The newly appointed Cabinet comprising of 37 Ministers took oaths before the President at the Presidential Secretariat early Friday afternoon in the capital Colombo. Basil Rajapaksa has been sworn in as the Economic Development Minister. G. L. Peiris as Foreign Affairs, Education - Bandula Gunawardana and Helth portfolio went to Maithripala Serisena. Deputy Media Minister - Mervyn Silva.
The Ministries List
The Ministries List
- Prime Minister D.M.Jayaratne- Bhuddhasasana and Religious Affairs Minister
- Ratnasiri Wickremanayake- State Management and Reforms Minister
- Basil Rajapaksa- Economic Development Minister
- G.L.Peiris- Foreign Affairs Minister
- Nimal Siripala de Silva- Irrigation Minister
- Maithripala Sirisena- Health Minister
- Dullas Allahapperuma- Youth and Employment Minister
- A.H.M.Fowzie- Disaster Management
- Dinesh Gunawardena- National Water Supply and Drainage Minister
- Douglas Devananda- Traditional Industry and Small Entrepreneur Development Minister
- A.L.M.Athaullah- Public Administration and Local Government Minister
- D.E.W.Gunasekara- Rehabilitation and Prisons Minister
- Rishard Bathirudeen- Industrial Development Minister
- Wimal Weerawansa- Construction, Engineering, Housing and Public Utilities Minister
- Susil Premjayantha- Petroleum Minister
- Champika Ranawaka- Power and Energy Minister
- P.Dayaratna- State Resources Minister
- John Seneviratne- Public Administration Minister
- Sumedha Jayasena- Parliamentary Affairs Minister
- Milroy Fernando- Resettlement Minister
- Jeewan Kumaratunga- Posts Minister
- Pavithra Wanniarachchi- National heritage and cultural affairs
- Anura Priyadharshana Yapa- Environment Minister
- Tissa Karaliyadda- Women's Affairs Minister
- Athauda Seneviratne- Justice Minister
- Gamini Lokuge- Labour relations and productivity promotion
- Bandula Gunawardena- Education Minister
- Mahinda Samarasinghe- Plantation Industries Minister
- Dr. Rajitha Senaratne- Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Minister
- Piyasena Gamage- Indigenous Medicines Minister
- S.B.Nawinna- National languages and Social integration Minister
- Janaka Bandara Tennakoon- Lands Minister
- Felix Perera- Social Services Minister
- C.B.Ratnayaka- Sports Minister
- Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena- Agricultural Minister
- Kumara Welgama- Transport Minister
- Johnston Fernando- Co-operatives and Internal Trade
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