The Government yesterday appointed Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva as the Leader of the House and Minister Dinesh Gunawardena as the Chief Government Whip. These two Ministers held the same positions in the previous Parliament.

The decisions were arrived at the UPFA Parliamentary group meeting held under President Mahinda Rajapaksa’s patronage at the Presidential Secretariat yesterday morning.

Meanwhile, the Gazette notification containing the allocation of subjects to the 37 Cabinet Ministers is to become public today. and the notification has been sent to the Government Printer.

The newly appointed Cabinet is expected to hold its inaugural meeting Wednesday.