President Mahinda Rajapaksa appointed an inclusive Cabinet of Ministers for the tasks ahead in stabilizing peace, unifying the country and expediting development in all regions.

The new cabinet comprises 09 Senior Ministers and 49 Cabinet Ministers. 31 Deputy Ministers were also sworn in.

Following is the list of Cabinet Ministers and their portfolios:

Cabinet of Ministers

	Minister	Portfolio
1	His Excellency the President Mahinda Rajapaksa	(1) Defence (2) Finance & Planning (3) Ports & Aviation (4) Highways
2	Hon. Prime Minister D. M. Jayaratne	Buddha Sasana & Religious Affairs
Senior Ministers
3	Hon. Ratnasiri Wickramanayake	Good Governance & Infrastructure Facilities
4	Hon. D. E. W. Gunasekera	Human Resources
5	Hon. Athauda Seneviratne	Rural Affairs
6	Hon. P. Dayaratne	Food & Nutrition
7	Hon. A. H. M. Fowzie	Urban Affairs
8	Hon. S. B. Navinne	Consumer Welfare
9	Hon. Piyasena Gamage	National Assets
10	Hon. (Prof) Tissa Vitharana	Scientific Affairs
11	Hon. (Dr) Sarath Amunugama	International Monetary Cooperation
Other Cabinet Ministers
12	Hon. Nimal Siripala	Irrigation & Water Resources Management
13	Hon. Maithreepala Sirisena	Health
14	Hon. Susil Premajayantha	Petroleum Industries
15	Hon. Arumugam Thondaman	Livestock and Rural Community Development
16	Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena	Water Supply & Drainage
17	Hon. Douglas Devananda	Traditional Industries & Small Enterprise Development
18	Hon. A. L. M. Athaullah	Local Government & Provincial Councils
19	Hon. Rishad Bathiyutheen	Industry & Commerce
20	Hon. Champika Ranawaka	Power & Energy
21	Hon. Wimal Weerawansa	Construction, Engineering Services, Housing & Common Amenities
22	Hon. Rauff Hakeem	Justice
23	Hon. Basil Rajapaksa	Economic Development
24	Hon. Vasudeva Nanayakkara	National Languages and Social Integration
25	Hon. S. B. Dissanayake	Higher Education
26	Hon. (Prof) G.L. Peiris	External Affairs
27	Hon. W. D. J. Seneviratne	Public Administration & Home Affairs
28	Hon. Sumeda G Jayasena	Parliamentary Affairs
29	Hon. Jeevan Kumaranatunga	Postal Services
30	Hon. Pavithra Wanniarachchi	Technology and Research
31	Hon. Anura Priyadarshana Yapa	Environment
32	Hon. Tissa Karaliyadde	Child Development and Women's Affairs
33	Hon. Gamini Lokuge	Labour and Labour Relations
34	Hon. Bandula Gunawardena	Education
35	Hon. Mahinda Samarasinghe	Plantations
36	Hon. Rajitha Senaratne	Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Development
37	Hon. Janaka Bandara Tennakoon	Land and Land Development
38	Hon. Felix Perera	Social Services
39	Hon. C B Rathnayake	Private Transport Services
40	Hon. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena	Agriculture
41	Hon. Keheliya Rambukwella	Mass Media and Information
42	Hon. Kumara Welgama	Transport
43	Hon. Dullas Alahapperuma	Youth Affairs and Skills Development
44	Hon. Johnston Fernando	Cooperatives and Internal Trade
45	Hon. Chandrasiri Gajadeera	Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms
46	Hon. Salinda Dissanayake	Indigenous Medicine
47	Hon. Reginold Cooray	Small Export Crops Promotion
48	Hon. Dilan Perera	Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare
49	Hon. Jagath Pushpakumara	Coconut Development and State Plantations Development
50	Hon. T B Ekanayake	Culture and Aesthetic Affairs
51	Hon. Mahinda Amaraweera	Disaster Management
52	Hon. S M Chandrasena	Agrarian Services and Wildlife
53	Hon. Gunaratne Weerakoon	Resettlement
54	Hon. Mervin Silva	Public Coordination and Public Affairs
55	Hon. Mahindananada Aluthgamage	Sports
56	Hon. Dayasritha Tissera	State Assets and Enterprise Development
57	Hon. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya	Telecommunication and Information Technology
58	Hon. Jagath Balasuriya	National Heritage
59	Hon. Lakshman Seneviratne	Productivity Promotion
60	Hon. Navin Dissanayake	State Management Reforms
61	Hon. Priyankara Jayaratna	Civil Aviation

Deputy Ministers
 

	Deputy Minister	Portfolio
1	Hon. Susantha Punchinilame	Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development
2	Hon. Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena	Economic Development
3	Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardena	Ports and Highways
4	Hon. Pandu Bandaranayake	Indigenous Medicine
5	Hon. Jayaratna Herath	Industry and Commerce
6	Hon. Duminda Dissanayaka	Youth Affairs and Skills development
7	Hon. Lasantha Alagiyawanne	Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities
8	Hon. Rohana Dissanayake	Transport
9	Hon. H. R. Mithrapala	Livestock & Rural Community Development
10	Hon. Nirmala Kothalawala	Ports & Highways
11	Hon. Premalal Jayasekera	Power and Energy
12	Hon. Geethanjana Gunawardena	Finance & Planning
13	Hon. Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan	Resettlement
14	Hon. Faizer Mustapha	Technology & Research
15	Hon. Indika Bandaranayake	Local Government and Provincial Councils
16	Hon. Muthu Sivalingam	Economic Development
17	Hon. Siripala Gamlath	Land and Land Development
18	Hon. W. B. Ekanayake	Irrigation and Water Resources Management
19	Hon. Chandrasiri Suriyarachchi	Social Services
20	Hon. Nandimithra Ekanayake	Higher Education
21	Hon. Nirupama Rajapaksa	Water Supply and Drainage
22	Hon. Lalith Dissanayake	Health
23	Hon. Sarana Gunawardena	Petroleum Industries
24	Hon. Vijayamuni Zoysa	Education
25	Hon. N. L. A. M. Hisbullah	Child Development and Women’s Affairs
26	Hon. Weerakumara Dissanayake	Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development
27	Hon. A.D.S. Gunawardena	Buddha Sasana & Religious Affairs
28	Hon. Earl Gunasekara	Plantations
29	Hon. Segue Dawood	Co-operatives and Internal Trade
30	Hon. Abdul Cardar	Environment
31	Hon. Dulip Wijesekera	Disaster Management