📊 Sri Lanka Ministerial Portfolio Changes Drop ~75% Under President AKD

Government institutional instability caused by frequent cabinet reshuffles fell significantly during the first year of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s tenure compared to his immediate predecessors, according to data from the Lanka Data Foundation. • Overall Figures (First-Year Cabinet Reshuffles) • Anura Kumara Dissanayake (Nov 2024–Nov 2025): 37 government departments experienced ministerial changes. • Ranil Wickremesinghe (July 2022–July 2023): 91 departments experienced ministerial changes. • Gotabaya Rajapaksa (Aug 2020–Aug 2021): 90 departments experienced ministerial changes. • Key Institutional Shifts & Volatility • Highest Instability: Under Gotabaya Rajapaksa, 40 departments had three different ministers within year one, while 3 departments changed hands four times. • Major Portfolio Reorientations: • Under Ranil Wickremesinghe, 22 departments broke away from the manufacturing & industrial domain (Ministry of Industries) into two state ministries in July 2022. • Under Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the largest single realignment involved 18 departments under the State Minister of National Security, Home Affairs and Disaster Management. • Under Anura Kumara Dissanayake, the largest shift involved 19 departments moving from the Minister of infrastructure & housing (Urban Development, Construction and Housing) to the Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation. • Context: Analysis compares the first year of each administration following parliamentary consolidation, highlighting increased governance stability and reduced administrative churn in state operations.