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His Excellency the President Mahinda Rajapaksa

(1) Minister of Religious Affairs & Moral Upliftment
(2) Minister of Highways & Road Development

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Hon. Ratnasiri Wickramanayake

Prime Minister & Minister of Internal Administration

3 Hon. D. M. Jayaratne Minister of Plantation Industries
4 Hon. Nimal Siripala de Silva Minister of Healthcare and Nutrition
5 Hon. A. H. M. Fowzie Minister of Petroleum & Petroleum Resources Development
6 Hon. Maithripala Sirisena Minister of Agricultural Development & Agrarian Services Development
7 Hon. Susil Premajayantha Minister of Education
8 Hon. Arumugam Thondaman Minister of Youth Empowerment and Socio Economic Development
9 Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena Minister of Urban Development and Sacred Area Development
10 Hon. Douglas Devananda Minister of Social Services and Social Welfare
11 Hon. (Mrs.) Ferial Ashraff Minister of Housing and Common Amenities
12 Hon. P.Chandrasekeran Minister of Community Development and Social Inequity Eradication
13 Hon. A. L. M. Athaullah Minister of Water Supply and Drainage
14 Hon. (Prof) Tissa Vitharana Minister of Science and Technology
15 Hon. D. E. W. Gunasekera Minister of Constitutional Affairs &
National Integration
16 Hon. Abdul Risath Bathiyutheen Minister of Resettlement and
Disaster Relief Services
17 Hon. P. Dayaratne Minister of Plan Implementation
18 Hon. R. M. Dharmadasa Banda Minister of Supplementary Crops
Development
19 Hon. M.H. Mohomed Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
20 Hon. (Prof) G. L. Peiris Minister of Export Development &
International Trade
21 Hon. John Seneviratne Minister of Power & Energy
22 Hon. (Mrs.) Sumedha Jayasena Minister of Child Development and
Women's Affairs
23 Hon. (Dr.) Sarath Amunugama Minister of Public Administration & and Home Affairs
24 Hon. Milroy Fernando Minister of Public Estate Management & Development
25 Hon. Jeewan Kumaranatunga Minister of Land and Land Development
26 Hon. Pavithra Wanniarachchi Minister of Youth Affairs
27 Hon. Anura Priyadarshana Yapa (1) Minister of Mass Media and Information
(2) Minister of Enterprise Development & Investment Promotion
28 Hon. Tissa Karaliyadde Minister of Indigenous Medicine
29 Hon. Athauda Seneviratne Minister of Labour Relations and Manpower
30 Hon. Gamini Lokuge Minister of Sports and Public Recreation
31 Hon. Bandula Gunawardena Minister of Trade, Marketing Development, Cooperatives and Consumer Affairs
32 Hon. Mahinda Samarasinghe Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights
33 Hon. Rajitha Senaratne Minister of Construction and Engineering Services
34 Hon. Mahinda Wijesekera (1) Minister of Special Projects,
(2) Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
35 Hon. Milinda Moragoda

Minister of Justice and Law Reforms

36 Hon. Keheliya Rambukwelle Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare
37 Hon. Piyasena Gamage Minister of Vocational and Technical Training
38 Hon. R. M. S. B. Navinne Minister of Rural Industries &
Self-Employment Promotion
39 Hon. Janaka Bandara Tennekoon Minister of Local Government and
Provincial Councils
40 Hon. Felix Perera Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
41 Hon. R. M. C. B. Rathnayake Minister of Livestock Development
42 Hon. Rohitha Bogollagama Minister of Foreign Affairs
43 Hon. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena Minister of Cultural Affairs
44 Hon. (Prof) Wiswa Warnapala Minister of Higher Education
45 Hon. Chamal Rajapaksa Minister of Irrigation and Water Management
Minister of Ports and Aviation
46 Hon. Kumara Welgama Minister of Industrial Development
47 Hon. Dullas Alahaperuma Minister of Transport
48    Minister of Justice
49 Hon. Champika Ranawaka Minister of Environment and Natural Resources
50 Hon. Nandana Gunatilake Minister of Tourism
 

