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List of prime ministers of Sri Lanka

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| Top left: D. S. Senanayake became the first Prime Minister of Ceylon in 1947. | Top right: Sirimavo Bandaranaike was the first female Prime Minister of Ceylon and its longest-serving prime minister, holding office for over 17 years across three separate terms. | Bottom left: Ranasinghe Premadasa was the longest-serving prime minister without interruption, holding office for over 10 years from 1978 to 1989. | Bottom right: Ranil Wickremesinghe has served as prime minister on four separate occasions and has been sworn in six times, the most of any Sri Lankan prime minister.

There have been sixteen prime ministers of Sri Lanka since the creation of the position in 1947, prior to the independence of the country (then known as Ceylon). The prime minister of Ceylon was the head of the government until 1972. In 1972, the country was renamed as the Free, Sovereign and Independent Republic of Sri Lanka, and the position was known as the prime minister of Sri Lanka from then onwards. The prime minister also held the unified Ministry of External Affairs and Defence until 1977, when the government of J. R. Jayewardene split the ministry into two ministries, forming the Ministry of Defence and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

In 1978, after Jayewardene became the president, new constitutional changes were introduced. The position of the executive president was introduced, resulting in the powers of the prime minister being reduced. The president became the head of state and chief executive, V. Jayanth (2003-11-15). . The Hindu. Retrieved 2008-10-05. and the prime minister became a weak head of government.

Under the current constitution of Sri Lanka, the prime minister is the leader of the Cabinet 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 Ranasinghe Premadasa was assassinated and Prime Minister Dingiri Banda Wijetunga took office as president. M.B. Dassanayake (2008-09-22). "Dingiri Banda Wijetunga - the journey to greatness" . Daily News. Retrieved 2008-10-04.

On 28 April 2015, the Parliament approved the 19th Amendment to the Constitution of Sri Lanka which gives the power of the government to the prime minister, while the president remains the head of state, head of the Cabinet, and commander-in-chief.

Of the sixteen 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.

Ranil Wickremesinghe 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 Dudley Senanayake and Sirimavo Bandaranayake have each been appointed three times. Mahinda Rajapaksa is the only prime minister who was suspended from his duties by the Supreme Court, becoming the first and only de facto prime minister of Sri Lanka in 2018.

