dailymirror.lk/61073/new-cabinet-ministers-sworn-in Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was sworn in as the Minister of Planning and Economic Development before President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat a short while ago. Mangala Samaraweera was sworn in as the External Affairs Minister, Karu Jayasuriya as Buddha Sasana Minister, Joseph Michael Perera as Home Affairs Minister and Patali Champika Ranawaka was sworn in as Power and Energy Minister while Rajitha Senaratne was sworn in as the Health and Indigenous Medicine Minister. Twenty seven Cabinet ministers in total were sworn in before the President at the Presidential Secretariat. Following is the list of Cabinet Minister, State Ministers and Deputy Ministers. --------------------------------- CABINET MINISTERS --------------------------------- 1. Ranil Wickremesinghe- Policy Planning and Economic Development 2. John Amaratunga – Public Security, Christian Religious Affairs and Disaster Management 3. Gamini Jayawickrama Perera - Food Security 4. Karu Jayasuriya –Public Administration, Democratic Rule and Buddha Sasana 5. Rajitha Senaratne - Health and Indigenous Medicine 6. Joseph Michael Perera - Home Affairs 7. Mangala Samaraweera - Foreign Affairs 8. Lakshman Kiriella- Plantation Industries 9. Rauf Hakeem - Urban Development, Water Supply and Drainage 10. Champika Ranawaka - Power and Energy 11. Duminda Dissanayaka - Irrigation 12. Mohamed Kabir Hasim - Highways and Investment Promotion 13. M.K.D.S. Gunawardana - Lands 14. Sajith Premadasa - Housing and Samurdhi 15. Gayantha Karunatilleke - Media 16. Navin Dissanayaka - Tourism 17. Ravi Karunanayake - Finance 18. Wijedasa Rajapakshe - Justice 19. Arjuna Ranatunga - Ports and Shipping 20. D.M. Swaminathan - Resettlement, Reconstruction and Hindu Religious Affairs 21. Thalatha Athukorala - Foreign Employment 22. Ranjith Maddumabandara – Internal Transport 23. P. Harrison - Social Services and Welfare 24. Chandrani Bandara – Women’s Affairs 25. Rishad Bathiudeen – Industry and Commerce 26. Akila Viraj Kariyawasam – Education 27. P. Digambaram – Estate Infrastructure Development ------------------------------ STATE MINISTERS ------------------------------ 1. Nandimithra Ekanayake - Culture and Arts 2. P. Radakrishnan - Education 3. Faizer Musthafa - Aviation 4. Palitha Range Bandara - Power and Energy 5. Dilip Wedaarachchi - Fisheries 6. Rosy Senanayake – Children’s Affairs 7. Rajiva Wijesinghe - Higher Education 8. Ruwan Wijewardene - Defence 9. K. Welayuthan - Plantation Industries 10. Niroshan Perera - Youth Affairs ---------------------------------- DEPUTY MINISTERS ----------------------------------- 1. Champika Premadasa – Industry and Commerce 2. Harsha de Silva - Policy Planning and Economic Affairs 3. Eran Wickramaratne - Highways and Investment Promotion 4. Sujeewa Senasinghe - Justice 5. Wasantha Senanayake - Tourism 6. Wijeyakala Maheshwaran – Women’s Affairs 7. Ajith P. Perera - Foreign Affairs 8. Anoma Gamage - Irrigation
Posted on: Tue, 13 Jan 2015 01:30:49 +0000
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