The new Cabinet of Ministers of the UPFA government headed by President Mahinda Rajapaksa was sworn in at the Presidential Secretariat this afternoon (23 April).
37 Ministers and 39 Deputy Ministers were sworn in. The previous Cabinet comprised 51 Ministers, 39 non- Cabinet Ministers and 19 Deputy Ministers. Thus, the new Cabinet is significantly smaller with the number of Cabinet Ministers reduced to 37.
Following are the Ministers and their portfolios:
|
|
Minister |
Portfolio |
|
1 |
His Excellency the President Mahinda Rajapaksa |
(1) Defence
(2) Finance & Planning
(3) Ports & Aviation
(4) Highways |
|
2 |
Hon. D. M.
Jayaratne |
Buddhasasana & Religious Affairs |
|
3 |
Hon. Ratnasiri Wickramanayake |
Public Management & Reforms |
|
4 |
Hon. Nimal
Siripala de Silva |
Irrigation & Water Resource Development |
|
5 |
Hon. A. H. M.
Fowzie |
Disaster Management |
|
6 |
Hon.
Maithripala Sirisena |
Health |
|
7 |
Hon. Susil
Premajayantha |
Petroleum Industries |
|
8 |
Hon. Dinesh
Gunawardena |
Water Supply & Drainage |
|
9 |
Hon. Douglas
Devananda |
Traditional Industries & Small Enterprise
Development |
|
10 |
Hon. A. L. M.
Athaullah |
Local Government & Provincial Councils |
|
11 |
Hon. D. E. W.
Gunasekera |
Rehabilitation & Prison Reforms |
|
12 |
Hon. Rishad Bathiyutheen |
Industry & Commerce |
|
13 |
Hon. Wimal Weerawansa |
Construction, Engineering Services, Housing
& Common Amenities |
|
14 |
Hon. Champika
Ranawaka
|
Power & Energy |
|
|
Hon. Basil Rajapaksa |
Economic Development |
|
15 |
Hon. P.
Dayaratne |
State Resources & Enterprise Development |
|
16 |
Hon. (Prof) G.
L. Peiris |
External Affairs |
|
17 |
Hon. John
Seneviratne |
Public Administration & Home Affairs |
|
18 |
Hon. (Mrs.)
Sumedha Jayasena |
Parliamentary Affairs |
|
19 |
Hon. Milroy
Fernando |
Resettlement |
|
20 |
Hon. Jeewan
Kumaratunga |
Post & Telecommunication |
|
21 |
Hon. Pavithra
Wanniarachchi |
National Heritage & Cultural Affairs |
|
22 |
Hon. Anura
Priyadarshana Yapa |
Environment |
|
23 |
Hon. Tissa
Karaliyadde |
Child Development & Women's Affairs |
|
24 |
Hon. Athauda
Seneviratne |
Justice |
|
25 |
Hon. Gamini
Lokuge |
Labour Relations & Productivity Improvement |
|
26 |
Hon. Bandula
Gunawardena |
Education |
|
27 |
Hon. Mahinda
Samarasinghe |
Plantation |
|
28 |
Hon. Rajitha
Senaratne |
Fisheries & Aquatic Resources |
|
29 |
Hon. Piyasena
Gamage |
Indigenous Medicine |
|
30 |
Hon. S.
B. Navinne |
National Languages & Social Integration |
|
31 |
Hon. Janaka
Bandara Tennekoon |
Lands & Land Development |
|
32 |
Hon. Felix
Perera |
Social Services |
|
33 |
Hon. C.
B. Rathnayake |
Sports |
|
34 |
Hon. Mahinda
Yapa Abeywardena |
Agriculture |
|
35 |
Hon. Kumara
Welgama |
Transport |
|
36 |
Hon. Dullas
Alahaperuma |
Youth Affairs |
|
37 |
Hon.
Johnston Fernando
|
Co-operatives & Internal Trade |
|
|
Deputy Minister |
Portfolio |
|
1 |
Hon. Salinda Dissanayake |
Plantation and Industries |
|
2 |
Hon. Dilan Perera |
Public Administration and Home Affairs |
|
3 |
Hon. Susantha Punchinilame |
Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development
|
|
4 |
Hon. Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena |
Economic Development |
|
5 |
Hon. Chandrasiri Gajadeera |
Finance and Planning |
|
6 |
Hon. Jagath Pushpakumara |
Agriculture |
|
7 |
Hon. T. B. Ekanayake |
Education |
|
8 |
Hon. Mahinda Amaraweera |
Health |
|
9 |
Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardena |
Ports and Aviation |
|
10 |
Hon. S. N. Chandrasena |
Irrigation and Water Resources Management |
|
11 |
Hon. Gunaratne Weerakoon |
National Heritage and Cultural Affairs |
|
12 |
Hon. Mervyn Silva |
Mass Media and Information |
|
13 |
Hon. Pandu Bandaranayake |
Indigenous Medicine |
|
14 |
Hon. Jayaratna Herath |
Industry and Commerce |
|
15 |
Hon. Dayashritha Tissera |
Ports and Aviation |
|
16 |
Hon. Duminda Dissanayaka |
Posts and Telecommunication |
|
17 |
Hon. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya |
Economic Development |
|
18 |
Hon. Lasantha Alagiyawanne |
Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and
Common Amenities |
|
19 |
Hon. Rohana Dissanayake |
Transport |
|
20 |
Hon. H. R. Mithrapala |
Livestock Development |
|
21 |
Hon. Nirmala Kothalawala |
Highways |
|
22 |
Hon. Premalal Jayasekera |
Power and Energy |
|
23 |
Hon. Geethanjana Gunawardena |
External Affairs |
|
24 |
Hon. Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan |
Resettlement |
|
25 |
Hon. Indika Bandaranayake |
Local Government and Provincial Councils |
|
26 |
Hon. Muthu Sivalingam |
Economic Development |
|
27 |
Hon. Siripala Gamlath |
Lands and Land Development |
|
28 |
Hon. W. B. Ekanayake |
Disaster Management |
|
29 |
Hon. Chandrasiri Suriyarachchi |
Social Services |
|
30 |
Hon. Neomal Perera |
Co-operatives and Internal Trade |
|
31 |
Hon. Sarath Gunaratne |
State Resources and Enterprise Development |
|
32 |
Hon. Nandimithra Ekanayake |
Higher Education |
|
33 |
Hon. Nirupama Rajapaksa |
Water Supply and Drainage |
|
34 |
Hon. Lalith Dissanayake |
Technology and Research |
|
35 |
Hon. Sarana Gunawardena |
Petroleum Industries |
|
36 |
Hon. Reginold Cooray |
Justice |
|
37 |
Hon. Vijithmuni Zoysa |
Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms |
|
38 |
Hon. N. L. A. M. Hisbullah |
Child Development and Women’s Affairs |
|
39 |
Hon. Weerakumara Dissanayake |
Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise
Development |
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