Cabinet Reshuffle Commences (Updates)

The new Cabinet of Ministers was sworn in before President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo today (1).

1. Minister of Sports, Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government – Faiszer Mustapha

2. Minister of Justice and Prison Reforms – Thalatha Athukorala

3. Minister of Public Administration and Management,  Minister of Law and Order  -Ranjith Maddumabandara

4. Minister of Highways and Road Development – Kabir Hashim

5. Minister of Social Empowerment – P. Harrison

6. Minister of Internal Affairs and Wayamba Development  – S. B Navinna

7. Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management and Disaster Management – Duminda Dissanayake

8. Minister of Agriculture – Mahinda Amaraweera

9. Minister of Science, Technology and Research, Skills Development and Vocational Training, and Hill Country Heritage  – Sarath Amunugama

10. Minister of Public Enterprise and Kandy Development – Lakshman Kiriella

11. Minister of National Co-existence, Reconciliation and Official Languages – Mano Ganesan

12. Minister of Project Management, Youth Affairs and Southern Development – Sagala Ratnayake

13. Minister of Rehabilitation, Resettlement, Northern Development and Hindu Religious Affairs – D.M. Swaminathan

14. Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development and Rural Economy – Vijith Vijayamuni Zoysa

15. Minister of Higher Education and Cultural Affairs – Wijeyadasa Rajapaksa

16. Minister of Labour and Trade Union Relations  – Ravindra Samaraweera

17. Minister of Sustainable Development, Wildlife and Regional Development – Field Marshal Hon. Sarath Fonseka

18. Minister of Social Welfare and Primary Industries – Daya Gamage