Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet of Ministers sworn in

May 01, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet of Ministers was sworn in before President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat today.

Following are the Ministers and their portfolios: Lakshman Kiriella - Minister of Public Enterprise and Kandy Development Sarath Amunugama - Minister of Science, Technology and Research, Skills Development and Vocational Training, and Hill Country Heritage S. B Navinna - Minister of Internal Affairs and Wayamba Development Mahinda Amaraweera - Minister of Agriculture Duminda Dissanayake - Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management and Disaster Management P. Harrison - Minister of Social Empowerment Kabir Hashim - Minister of Highways and Road Development Ranjith Maddumabandara - Minister of Public Administration and Management, Minister of Law and Order Thalatha Athukorala - Minister of Justice and Prison Reforms Faiszer Musthapha - Minister of Sports, Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government Vijith Vijayamuni Zoysa - Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development and Rural Economy D.M. Swaminathan - Minister of Rehabilitation, Resettlement, Northern Development and Hindu Religious Affairs Sagala Ratnayake - Minister of Project Management, Youth Affairs and Southern Development Mano Ganesan - Minister of National Co-existence, Reconciliation and Official Languages Daya Gamage - Minister of Social Welfare and Primary Industries Sarath Fonseka - Minister of Sustainable Development , Wildlife and Regional Development Ravindra Samaraweera - Minister of Labour and Trade Union Relations Wijedasa Rajapakshe - Minister of Higher Education and Cultural Affairs 18 ministers sworn in today and there is no change in other Cabinet Ministerial portfolios. New State and Deputy Ministers will be sworn in at the Presidential Secretariat tomorrow morning.