List of female cabinet ministers of Sri Lanka

  denotes the first female minister of that particular department.

Minister Position Year Appointed Administration
Government
Chandrika Kumaratunga President of Sri Lanka 1994 Herself
Sirimavo Bandaranaike Prime Minister of Sri Lanka 1960 Oliver Goonetilleke
William Gopallawa
Sirimavo Bandaranaike Prime Minister of Sri Lanka 1970 William Gopallawa
Chandrika Kumaratunga Prime Minister of Sri Lanka 1994 Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
Sirimavo Bandaranaike Prime Minister of Sri Lanka 1994 Chandrika Kumaratunga
Harini Amarasuriya Prime Minister of Sri Lanka 2024 Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Minister of Buddhasasana and Religious Affairs
Chandrika Kumaratunga Minister of Buddhist Affairs, Ethnic Relations and National Integration 1994
Minister of Child Development and Women's Affairs
Sunethra Ranasinghe Minister of Women's Affairs and Teaching Hospitals 1985
Renuka Menike Herath Minister of Health and Women's Affairs 1989
Chandra Karunaratne Minister of State of Women's Affairs 1990
Srimani Athulathmudali Minister of Transport, Highways, Environment and Women's Affairs 1994
Sumedha Gunawathie Jayasena Minister of Women’s Affairs 1999
Sumedha Gunawathie Jayasena Minister of Women's Empowerment 2004
Sumedha Gunawathie Jayasena Minister of Child's Affairs 2005
Ferial Ismail Ashraff Minister of Women’s Affairs 2001
Harini Amarasuriya Minister of Women, Child and Youth Affairs and Sports 2024 Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Minister of Defence
Sirimavo Bandaranaike Minister of Defence 1960
Chandrika Kumaratunga Minister of Defence 1994
Chandrika Kumaratunga Minister of Defence 2003
Minister of Education
Renuka Menike Herath Minister of State of Education 1989
Sunethra Ranasinghe Minister of State of Education 1989
R.M. Pulendran Minister of State of Education 1990
Chandrika Kumaratunga Minister of Constitutional Affairs and Education 2004
Harini Amarasuriya Minister of Education, Science and Technology 2024 Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Minister of Environment
Srimani Athulathmudali Minister of Transport, Highways, Environment and Women's Affairs 1994
Ministry of Finance and Planning
Sirimavo Bandaranaike Minister of Finance, Planning and Plan Implementation 1970
Chandrika Kumaratunga Minister of Finance and Planning 1994
Nirupama Deepika Rajapaksa Minister of Plan Implementation 1999
Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi Minister of Land and Plan Implementation 2000
Minister of Fisheries
Irene Wimala Kannangara Minister of Shipping, Aviation and Tourism 1977
Minister of Foreign Affairs
Sirimavo Bandaranaike Minister of Foreign Affairs 1960
Sirimavo Bandaranaike Minister of Foreign Affairs 1970
Minister of Health
Vimala Wijewardene Minister of Health 1956
Siva Obeysekere Minister of Health 1976
Renuka Menike Herath Minister of Health and Women's Affairs 1982
Sunethra Ranasinghe Minister of Health 1983
Harini Amarasuriya Minister of Health 2024 Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Minister of Highways and Road Development
Srimani Athulathmudali Minister of Transport, Highways, Environment and Women's Affairs 1994
Minister of Housing and Construction Industry
Ferial Ismail Ashraff Minister of Housing 2004
Ferial Ismail Ashraff Minister of Construction Industry 2004
Minister of Mass Media and Communication
Chandrika Kumaratunga Minister of Media Affairs, Poverty Relief, Aviation and Tourism 2001
Chandrika Kumaratunga Minister of Interior, Information and Media 2003
Minister of Justice
Harini Amarasuriya Minister of Justice, Public Administration, Provincial Councils, Local Government and Labour 2024
Minister of Lands and Land Development
Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi Minister of Land and Plan Implementation 2000
Minister of Livestock and Rural Community Development
Irene Wimala Kannangara Minister of Rural Development 1978
Ferial Ismail Ashraff Minister of Development and Reconstruction of the East and Rural Housing 2000
Minister of Labour Relations and Productivity Improvement
Sirimavo Bandaranaike Minister of Employment 1960
Minister of Local Government and Provincial Councils
Vimala Wijewardene Minister of Local Government and Housing 1959
Minister of National Heritage and Cultural Affairs
Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi Minister of National Heritage and Cultural Affairs 2010
Minister of Petroleum Industries
Chandrika Kumaratunga Minister of Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconciliation, Transport and Petroleum Resources Development 2005
Minister of Ports and Aviation
Irene Wimala Kannangara Minister of Shipping, Aviation and Tourism 1977
Chandrika Kumaratunga Minister of Media Affairs, Poverty Relief, Aviation and Tourism 2001
Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi Minister of Samurdhi and Poverty Alleviation 2004
Minister of Post and Telecommunication
Irene Wimala Kannangara Minister of Shipping, Aviation and Tourism 1977
Chandrika Kumaratunga Minister of Media Affairs, Poverty Relief, Aviation and Tourism 2001
Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs
P.M. Amara Piyaseeli Ratnayake Minister of State of Home Affairs 1988
Chandrika Kumaratunga Minister of Interior, Information and Media 2003
Minister of Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms
Chandrika Kumaratunga Minister of Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconciliation, Transport and Petroleum Resources Development 2005
Minister of Resources & Enterprise Development
Chandrika Kumaratunga Minister of Relief, Rehabilitation and Reconciliation, Transport and Petroleum Resources Development 2005
Minister of Social Services
Amantha Karunaratne Minister of State of Social Services 1989
Amantha Karunaratne Minister of State of Reconstruction and Social Welfare 1990
Sumedha Gunawathi Jayasena Minister of Social Services 1999
Sumedha Gunawathi Jayasena Minister of Social Welfare 2004
Minister of Trade
Harini Amarasuriya Minister of Trade, Commercial, Food Security, Co-operative Development, Industries and Entrepreneur Development 2024
Minister of Youth Affairs
Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi Minister of Youth Affairs 2007
Minister without Portfolio
Sirimavo Bandaranaike Minister without Portfolio 1994

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