Sri Lanka’s new cabinet ministers sworn in

Sep 04, 2015 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s new unity government’s swearing in ceremony concluded at Presidential Secretariat a short while ago. Cabinet Ministers sworn-in today (42): 1. Minister of National Policy and Economic Affairs – Ranil Wickremesinghe 2. Minister of Tourism Promotion and Christian Affairs – John Amaratunga 3. Minister of Transport - Nimal Siripala de Silva 4. Minister of sustainable development and Wildlife - Gamini Jayawickrama Perera 5. Minister of Social Empowering and Welfare - S.B. Dissanayake 6. Minister of Labor and Trade Union Relations - W.

D.J. Seneviratne 7. Minister of Universities, Education and Highways - Lakshman Kiriella 8. Minister of Disaster Management - Anura Priyadarshana Yapa 9. Minister of Technology, Technology Education and Employment - Susil Premajayantha 10. Minister of Law and order - Thilak Marapana 11. Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine - Rajitha Senaratne 12. Minister of Finance - Ravi Karunanayake 13. Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training - Mahinda Samarasinghe 14. Minister of Internal Affairs - Vajira Abeygunawardene 15. Minister of Internal Affairs, Cultural Affairs and Wayamba Development - S.

B. Nawinna 16. Minister of Kandy and Western Province Development - Patali Champika Ranawaka 17. Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources - Mahinda Amaraweera 18. Minister of Power and Renewable Energy - Ranjith Siyambalapitiya 19. Minister of Agriculture - Duminda Dissanayake 20. Minister of Buddhasasana - Wijeyadasa Rajapakse 21. Minister of Rural Economic Affairs - P.



Harrison 22. Minister of Public Administration and Management - Ranjith Madduma Bandara 23. Minister of Media - Gayantha Karunathilaka 24. Minister of Housing and Development - Sajith Premadasa 25. Minister of Ports and Naval Affairs - Arjuna Ranatunga 26. Minister of Lands - M.K.D.S. Gunawardana 27. Minister of Estate infrastructure development - P.

Digambaram 28. Minister of Women’s and Children’s Affairs - Chandrani Bandara 29. Minister of Foreign Employment - Thalatha Athukorala 30. Minister of Education - Akila Viraj Kariyawasam 31. Minister of Hindu Affairs, Resettlement and Development - D.M.Swaminathan 32. Minister of Fuel and Petroleum Gases - Chandima Weerakkody 33. Minister of Sports - Dayasiri Jayasekara 34. Minister of Southern Development - Sagala Rathnayake 35. Minister of Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure - Harin Fernando 36. Minister of National Dialogue - Mano Ganesan 37. Minister of Primary Industries - Daya Gamage 38. Minister of Urban Planning and Water Supply - Rauff Hakeem 39. Minister of Industry and Commerce - Rishad Bathiudeen 40. Minister of Public Enterprise Development - Kabir Hashim 41. Minister of Plantation Industries - Navin Dissanayake 42. Minister of Postal and Muslim Affairs - A. Haleem Swearing in concluded...