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Prime Minister of Sri Lanka


Post	Prime Minister
Body	Sri Lanka
Insignia	Coat of arms of Sri Lanka.svg
Insigniasize	120px
Insigniacaption	Coat of Arms of Sri Lanka
Incumbent	Dissanayake Mudiyanselage Jayaratne
Incumbentsince	21 April 2010
Residence	Prime Minister's House
Appointer	President Mahinda Rajapaksa
Termlength	6 years
Inaugural	Don Stephen Senanayake
Formation	14 October 1947
Succession	First

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The Prime Minister of Sri Lanka is the functional head of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. However, the President is both head of state and head of government in Sri Lanka. The Prime Minister acts as the President's deputy, acting on his/her behalf in his/her absence or incapacitation, and is the first in the line of succession.

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