List of Prime Ministers of Sri Lanka 2022 | Latest Updated List

List of Prime Ministers of Sri Lanka 2022 | Latest Updated List – The Prime Minister of Ceylon served as head of government from gaining independence from February 4, 1948 to May 22, 1972, when the country was designated as the independent, sovereign and independent republic of Sri Lanka. Since then, the post was known as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka. The introduction of new constitutional changes on February 4, 1978, saw the introduction of the position of executive chairman, resulting in the reduction of the powers of the prime minister. The president became head of state and chief executive, and the prime minister became the weak head of government.

List of Prime Ministers of Sri Lanka 2022 | Latest Updated List

List of Prime Ministers of Sri Lanka 2022 | Latest Updated List

Prime Minister Name  Tenure 
Don Stephen Senanayake  24 September 1947 – 22 March 1952
Dudley Senanayake 26 March 1952 – 12 October 1953
Sir John Kotelawala  12 October 1953 – 12 April 1956
S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike  12 April 1956 – 26 September 1959
Wijeyananda Dahanayake  26 September 1959 – 20 March 1960
Dudley Senanayake  21 March 1960 – 21 July 1960
Sirimavo Bandaranayake  21 July 1960 – 25 March 1965
Dudley Senanayake  25 March 1965 – 29 May 1970
Sirimavo Bandaranayake  29 May 1970 – 23 July 1977
Junius Richard Jayewardene  23 July 1977 – 4 February 1978
Ranasinghe Premadasa  6 February 1978 – 2 January 1989
Dingiri Banda Wijetunga  6 March 1989 – 7 May 1993
Ranil Wickremesinghe  7 May 1993 – 19 August 1994
Chandrika Kumaratunga  19 August 1994 – 12 November 1994
Sirimavo Bandaranayake  14 November 1994 – 9 August 2000
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake  10 August 2000 – 7 December 2001
Ranil Wickremesinghe  9 December 2001 – 6 April 2004
Mahinda Rajapaksa  6 April 2004 – 19 November 2005
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake  19 November 2005 – 21 April 2010
D. M. Jayaratne  21 April 2010 – 9 January 2015
Ranil Wickremesinghe 9 January 2015 – 26 October 2018
Mahinda Rajapaksa 26 October 2018 – 15 December 2018
Ranil Wickremesinghe 16 December 2018 – 21 November 2019
Mahinda Rajapaksa 21 November 2019 – 9 May 2022
Ranil Wickremesinghe 12 May 2022 – 9 July 2022

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