Sri Lanka reshuffles cabinet of ministers

May 22, 2017 (LBO) – Sri Lanka reshuffled its cabinet of ministers Monday morning, with nine cabinet ministers and a state minister taking oaths. "Nine Cabinet Ministers and a State Minister took oaths in their new portfolios a while ago," President Maithripala Sirisena's twitter account announced. The changes announced were: Hon. Mangala Samaraweera - Minister of Finance & Mass Media Hon. S.B. Dissanayake - Minister of Social Empowerment, Welfare & Kandyan Heritage Hon. W.D.J. Seneviratne - Minister of Labour, Trade Union Relations & Sabaragamu Development Hon. Ravi Karunanayake - Minister of Foreign Affairs Hon. Mahinda Samarasinghe - Minister of Ports & Shipping Hon. Gayantha Karunatilake - Minister of Lands and Parliamentary Reforms Hon. Arjuna Ranatunga - Minister of Petroleum Resources Development Hon. Chandima Weerakkody - Minister of Skills Development & Vocational Training Hon. Thilak Janaka Marapana - Minister of Development Assingments Hon. Mahinda Amaraweera - State Minister of Mahaweli Development President Maithripala Sirisena had invited cabinet, state and deputy ministers to report at the Presidential Secretariat by morning. Ministers said that final discussions between the President and the Prime Minister regarding the cabinet reshuffle were held Sunday afternoon. Meanwhile, President will leave for Australia on a four-day stat visit Monday afternoon.