the parliamentary elections held in April 2010.
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and the position was known as the prime minister of Sri Lanka from then onwards. The prime minister also held the unified
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Senanayake's government was defeated within a month. Senanayake continued to serve as prime minister until 21 July 1960.
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In 1978, after Jayewardene became the president, new constitutional changes were introduced. The position of the
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was the longest uninterrupted serving prime minister, holding office for over 10 years from 1978 to 1989.
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Wickremanayake assumed the office of prime minister following the resignation of Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
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is the only prime minister who was suspended from his duties by the Supreme Court, becoming the first
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was introduced, resulting in the powers of the prime minister being reduced. The president became the
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Appointed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, following the resignation of Mahinda Rajapaksa amidst the
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to the prime minister, while the president remains the head of state, head of the Cabinet, and
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The Parliament was known as the "House of Representatives" during the period of 1947–1972
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Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government
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since the creation of the position in 1947, prior to the independence of the country (
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was the head of the government until 1972. In 1972, the country was renamed as the
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Senanayake was elected prime minister for the third time, when his party formed a
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The first Prime Minister of Ceylon. The country gained independence from the
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Served as the prime minister for a short period, before contesting in the
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Appointed as prime minister when Rajapaksa assumed the presidency.
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Introduced the executive presidency in 1978 and became president.
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Bandaranaike changed the official language of the country from
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Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious & Cultural Affairs
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Minister of Local Government, Housing & Construction
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Free, Sovereign and Independent Republic of Sri Lanka,
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split the ministry into two ministries, forming the
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Retrieved 2008-10-04. 4157: 561: 4542:. The History Channel. Retrieved 2008-10-04. 4431:"Sirimavo Bandaranaike: First woman premier" 4343:. The History Channel. Retrieved 2008-10-04. 3519:. Much of his tenure was plagued with major 3493:2 years, 5 months and 18 days 3114:3 years, 9 months and 17 days 2989:4 years, 8 months and 19 days 2654:2 years, 3 months and 28 days 2438:5 years, 8 months and 26 days 1265:3 years, 5 months and 14 days 910:4 years, 5 months and 27 days 4867:Members of the 16th Parliament of Sri Lanka 4845: 4485:. The New York Times. Retrieved 2008-10-05. 4426: 4424: 4422: 4420: 4033: 4031: 4029: 3887:. Third female prime minister of Sri Lanka. 3850: 3843: 3838: 3748:2 years, 2 months and 3 days 3730: 3723: 3710: 3609: 3602: 3595: 3482: 3439: 3429:Minister of Urban Development & Housing 3334: 3327: 3314: 3218: 3211: 3204: 3103: 3096: 3060: 2969: 2962: 2949: 2878:4 years, 5 months and 2 days 2860: 2853: 2840: 2769:1 year, 7 months and 13 days 2749: 2742: 2729: 2634: 2627: 2614: 2548:1 year, 3 months and 27 days 2524: 2517: 2504: 2420: 2413: 2400: 2310: 2303: 2290: 2224:1 year, 3 months and 12 days 2206: 2199: 2192: 2101: 2094: 2087: 1992: 1985: 1978: 1889: 1882: 1875: 1870:Minister of Planning & Economic Affairs 1792:7 years, 1 month and 24 days 1772: 1765: 1758: 1755:& Minister of Planning & Employment 1683:5 years, 2 months and 4 days 1663: 1656: 1649: 1580:4 years, 8 months and 4 days 1560: 1553: 1546: 1461: 1454: 1447: 1360: 1353: 1346: 1245: 1238: 1225: 1134: 1127: 1120: 1025:1 year, 6 months and 16 days 1001: 994: 987: 890: 883: 876: 5359:Lists of government ministers of Sri Lanka 4838: 4824: 4641: 4627: 4393:"Bandaranaike, Solomon West Ridgeway Dias" 4383:. Asia Times Online. Retrieved 2008-10-06. 