Prime Minister of Sri Lanka

Prime Minister of Sri Lanka ශ්‍රී ලංකා අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය இலங்கை பிரதமர்
Emblem of Sri Lanka
Flag of Sri Lanka
Incumbent Dinesh Gunawardena since 22 July 2022
Style	Mr. Prime Minister (informal) The Honourable (formal and diplomatic)
Member of	Cabinet National Security Council Parliament
Reports to	Parliament
Residence	Temple Trees
Seat	Sri Jayawardenapura Kotte
Nominator	Parliament of Sri Lanka
Appointer	President of Sri Lanka
Term length	Five years
Constituting instrument	Constitution of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Precursor	Leader of the House, State Council of Ceylon
Inaugural holder	Don Stephen Senanayake
Formation	14 October 1947; 76 years ago (1947-10-14)
Succession	First in the presidential line of succession
Salary	LKR 858,000 annually (2016)[1][2]
Website	Prime Minister's Office

The Prime Minister of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka (Sinhala: ශ්‍රී ලංකා අග්‍රාමාත්‍ය Śrī Laṃkā agrāmāthya; Tamil: இலங்கை பிரதமர்) is the most senior member of parliament in the cabinet of ministers in Sri Lanka. They are in charge for their policies and actions to parliament. The President is both head of state and head of government in Sri Lanka. Since 1978, most prime ministers have served as mere deputies to the executive presidency, while at times served as the de-facto head of government.

1. ↑ Thomas, Kris (21 November 2016). "Of Ministers' Salaries And Parliamentary Perks". Roar.lk. Retrieved 30 August 2017.
2. ↑ Thomas, Kavindya Chris (20 November 2016). "Do MPs get fat salaries?". Ceylontoday.lk. Ceylon Today. Archived from the original on 30 August 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2017.