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Rajapaksa cabinet
14th Cabinet of Sri Lanka
Date formed
19 November 2005
Date dissolved
9 January 2015
People and organisations
Head of state
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Head of government
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Deputy head of government
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake (2005–10) D. M. Jayaratne (2010–15)
Member party
United People's Freedom Alliance
Status in legislature
Minority government (2005–10)
105 / 225 (47%)
Majority government (2010–13)
145 / 225 (64%)
Majority coalition (2013–15)
162 / 225 (72%)
Opposition party
United National Party
Opposition leader
Ranil Wickremesinghe
History
Election(s)
2005, 2010 presidential, 2010 parliamentary
Outgoing election
2015
Legislature term(s)
13th, 14th
Predecessor
Kumaratunga
Successor
Sirisena I
The Rajapaksa cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Mahinda Rajapaksa between 2005 and 2015. It was formed in November 2005 after the presidential election and it ended in January 2015 after the opposition's victory in the presidential election. The cabinet was known as the Jambo Cabinet and holds the world record for the largest cabinet in the world.[1]
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