3994:"Handbook of Parliament - Prime Ministers" 2121:4 years, 2 months and 1 day 921:during his term of office. Died in office. 703: 642:, the prime minister is the leader of the 568: 554: 4980:Deputy Speaker and Chairman of Committees 4414:. Time. 1959-12-14. Retrieved 2008-10-11. 4094: 4056: 4054: 3322:United National Front for Good Governance 3121:Appointed as prime minister by President 3068:United National Front for Good Governance 2781:and was appointed President of Sri Lanka. 1196:சாலமன் வெஸ்ட் ரிட்ஜ்வே டயஸ் பண்டாரநாயக்கா 4472:. CNN. 1996-11-01. 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UK Lanka Times. Retrieved 2008-10-06. 1117:& Minister of Transport & Works 631:, and the prime minister became a weak 14: 5336: 4451:"A Prime Minister who knew his onions" 4051: 700:prime minister of Sri Lanka in 2018. 692:have each been appointed three times. 4819: 4622: 4363:. Daily Mirror. Retrieved 2008-10-04. 4352:Buddhika Kurukularatne (2007-06-19). 4334:"Senanayake, Don Stephen (1884–1952)" 4139:from the original on 22 December 2016 3642:amidst the protests and was outright 3361:2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis 3359:Restored as prime minister after the 3244:2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis 1872:& Minister of Plan Implementation 811: 790: 4395:. history.com. Retrieved 2008-10-04. 4236:from the original on 30 October 2019 4210:from the original on 30 October 2019 4184:from the original on 30 October 2019 4107:from the original on 13 January 2015 3953:Leader of the Opposition (Sri Lanka) 1193:සොලමන් වෙස්ට් රිජ්වේ ඩයස් බණ්ඩාරනායක 775: 18:List of Prime Ministers of Sri Lanka 5344:Lists of prime ministers by country 4604:from the original on 29 August 2019 4315:from the original on 30 August 2022 4071:. Daily News. Retrieved 2008-10-04. 3948:Prime Minister's Office (Sri Lanka) 3718:Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance 3447:Sri Lanka People's Freedom Alliance 2264:சந்திரிகா பண்டாரநாயக்கே குமாரதுங்கா 1163:during Kotelawala's term of office. 982:Minister of Agriculture & Lands 604:until 1977, when the government of 24: 5235:Historic legislatures of Sri Lanka 5102:Information Systems and Management 4048:. The Hindu. Retrieved 2008-10-04. 4023:. The Hindu. Retrieved 2008-10-05. 4021:"Sri Lanka's executive presidency" 3830:Minister of Science and Technology 2374:சிறிமா ரத்வத்தே டயஸ் பண்டாரநாயக்கே 1727:சிறிமா ரத்வத்தே டயஸ் பண்டாரநாயக்கே 1521:சிறிமா ரத்வத்தே டயஸ் பண்டாரநாயக்கே 25: 5370: 2371:සිරිමාවො රත්වත්තේ ඩයස් බණ්ඩාරනායක 1724:සිරිමාවො රත්වත්තේ ඩයස් බණ්ඩාරනායක 1518:සිරිමාවො රත්වත්තේ ඩයස් බණ්ඩාරනායක 4804: 4578:from the original on 9 June 2019 4481:Barbara Crossette (1988-12-21). 4372:K. T. Rajasingham (2001-11-17). 3927: 3768: 3659: 3636:2022 Sri Lankan political crisis 3544: 3376: 3263: 3146: 3009: 2957:United People's Freedom Alliance 2898: 2848:United People's Freedom Alliance 2794: 2737:United People's Freedom Alliance 2678: 2568: 2458: 2354: 2244: 2146: 2034: 1929: 1820: 1707: 1600: 1501: 1398: 1297: 1176: 1053: 934: 827: 528: 121: 62: 53: 42: 33: 4590: 4564: 4545: 4526: 4507: 4495:"Profile: Ranil Wickramasinghe" 4488: 4475: 4463: 4443: 4398: 4386: 4366: 4354:"Dudley – the reluctant Prince" 4346: 4327: 4222: 4060:M.B. Dassanayake (2008-09-22). 3943:List of presidents of Sri Lanka 3865: 3860: 3759: 3745: 3740: 3650: 3624: 3619: 3535: 3496: 3490: 3475: 3469: 3459: 3452: 3367: 3349: 3344: 3254: 3233: 3228: 3137: 3111: 3090: 3080: 3073: 3000: 2986: 2979: 2918:திசாநாயக்க முதியன்சேலாகே ஜயரத்ன 2889: 2875: 2870: 2785: 2766: 2759: 2669: 2651: 2644: 2559: 2545: 2538: 2449: 2435: 2430: 2345: 2341:and being elected as president. 2327: 2320: 2261:චන්ද්‍රිකා බණ්ඩාරනායක කුමාරතුංග 2235: 2221: 2216: 2137: 2118: 2111: 2025: 2007: 2002: 1920: 1906: 1899: 1811: 1801:declared the country a republic 1789: 1782: 1698: 1680: 1673: 1591: 1577: 1570: 1492: 1478: 1471: 1389: 1375: 1370: 1288: 1262: 1255: 1167: 1149: 1144: 1044: 1022: 1015: 925: 907: 900: 818: 5285:Sri Lankan Parliament Building 4196: 4170: 4151: 4119: 4088: 4074: 4013: 3352:11 months and 5 days 2330:2 months and 24 days 2019:constitutional changes of 1978 1909:6 months and 12 days 1378:5 months and 23 days 1152:2 years and 6 months 13: 1: 4985:Deputy Chairman of Committees 4374:"Sri Lanka: The Untold Story" 4037:V.S. Sambandan (2005-11-22). 3975: 3879:following the resignation of 3640:fled the country and resigned 3627:2 months and 9 days 3236:1 month and 19 days 2915:දිසානායක මුදියන්සේලාගේ ජයරත්න 772: 666:which gives the power of the 5354:Prime ministers of Sri Lanka 4902:Longest-serving members ever 4650:Prime ministers of Sri Lanka 3527:crises. 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