Prime Ministers

1. Hon. D. S. Senanayake (1948 - 22 March 1952)

2. Hon. Dudley. Senanayake (26 March 1952 - 12 October 1953, 21 March 1960 - 21 July 1960, 25 March 1965 - 29 May 1970)

3. Hon. Sir. Jhon. Kotelawala (12 October 1953 - 12 April 1956)

4. Hon. S. W. R. D. Bandaranayake (12 April 1956 - 26 September 1959)

5. Hon. W. Dahanayake (26 September 1959 - 20 March 1960)

6. Hon. Srimavo. Bandaranayake (21 July 1960 - 25 March 1965, 29 May 1970 - 23 July 1977, 14 November 1994 - 9 August 2000)

7. Hon. J. R. Jayawardane (23 July 1977 - 4 February 1978)

8. Hon. R. Premadasa (6 February 1978 - 2 January 1989)

9. Hon. D. B. Wijetunge (6 March 1989 - 7 May 1993)

10. Hon. Ranil. Wickramasinghe (7 May 1993 - 19 August 1994, 9 December 2001 - 6 April 2004)

11. Hon. Chandrika. Kumaratunge (19 August 1994 - 12 November 1994) 

12. Hon. Ratnasiri. Wickremanayake (10 August 2000 - 7 December 2001, 19 November 2005 - 21 April 2010)

12. Hon. Mahinda. Rajapaksa (6 April 2004 - 19 November 2005)

13. Hon. D. M. Jayarathna (21 April 2010......)