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Prime Ministers

First Parliament (House of Representatives) 14 October 1947 - 08 April 1952 Rt. Hon. D. S. Senanayake (Mirigama) 24 September 1947 - 22 March 1952 (Rt. Hon. D. S. Senanayake was the first Prime Minister of Sri Lanka)   Hon. Dudley Senanayake (Dedigama) 26 March 1952 (Mr. Dudley Senanayake was appointed Prime Minister on the death of his father Rt. Hon. D. S. Senanayake)

Second Parliament (House of Representatives) 09 June 1952 - 18 February 1956 Hon. Dudley Senanayake (Dedigama) 12 October 1953 (At the General Election Mr. Senanayake received a renewed mandate and continued in the Office of Prime Minister without being re-appointed)   Rt. Hon. Sir John Kotelawala (Dodangaslanda) 12 October 1953 - 12 April 1956 (Sir John Kotelawala was appointed Prime Minister on the resignation of Mr. Senanayake)

Third Parliament (House of Representatives) 16 April 1956 - 05 December 1959 Hon. S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike (Attanagalla) 12 April 1956 - 26 September 1959   Hon. Dr. W. Dahanayake (Galle) 26 September 1959 - 20 March 1960 (Mr. Dahanayake was appointed Prime Minister on the assassination of Mr. Bandaranaike)

Fourth Parliament (House of Representatives) 30 March 1960 - 23 April 1960 Hon. Dudley Senanayake (Dedigama) 21 March 1960 - 21 July 1960 (Mr. Senanayake's Government was defeated in the House on 22 April 1960 on the address of thanks)

Fifth Parliament (House of Representatives) 05 August 1960 - 17 December 1964 Hon. (Mrs.) Sirima Bandaranaike 21 July 1960 - 25 March 1965 (Being the Leader of the Party (SLFP) she was appointed Prime Minister on 21 July 1960. But as she was not a Member of Parliament, she was appointed to the Senate on 02 August 1960 enabling her to continue as P.M.) (Mrs. Bandaranaike's Government was defeated in the House on 3 December 1964 on the address of thanks)

Sixth Parliament (House of Representatives) 05 April 1965 - 25 March 1970 Hon. Dudley Senanayake (Dedigama) 25 March 1965 - 29 May 1970

Seventh Parliament (House of Representatives) 07 June 1970 - 22 May 1972 Hon. (Mrs.) Sirima Bandaranaike (Attanagalla) 29 May 1970 - 22 May 1972

First National State Assembly 22 May 1972 - 18 May 1977 Hon. (Mrs.) Sirima Bandaranaike (Attanagalla) 22 May 1972 - 23 July 1977

Second National State Assembly 04 August 1977 - 07 September 1978 Hon. J. R. Jayewardene (Colombo West) 23 July 1977 - 04 February 1978   Hon. R. Premadasa (Colombo Central - First) 06 February 1978 - 07 September 1978 (Mr. Premadasa was appointed Prime Minister after Mr. Jayewardene assumed the Office of President of Sri Lanka)

First Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka 07 September 1978 - 20 December 1988 Hon. R. Premadasa (Colombo Central - First) 07 September 1978 - 02 January 1989

Second Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka 09 March 1989 - 24 June 1994 Hon. D. B. Wijetunga (Mahanuwara District) 06 March 1989* - 28 March 1990** * (Gaz. No. 554/10 of 18.04.89) ** Resigned   Hon. D. B. Wijetunga (Mahanuwara District) 30 March 1990* - 07 May 1993 *Re-appointed (Gaz. No. 603/19 of 30.03.90)   Hon. Ranil Wickremasinghe (Gampaha District) 07 May 1993* - 19 August 1994 * (Gaz. No. 765/16 of 07.05.93) (Mr. Wickremasinghe was appointed Prime Minister after Mr. Wijetunga assumed the Office of President of Sri Lanka)

Third Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka 25 August 1994 - 18 August 2000 Hon. (Mrs.) Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunge (Gampaha District) 19 August 1994 - 12 November 1994   Hon. (Mrs.) Sirimavo R D Bandaranaike (National List) 14 November 1994 - 09 August 2000 (Mrs. Bandaranaike was appointed Prime Minister after Mrs. Kumaratunge assumed the Office of President of Sri Lanka)   Hon. Ratnasiri Wickramanayake (Kalutara District) 10 August 2000 - 13 October 2000

Fourth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka 18 October 2000 - 10 October 2001 Hon. Ratnasiri Wickramanayake (Kalutara District) 13 October 2000 - 07 December 2001

Fifth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka 19 December 2001 - 07 February 2004 Hon. Ranil Wickremasinghe (Colombo District) 09 December 2001 - 02 April 2004

Sixth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka 22 April 2004 - 09 February 2010 Hon. Mahinda Rajapakse (Hambantota District) 06 April 2004 - 19 November 2005   Hon. Ratnasiri Wickramanayake (National List) 19 November 2005 - 20 April 2010 (Mr. Wickramanayake was appointed Prime Minister after Mr. Rajapakse assumed the Office of President of Sri Lanka)

Seventh Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka 22 April 2010 - Hon. D. M. Jayaratne (National List) 21 April 2010 - 21 August 2015 Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe (Colombo District) 09 January 2015 - 21 August 2015 (Mr. Wickremesinghe was appointed Prime Minister after Mr. Sirisena assumed the Office of President of Sri Lanka)

Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka	2015 - 2020
Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe (Colombo District)	24 August 2015 - 26 October 2018*
* (Gaz. No. 2094/43 of 26.10.2018)
Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa (Kurunegala  District)	26 October 2018† - 15 December 2018††
† (Gaz. No. 2094/44 of 26.10.2018) †† (Gaz. No. 2101/39 of 16.12.2018)
Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe (Colombo District)	16 December 2018‡ - 21 November 2019‡‡
‡ (Gaz. No. 2101/40 of 16.12.2018) ‡‡ Resigned
Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa (Kurunegala  District)	21 November 2019 - 05 August 2020

 

Ninth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka	2020 - to date
Hon. Mahinda Rajapaksa (Kurunegala  District)	09 August 2020 - 09 May 2022*
* Resigned
Hon. Ranil Wickremesinghe (National List)	12 May 2022 -