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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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| 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) |
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| Sixth
Parliament (House of Representatives) |
05
April 1965 - 25 March 1970 |
Hon.
Dudley Senanayake
(Dedigama) |
25
March 1965 - 29 May 1970 |
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| Seventh Parliament (House of Representatives) |
07 June 1970 - 22 May 1972 |
Hon.
(Mrs.) Sirima Bandaranaike
(Attanagalla) |
29 May 1970 - 22 May 1972 |
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| First National State Assembly |
22 May 1972 - 18 May 1977 |
Hon.
(Mrs.) Sirima Bandaranaike
(Attanagalla) |
22 May 1972 - 23 July 1977 |
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| 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) |
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| 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 |
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| 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) |
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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) |
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| 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 |
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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 Wickremanayake
(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 Wickremanayake
(Kalutara District) |
13 October 2000 - 07 December 2001 |
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| 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 |
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| Sixth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka |
22 April 2004 - to date |
Hon. Mahinda Rajapakse
(Hambantota District) |
06 April 2004 - 19 November 2005 |
Hon. Ratnasiri Wickramanayake
(National List) |
19 November 2005 - to date |
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