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LIST OF PRIME MINISTER OF SRI LANKA

Name	Entered office	Left office	Political party	Notable events and achievements
Don Stephen Senanayake (1884–1952)	24 September 1947	22 March 1952	United National Party	D. S. Senanayake was the first Prime Minister of Ceylon. The country gained independence from Great Britain during his term of office.
Dudley Shelton Senanayake (1911–1973) (1st term)	26 March 1952	12 October 1953	United National Party	Dudley Senanayake was appointed as Prime Minister following the death of his father, D. S. Senanayake. His party won at the general elections held in June 1952, and he continued in the office without a re-appointment. Dudley Senanayake resigned in 1953.
General Sir John Lionel Kotelawala (1897–1980)	12 October 1953	12 April 1956	United National Party	Sri Lanka joined the United Nations under the leadership of Kotelawala.
Solomon West Ridgeway Dias Bandaranaike (1899–1959)	12 April 1956	26 September 1959	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Bandaranaike changed the official language of the country from English to Sinhalese. He was assassinated before his term of office ended.

Dudley Shelton Senanayake (1911–1973) (2nd term)	21 March 1960	21 July 1960	United National Party	Senanayake's government was defeated after one month. Senanayake continued to serve as Prime Minister until 21 July 1960.
Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike (1916–2000) (1st term)	21 July 1960	25 March 1965	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Sirimavo Bandaranaike was the world's first female prime minister.She was not a member of Parliament at the time of appointment, and was appointed to the Senate on 2 August 1960.
Dudley Shelton Senanayake (1911–1973) (3rd term)	25 March 1965	29 May 1970	United National Party	Senanayake was elected Prime Minister for the third time, when his party formed a 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.
Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike (1916–2000) (2nd term)	29 May 1970	22 May 1972	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Sirimavo Bandaranaike declared the country a republic, and its name was changed from Ceylon to Sri Lanka.
Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike (1916–2000) (2nd term)	22 May 1972	23 July 1977	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	Sirimavo Bandaranaike nationalized many companies in the plantation sector and imposed restrictions on several imports. This led to the downfall of the country's economy, and she was defeated in the general elections of 1977, with allegations of corruption which later led to her expulsion from Parliament.
Junius Richard Jayewardene (1906–1996)	23 July 1977	4 February 1978	United National Party	Jayewardene introduced the Executive Presidency in 1978, and assumed the position of President of Sri Lanka.
Ranasinghe Premadasa (1924–1993)	6 February 1978	2 January 1989	United National Party	Premadasa was the first Prime Minister to be appointed after the constitutional changes of 1978, with powers of the position reduced significantly
Dingiri Banda Wijetunga (1916–2008)	6 March 1989	7 May 1993	United National Party	Wijetunge was appointed in a surprise move by the then President, Ranasinghe Premadasa. Wijetunge 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.
Ranil Wickremasinghe (1949–) (1st term)	7 May 1993	19 August 1994	United National Party	Wickremesinghe was appointed as the Prime Ministe. when Wijetunge was appointed as the President of Sri Lanka, following the assassination of the former President, Ranasinghe Premadasa.
Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga (1945–)	19 August 1994	12 November 1994	Sri Lanka Freedom Party (People's Alliance	Chandrika Kumaratunga served as the Prime Minister of Sri Lanka for a short period, before contesting in the presidential elections in 1994 and being elected as president.
Sirimavo Ratwatte Dias Bandaranaike (1916–2000) (3rd term)	14 November 1994	9 August 2000	Sri Lanka Freedom Party (People's Alliance)	Sirimavo Bandaranaike was appointed as the Prime Minister when Chandrika Kumaratunga was appointed as the President of Sri Lanka. She resigned in 2000.
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake (1933–) (1st term)	10 August 2000	7 December 2001	Sri Lanka Freedom Party (People's Alliance)	Wickremanayake assumed the office of the Prime Minister following the resignation of Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Ranil Wickremasinghe (1949–) (2nd term)	9 December 2001	6 April 2004	United National Party	Wickremesinghe's term of office ended early when the then president Chandrika Kumaratunga dismissed his government and called for a general election in 2004.
Mahinda Rajapaksa (1945–)	6 April 2004	19 November 2005	Sri Lanka Freedom Party (United People's Freedom Alliance)	Rajapaksa was 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 and assumed the office of the President of Sri Lanka.
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake (1933–) (2nd term)	19 November 2005	21 April 2010	Sri Lanka Freedom Party (United People's Freedom Alliance)	Wickremanayake was appointed as Prime Minister when Rajapaksa assumed the office of the President of Sri Lanka.
Disanayaka Mudiyanselage Jayaratne (1931–)	21 April 2010	Incumbent	Sri Lanka Freedom Party (United People's Freedom Alliance)	Jayaratne was appointed as Prime Minister after the parliamentary election held in April 2010 was won by the incumbent Freedom Party.

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