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Non Cabinet Ministers
 
Hon. Salinda Dissanayake Minister of Coconut Development
Hon. Dilan Perera (1)Minister of Justice
(2)Minister of Port Development
3 Hon. Hemakumara Nanayakkara Minister of Agriculture
4 Hon. Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena Minister of Media

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Hon. M. N. Abdul Majeed

Minister of

Co-operatives

6 Hon. Ameer Ali Sihabdeen Minister of Disaster Relief Services
7 Hon. A. P. Jagath Pushpakumara Minister of Nation Building
8 Hon. R. A. Jayatissa Minister of Textile Industries
9 Hon. Chandrasiri Gajadeera Minister of Home Affairs
10 Hon. T. B. Ekanayake Minister of Highways
11 Hon. Mahinda Amaraweera Minister of Water Supply
12 Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardana Minister of Nation Building
13 Hon. Jayatissa Ranaweera Minister of Irrigation
14 Hon. S. M. Chandrasena Minister of Nation Building
15 Hon. Bandula Basnayake Minister of Sports
16 Hon. Gunaratna Weerakoon Minister of Nation Building
17 Hon. Pandu Bandaranaike Minister for Religious Affairs
18 Hon. Mahindananda Aluthgamage Minister of Power
19 Hon. (Dr.) Mervyn Silva Minister of Labour
20 Hon. Naveen Dissanayake Minister of Investment Promotion
21 Hon. Jayaratna Herath Minister of Health Promotion & Disease  
Prevention
22 Hon. Dayashiritha Tissera Minister of Skills Development
23 Hon. Duminda Dissanayake Minister of Petroleum Resources
24 Hon. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya Minister of State Revenue and Finance
25 Hon. Lasantha Alagiyawanna Minister of Road Passenger Transport
26 Hon.  Rohana Kumara Dissasnayake Minister of Urban Development
27 Hon. Nirmala Kothalawala Minister of Education Services
28 Hon. Cegu Isadeen Minister of Export Development
29 Hon. H. R. Mithrapala Minister of Consumer Affairs
30 Hon. Basheer Cegu Dawood Minister of Local Government
31 Hon. Mano Wijeratna Minister of Enterprise Development
32 Hon. Premalal Jayasekera Minister of Rural Industries
33 Hon. Susantha Punchinilame Minister of Nation Building
34 Hon. S. Nijamudeen Minister of Railway Affairs
35 Hon. Mahinda Rathnathilaka Minister of Textile Development
36 Hon. Geethanjana Gunawardene Minister of Housing Development
37 Hon. Vinayagamoorthy Muralidharan Minister of National Integration and Reconciliation
38 Hon. Piyasiri Wijenayake Minister of Cultural Affairs
 

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Deputy Ministers
 
Hon. Sangaralingam Sellasamy Posts
Hon. Muttu Sivanlingam Estate Infrastructure
3 Hon. G. V. Susantha Punchinilame Public Estate Management and
Development
4 Hon. Siripala Gamlath Agrarian Services

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Hon. Hussein Bhaila Foreign Affairs
6 Hon. Faizer Mustapha Tourism
7 Hon. Murugan Satchithanandan Education
8 Hon. P. H. Lionel Premasiri Social Services & Social Welfare
9 Hon. W. B. Ekanayake Highways
10 Hon. Suresh Vadivel Health
11 Hon. Chandrasiri Suriarachchi Land and Land Development
12 Hon. M. M. Musthapha Higher Education
13 Hon. Shanmugam Jegathgeeswaran National Integration
14 Hon. Neomal Perera Fisheries
15 Hon. Sarath Kumara Gunarathna Aviation
16 Hon. K. Abdul Baiz Provincial Councils
17 Hon. M. C. Mohamed Faisal Scientific Affairs
18 Hon. P. Radhakrishnan Vocational Training and Industrial Education
19 Hon. Vadivel Puttirasigamani Justice and Law Reform

 


 
   
   
   
   

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