List of prime ministers

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No.	Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)
Constituency	Term of office
Electoral mandates
Time in office	Other ministerial offices
held while Prime Minister	Political party
of PM
(Alliance)	Government	Refs
United National Party}}"		1	[[File:Official Photographic Portrait of Don Stephen Senanayaka (1884-1952).jpg	80px]]	Senanayake
දොන් ස්ටීවන් සේනානායක
டான் ஸ்டீபன் சேனாநாயக்க
(1883–1952)
Mirigama	24 September
1947	22 March
1952†	Minister of External Affairs and Defence	United National Party
[1947](1947-ceylonese-parliamentary-election)
The first Prime Minister of Ceylon. The country gained independence from the United Kingdom during his term of office. Died in office.
United National Party}}"		2	[[File:Dudley Shelton Senanayaka (1911-1973).jpg	80px]]	Senanayake
ඩඩ්ලි ෂෙල්ටන් සෙනානායක
டட்லி சேனநாயக்கா
(1911–1973)
Dedigama	26 March
1952	12 October
1953	Minister of External Affairs and Defence
Minister of Agriculture & Lands
& Minister of Health & Local Government	United National Party
[1952](1952-ceylonese-parliamentary-election)
Appointed as Prime Minister following the death of his father, D. S. Senanayake. His party won at the general elections held in [1952](1952-ceylonese-parliamentary-election), and he continued to hold office without re-appointment. Resigned amidst the [1953 Ceylonese Hartal](1953-ceylonese-hartal).
United National Party}}"		3	[[File:John Kotelawala (1951).jpg	80px]]	Kotelawala
ශ්‍රිමත් ජෝන් කොතලාවල
சேர் ஜோன் கொத்தலாவலை
CH, KBE, KStJ, CLI
(1897–1980)
Dodangaslanda	12 October
1953	12 April
1956	Minister of External Affairs and Defence
& Minister of Transport & Works	United National Party
—
Sri Lanka joined the United Nations during Kotelawala's term of office.
Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}"		4	[[File:Official Photographic Portrait of S.W.R.D.Bandaranayaka (1899-1959).jpg	80px]]	Bandaranaike
සොලමන් වෙස්ට් රිජ්වේ ඩයස් බණ්ඩාරනායක
சொலமன் வெஸ்ட் ரிட்ஜ்வே டயஸ் பண்டாரநாயக்கா
(1899–1959)
Attanagalla	12 April
1956	26 September
1959†	Minister of External Affairs and Defence	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
(MEP)
[1956](1956-ceylonese-parliamentary-election)
Bandaranaike changed the official language of the country from English to Sinhalese. He was assassinated during his term of office.
Sinhala Language Front}}"		5	[[File:Wijeyananda Dahanayake portrait.jpg	80px]]	Dahanayake
විජයානන්ද දහනායක
விஜயானந்த தகநாயக்கா
(1902–1997)
Galle	26 September
1959	20 March
1960	Minister of External Affairs and Defence	Sinhala Bhasha Peramuna
(MEP)
—
Appointed following the assassination of Bandaranaike. Following disagreements with the members of his government and party, he was forced to dissolve the parliament.
United National Party}}"		(2)	[[File:Dudley Shelton Senanayaka (1911-1973).jpg	80px]]	Senanayake
ඩඩ්ලි සේනානායක
டட்லி சேனநாயக்கா
(1911–1973)
Dedigama	21 March
1960	21 July
1960	Minister of External Affairs and Defence	United National Party
March 1960
Senanayake's government was defeated within a month. Senanayake continued to serve as prime minister until 21 July 1960.
Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}"		6	[[File:Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Ceylon 1960 (cropped).PNG	100x100px]]	Bandaranaike
සිරිමාවො රත්වත්තේ ඩයස් බණ්ඩාරනායක
சிறிமா ரத்வத்தே டயஸ் பண்டாரநாயக்கே
(1916–2000)	21 July
1960	25 March
1965	Minister of External Affairs and Defence	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
July 1960
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.
United National Party}}"		(2)	[[File:Dudley Shelton Senanayaka (1911-1973).jpg	80px]]	Senanayake
ඩඩ්ලි සේනානායක
டட்லி சேனநாயக்கா
(1911–1973)
Dedigama	25 March
1965	29 May
1970	Minister of External Affairs and Defence	United National Party
[1965](1965-ceylonese-parliamentary-election)
Senanayake was elected prime minister for the third time, when his party formed a coalition government 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.
Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}"		(6)	[[File:Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Ceylon 1960 (cropped).PNG	100x100px]]	Bandaranaike
සිරිමාවො රත්වත්තේ ඩයස් බණ්ඩාරනායක
சிறிமா ரத்வத்தே டயஸ் பண்டாரநாயக்கே
(1916–2000)
Attanagalla	29 May
1970	23 July
1977	Minister of External Affairs and Defence
& Minister of Planning & Employment	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
[1970](1970-ceylonese-parliamentary-election)
Sirimavo Bandaranaike declared the country a republic, and changed the name of the country from Ceylon to Sri Lanka. Nationalized many companies in the plantation sector and imposed restrictions on several imports. This led to the downfall of the country's economy and her defeat in the [1977 general election](1977-sri-lankan-parliamentary-election)s.
United National Party}}"		7	[[File:J. R. Jayawardene close-up (cropped).jpg	122x122px]]	Richard Jayewardene
ජුනියස් රිචඩ් ජයවර්ධන
