Prime Minister D.M.Jayarathne , 09 Senior Ministers, 49 Cabinet Ministers & 31 Deputy Ministers were sworn in before the President this morning (22 Nov) at the Presidential Secretariat
Following is the list of Cabinet Ministers, Deputy Ministers and their portfolios:
1.Prime Minister
D. M. Jayaratne – Buddha Sasana & Religious Affairs
Senior Ministers
2.Mr. Ratnasiri Wickramanayake – Good Governance & Infrastructure Facilities
3.Mr. D E W Gunasekara – Human Resources
4.Mr. Hon Athauda Seneviratne – Rural Affairs
5.Mr. P. Dayaratne – Food & Nutrition
6.Mr. A. H. M. Fowzie – Urban Affairs
7.Hon S. B. Nawinna – Consumer Welfare
8.Mr. Piyasena Gamage – National Assets
9. Prof. Tissa Vitharana – Scientific Affairs
10.Dr. Sarath Amunugama – International Monetary Cooperation
Other Cabinet Ministers
11.Mr. Nimal Siripala - Irrigation & Water Resources Management
12.Mr. Maithreepala Sirisena – Health
13.Mr. Susil Premajayantha – Petroleum Industries
14.Mr. Arumugam Thondaman - Livestock and Rural Community Development
15.Mr.Dinesh Gunawardena - Water Supply & Drainage
16.Mr.Douglas Devananda - Traditional Industries & Small Enterprise Development
17. Mr. A. L. M. Athaullah - Local Government & Provincial Councils
18. Mr. Rishad Bathiyutheen - Industry & Commerce
19. Mr.Champika Ranawaka - Power & Energy
20.Mr.Hon. Wimal Weerawansa - Construction, Engineering Services, Housing & Common
Amenities
21.Mr. Rauff Hakeem –Justice
22.Mr. Basil Rajapaksa –Economic Development
23.Mr.Vasudeva Nanayakkara – National Languages and Social Integration
24.Mr. S. B. Dissanayake – Higher Education
25.Mr. Prof G.L. Peiris – External Affairs
26.Mr. W. D. J. Seneviratne - Public Administration & Home Affairs
27.Mrs. Sumeda G Jayasena - Parliamentary Affairs
28.Mr. Jeevan Kumaranatunga – Postal Services
29.Mr. Pavithra Wanniarachchi – Technology and Research
30.Mr. Anura Priyadarshana Yapa – Environment
31.Mr. Tissa Karaliyadde – Child Development and Women's Affairs
32.Mr. Gamini Lokuge – Labour and Labour Relations
33.Mr. Bandula Gunawardena – Education
34.Mr. Mahinda Samarasinghe – Plantations
35.Mr.Rajitha Senaratne – Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Development
36.Mr. Janaka Bandara Tennakoon – Land and Land Development
37.Mr. Felix Perera – Social Services
38.Mr.C B Rathnayake – Private Transport Services
39.Mr.Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena – Agriculture
40.Mr. Keheliya Rambukwella – Mass Media and Information
41.Mr.Kumara Welgama – Transport
42.Mr. Dullas Alahapperuma – Youth Affairs and Skills Development
43.Mr. Johnston Fernando – Cooperatives and Internal Trade
44.Mr. Chandrasiri Gajadeera – Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms
45.Mr. Salinda Dissanayake – Indigenous Medicine
46.Mr.Reginold Cooray – Small Export Crops Promotion
47.Mr. Dilan Perera – Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare
48.Mr. Jagath Pushpakumara – Coconut Development and State Plantations
Development
49.Mr.T B Ekanayake – Culture and Aesthetic Affairs
50.Mr.Mahinda Amaraweera – Disaster Management
51. Mr. S M Chandrasena – Agrarian Services and Wildlife
52.Mr. Gunaratne Weerakoon – Resettlement
53. Mr. Mervin Silva – Public Coordination and Public Affairs
54.Mr. Mahindananada Aluthgamage – Sports
55.Mr. Dayasritha Tissera – State Assets and Enterprise Development
56.Mr. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya – Telecommunication and Information Technology
57.Mr. Jagath Balasuriya – National Heritage
58.Mr. Lakshman Seneviratne – Productivity Promotion
59.Mr. Navin Dissanayake – State Management Reforms
Deputy Ministers
1.Mr.Susantha Punchinilame, - Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Development
2.Mr.Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena, - Economic Development
3. Mr. Rohitha Abeygunawardena - Port & Highways
4. Mr.Pandu Bandaranaike -Indigenous Medicine
5.Mr.Jayarathne Herath, -Industry & Commerce
6. Mr.Duminda Dissanayake - Youth Affairs & Skills Development
7.Mr.Lasantha Alagiyawanna, - Construction, Engineering Service, Housing &
Common Amenities
8.Mr.Rohana Dissanayake, - Transport
9.Mr.H.R.Mithrapala, - Livestock & Rural Community Development
10.Mr.Nirmala Kothalawala - Port & Highways,
11. Mr. Premalal Jayasekera, - Power & Energy
12.Hon. Geethanjana Gunawardena - Finance & Planning
13.Mr. Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan - Resettlement
14.Mr. Faizer Musthapa, - Technology & Research
15. Mr. Indika Bandaranayake, - Local Government & Provincial Councils
16.Mr. Mutthu Sivalingam - Economic Development
.17. Siripala Gamlath, - Lands & Land Development
18. Mr.W.B.Ekanayake - Irrigation & Water Resources Management
19. Mr. Chandrasiri Sooriyaarachchi, - Social Service
20. Mr.Nandimitra Ekanayake - High Education
21. Mrs.Nirupama Rajapaksa - Water Supply & Drainage
22. Mr.Lalith Dissanayake - Health
23. Mr.Sarana Gunawardena - Petroleum Industries
24.Mr.Vijith Vijayamuni Soyza - Education
25.Mr.M.L.A.M.Hisbulla - Child Development & Women’s Affairs
26. Mr. Weerakumara Dissanayake - Traditional Industries & Small Enterprises Development
27.Mr. G.D.S.Gunawardena - Buddha Sasana & Religious Affairs
28.Mr.Earl Gunasekera, - Plantation Industries
29.Mr. Segu Dawood - Co-operative & Internal Trade
30. Mr. Abdul Cader - Environment
31. Mr.Dullip Wijesekera - Disaster Management