ஜூனியஸ் ரிச்சட் ஜயவர்தனா
(1906–1996)
Colombo West	23 July
1977	4 February
1978	Minister of Defence
Minister of Planning & Economic Affairs
& Minister of Plan Implementation	United National Party
[1977](1977-sri-lankan-parliamentary-election)
Introduced the executive presidency in 1978 and became president.
United National Party}}"		8	[[File:President premadasa.jpg	103x103px]]	Premadasa
රණසිංහ ප්‍රේමදාස
ரணசிங்க பிரேமதாசா
(1924–1993)
Colombo Central	6 February
1978	2 January
1989	Minister of Local Government, Housing & Construction	United National Party
—
The first prime minister to be appointed after the constitutional changes of 1978, with the powers of the position reduced significantly.
United National Party}}"		9		Banda Wijetunga
ඩිංගිරි බණ්ඩා විජේතුංග
டிங்கிரி பண்ட விஜேதுங்க
(1916–2008)
Yatinuwara	6 March
1989	7 May
1993	Minister of Finance
& Minister of Labour & Vocational Training	United National Party
[1989](1989-sri-lankan-parliamentary-election)
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 Premadasa's assassination.
United National Party}}"		10	[[File:Ranil Wickremesinghe before the funeral of Shinzo Abe.jpg	104x104px]]	Wickremesinghe
රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ
ரணில் விக்ரமசிங்க
(born 1949)
Biyagama	7 May
1993	19 August
1994		United National Party
—
Appointed as prime minister following the assassination of former president Ranasinghe Premadasa and Wijetunga's ascension to the presidency.
Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}"		11	[[File:Chandrika Kumaratunga with PM Modi (cropped).jpg	80px]]	Kumaratunga
චන්ද්‍රිකා බණ්ඩාරනායක කුමාරතුංග
சந்திரிகா பண்டாரநாயக்கே குமாரதுங்கா
(born 1945)
Attanagalla	19 August
1994	12 November
1994		Sri Lanka Freedom Party
(PA)
[1994](1994-sri-lankan-parliamentary-election)
Served as the prime minister for a short period, before contesting in the [1994 presidential election](1994-sri-lankan-presidential-election)s and being elected as president.
Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}"		(6)	[[File:Sirimavo Bandaranaike, Prime Minister of Ceylon 1960 (cropped).PNG	100x100px]]	Bandaranaike
සිරිමාවො රත්වත්තේ ඩයස් බණ්ඩාරනායක
சிறிமா ரத்வத்தே டயஸ் பண்டாரநாயக்கே
(1916–2000)
National List	14 November
1994	9 August
2000		Sri Lanka Freedom Party
(PA)
—
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.
Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}"		12	[[File:Ratnasiri Wickremanayake1.jpg	80px]]	Wickremanayake
රත්නසිරි වික්‍රමනායක
ரத்னசிறி விக்கிரமநாயக்க
(1933–2016)
Horana	10 August
2000	7 December
2001		Sri Lanka Freedom Party
(PA)
[2000](2000-sri-lankan-parliamentary-election)
Wickremanayake assumed the office of prime minister following the resignation of Sirimavo Bandaranaike.
United National Party}}"		(10)	[[File:Ranil Wickremesinghe before the funeral of Shinzo Abe.jpg	104x104px]]	Wickremesinghe
රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ
ரணில் விக்ரமசிங்க(born 1949)
Colombo	9 December
2001	6 April
2004		United National Party
(UNF)
[2001](2001-sri-lankan-parliamentary-election)
Wickremesinghe's term of office ended early when President Chandrika Kumaratunga dismissed his government and called for a general election in [2004](2004-sri-lankan-parliamentary-election).
Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}"		13	[[File:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi with the Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on February 08, 2020 (cropped).jpg	80px]]	Rajapaksa
මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ
மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ
(born 1945)
Hambantota	6 April
2004	19 November
2005	Ministry of Highways	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
(UPFA)
[2004](2004-sri-lankan-parliamentary-election)
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 [2005](2005-sri-lankan-presidential-election) and was appointed President of Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}"		(12)	[[File:Ratnasiri Wickremanayake1.jpg	80px]]	Wickremanayake
රත්නසිරි වික්‍රමනායක
ரத்னசிறி விக்கிரமநாயக்க
(1933–2016)
National List	19 November
2005	21 April
2010		Sri Lanka Freedom Party
(UPFA)
—
Appointed as prime minister when Rajapaksa assumed the presidency.
Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}"		14	[[File:Nimal Korale PM- cropped.jpg	80px]]	Jayaratne
දිසානායක මුදියන්සේලාගේ ජයරත්න
திசாநாயக்க முதியன்சேலாகே ஜயரத்ன
(1931–2019)
National List	21 April
2010	9 January
2015	Minister of Buddhasasana & Religious Affairs	Sri Lanka Freedom Party
(UPFA)
[2010](2010-sri-lankan-parliamentary-election)
Appointed as prime minister after the incumbent Sri Lanka Freedom Party won the parliamentary elections held in April 2010.
United National Party}}"		(10)	[[File:Ranil Wickremesinghe before the funeral of Shinzo Abe.jpg	104x104px]]	Wickremesinghe
රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ
ரணில் விக்ரமசிங்க
(born 1949)
Colombo	9 January
2015	26 October
2018	Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs	United National Party
(UNFGG)
[2015](2015-sri-lankan-parliamentary-election)	Sirisena II	[15th](15th-sri-lankan-parliament)
Appointed as prime minister by President Maithripala Sirisena after his victory in the [2015 presidential election](2015-sri-lankan-presidential-election)s and was re-elected in the [2015 parliamentary election](2015-sri-lankan-parliamentary-election)s.
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna}}"		(13)	[[File:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi with the Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on February 08, 2020 (cropped).jpg	80px]]	Rajapaksa
මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ
மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ
(born 1945)
Kurunegala (de facto)	26 October
2018	15 December
2018	Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
—
[2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis](2018-sri-lankan-constitutional-crisis): Appointed by Sirisena after the incumbent Wickremesinghe was suddenly dismissed by Sirisena. Rajapaksa's term was disputed by Wickremesinghe and Sri Lanka had two concurrent prime ministerial claimants. After failing to conduct a majority support vote in the house, Rajapaksa's duties were suspended by the Supreme Court of Sri Lanka. Subsequently resigned from office to pave way for Wickremesinghe.
United National Party}}"		(10)	[[File:Ranil Wickremesinghe before the funeral of Shinzo Abe.jpg	104x104px]]	Wickremesinghe
රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ
ரணில் விக்ரமசிங்க
(born 1949)
Colombo	16 December
2018	21 November
2019	Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs	United National Party
(UNFGG)
—
Restored as prime minister after the [2018 Sri Lankan constitutional crisis](2018-sri-lankan-constitutional-crisis). Resigned in 2019.
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna}}"		(13)	[[File:The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi with the Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Mr. Mahinda Rajapaksa, at Hyderabad House, in New Delhi on February 08, 2020 (cropped).jpg	80px]]	Rajapaksa
මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ
மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ
(born 1945)
Kurunegala	21 November
2019	9 May
2022	Minister of Finance
Minister of Urban Development & Housing
Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious & Cultural Affairs	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
(SLFPA)
[2020](2020-sri-lankan-parliamentary-election)	Gotabaya Rajapaksa II	[16th](16th-parliament-of-sri-lanka)
	Gotabaya Rajapaksa III
Appointed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, following the resignation of Ranil Wickremesinghe after the [2019 presidential election](2019-sri-lankan-presidential-election) and was re-elected in the [2020 parliamentary elections](2020-sri-lankan-parliamentary-election). Much of his tenure was plagued with major [economic](2019-present-sri-lankan-economic-crisis) and [political](2022-sri-lankan-political-crisis) crises. Resigned amidst the [2022 Sri Lankan protests](2022-sri-lankan-protests).
United National Party}}"		(10)	[[File:Ranil Wickremesinghe before the funeral of Shinzo Abe.jpg	104x104px]]	Wickremesinghe
රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ
ரணில் விக்ரமசிங்க
(born 1949)
National List	12 May
2022	21 July
2022	Minister of Finance	United National Party
—
Appointed by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, following the resignation of Mahinda Rajapaksa amidst the [2022 Sri Lankan political crisis](2022-sri-lankan-political-crisis). On 13 July 2022, he became the acting president of the republic as Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country and resigned amidst the protests and was outright [elected](2022-sri-lankan-presidential-election) as president a week later.
Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna}}"		15	[[File:Dinesh Gunawardena (cropped).jpg	80px]]	Gunawardena
දිනේෂ් ගුණවර්ධන
தினேஷ் குணவர்தன
(born 1949)
Colombo	22 July
2022	23 September
2024	Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
(SLFPA)
—
Appointed by President Ranil Wickremesinghe following his ascension to the presidency. Temporarily succeeded Mahinda Rajapaksa as the de facto leader of the ruling SLPP during the 2022 Sri Lankan political crisis.
National People's Power}}"		16	[[File:PM Harini (profile).jpg	80px]]	[](harini-amarasuriya)
හරිනි අමරසූරිය
ஹரிணி அமரசூரிய
(born 1970)
Colombo	24 September
2024	Incumbent	Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education	National People's Power
[2024](2024-sri-lankan-parliamentary-election)	Dissanayake II	[17th](17th-parliament-of-sri-lanka)
Appointed by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake following the resignation of Dinesh Gunawardena after the [2024 presidential election](2024-sri-lankan-presidential-election) and was re-elected in the [2024 parliamentary elections](2024-sri-lankan-parliamentary-election).

List of prime ministers by length of term

No.	Name	Party	No. of terms	Length of term
	SLFP	3		17 years, 204 days
	UNP	1
	UNP	5		8 years, 191 days
	UNP	3		7 years, 20 days
	SLFP	2		5 years, 270 days
	SLFP	1
	UNP	1
	SLFP, SLPP	3		4 years, 80 days
	UNP	1
	SLFP	1
	UNP	1
	SLPP	1
****	NPP	1	*****	*****
	UNP	1
	SBP	1
	SLFP	1

Timeline

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BarData = bar:DSSenanayake bar:DSenanayake bar:Kotelawala bar:Bandaranaike bar:Dahanayake bar:SBandaranaike bar:Jayewardene bar:Premadasa bar:Wijetunga bar:Wickremesinghe bar:Kumaratunga bar:Wickremanayake bar:Rajapaksa bar:Jayaratne bar:Gunawardena bar:Amarasuriya PlotData= width:5 align:left fontsize:s shift:(5,-4) anchor:till

bar:DSSenanayake from: 24/09/1947 till: 22/03/1952 color:unp text:"Don Stephen Senanayake" bar:DSenanayake from: 26/03/1952 till: 12/10/1953 color:unp from: 21/03/1960 till: 21/07/1960 color:unp from: 25/03/1965 till: 29/05/1970 color:unp text:"Dudley Senanayake" bar:Kotelawala from: 12/10/1953 till: 12/04/1956 color:unp text:"John Kotelawala" bar:Bandaranaike from: 12/04/1956 till: 26/09/1959 color:slfp text:"S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike" bar:Dahanayake from: 26/09/1959 till: 20/03/1960 color:slfp text:"Wijeyananda Dahanayake" bar:SBandaranaike from: 21/07/1960 till: 25/03/1965 color:slfp from: 29/05/1970 till: 22/05/1972 color:slfp from: 22/05/1972 till: 23/07/1977 color:slfp from: 12/11/1994 till: 09/08/2000 color:slfp text:"Sirimavo Bandaranaike" bar:Jayewardene from: 23/07/1977 till: 04/02/1978 color:unp text:"Junius Richard Jayewardene" bar:Premadasa from: 06/02/1978 till: 02/01/1989 color:unp text:"Ranasinghe Premadasa" bar:Wijetunga from: 06/03/1989 till: 07/05/1993 color:unp text:"Dingiri Banda Wijetunga" bar:Wickremesinghe from: 07/05/1993 till: 19/08/1994 color:unp from: 09/12/2001 till: 06/04/2004 color:unp from: 09/01/2015 till: 26/10/2018 color:unp from: 15/12/2018 till: 20/11/2019 color:unp from: 12/05/2022 till: 21/07/2022 color:unp text:"Ranil Wickremesinghe" bar:Kumaratunga from: 19/08/1994 till: 12/11/1994 color:slfp text:"Chandrika Kumaratunga" bar:Wickremanayake from: 09/08/2000 till: 07/12/2001 color:slfp from: 19/11/2005 till: 21/04/2010 color:slfp text:"Ratnasiri Wickremanayake" bar:Jayaratne from: 21/04/2010 till: 09/01/2015 color:slfp text:"D. M. Jayaratne" bar:Rajapaksa from: 06/04/2004 till: 19/11/2005 color:slfp from: 26/10/2018 till: 15/12/2018 color:slpp from: 21/11/2019 till: 09/05/2022 color:slpp text:"Mahinda Rajapaksa" bar:Gunawardena from: 22/07/2022 till: 23/09/2024 color:slpp text:"Dinesh Gunawardena" bar:Amarasuriya from: 24/09/2024 till:end color:npp text:"Harini Amarasuriya"

Relations between prime ministers

Out of the 16 distinct people to have held the office of prime minister, 8 have come from three political families.

Relations	Prime ministers	Political family
Husband and wife	S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike and Sirimavo Bandaranaike	Bandaranaike
Father and son	D. S. Senanayake and Dudley Senanayake	Senanayake
Father and daughter	S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike and Chandrika Kumaratunga	Bandaranaike
Mother and daughter	Sirimavo Bandaranaike and Chandrika Kumaratunga	Bandaranaike
Uncle and nephew	D. S. Senanayake and John Kotelawala	Senanayake
Cousins	Dudley Senanayake and John Kotelawala	Senanayake
First cousins once removed	J. R. Jayewardene and Ranil Wickremesinghe	Wijewardene

Living prime ministers

Prime Minister	Date of birth	Premiership
Ranil Wickremesinghe		1993–1994, 2001–2004, 2015–2018, 2018–2019, 2022
Chandrika Kumaratunga		1994–1994
Mahinda Rajapaksa		2004–2005, 2018, 2019–2022,
Dinesh Gunawardena		2022–2024
Harini Amarasuriya		2024–present

Notes

The Parliament was known as the "House of Representatives" during the period of 1947–1972
In 1972, the country was named "Free, Sovereign and Independent Republic of Sri Lanka", and the Parliament was named as the National State Assembly.
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 Lanka".

References

;General

"Former Prime Ministers" (.html). Official Website of the Government of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
"Handbook of Parliament - Prime Ministers" (.jsp). The Parliament of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 2008-10-04.
"PMs of Sri Lanka" (.htm). Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 2008-10-05.

;Specific

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