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Thirty-one Ministers take oaths before President The thirty-one Ministers and Deputy Ministers of the United People's Freedom Alliance Government were sworn in before President Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga at the President's House yesterday. The Secretary to the President W.J.S.Karunaratne assisted at the ceremony where the family members and friends of the cabinet members and the senior party members were present. The thirty one Ministers and their portfolios are as follows:- Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa - Minister of Highways, Anura Bandaranaike - Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment Promotion, D.M.Jayaratne - Minister of Post, Tele Communications and Udarata Development, Amarasiri Dodangoda - Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs, Nimal Siripala de Silva - Minister of Healthcare and Nutrition, Mangala Samaraweera - Minister of Ports and Aviation, A.H.M.Fowzie - Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Lakshman Kadiragamar - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Jeyaraj Fernandopulle - Minister of Trade, Commerce and Consumer Affairs, Maithripala Sirisena - Minister of River Basin Development and Rajarata Development, John Seneviratne - Minister of Justice and Judicial Reforms, Sumedha G.Jayasena - Minister of Women's Empowerment and Social Welfare, Sarath Amunugama - Minister of Finance, Milroy Fernando - Minister of Christian and Parliamentary Affairs, Jeewan Kumaratunga - Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Pavithra Wanniarachchi - Minister Samurdhi and Poverty Alleviation, Anura Priyadarshana Yapa - Minister of Plantation Industries, Tissa Karaliyadde - Minister of Indigenous Medicine, Dinesh Gunawardene - Minister of Urban Development and water Supply, Douglas Devananda - Minister of Agricultural Marketing Development, Hindu Affairs and Tamil Language Schools & Vocational Training (North), Ferial Ashraff - Minister of Housing and Construction Industry, Eastern Province Education and Irrigation Development, Susil Premajayantha - Minister of Power and Energy, Athauda Seneviratne - Minister of Labour Relations and Foreign Employment, S.B.Navinna - Minister of Regional Infrastructure Development, Piyasena Gamage - Minister of Skills Development, Vocational and Technical Education, J.B.Thennakoon - Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government, Felix Perera - Minister of Transport, C.B.Ratnayake - Minister of Estate Community Infrastructure, A.L.M.Athaulla - Minister of Infrastructure Development in the Eastern Province, Reginarld Cooray - Minister of Information and Media, Tissa Vitarana - Minister of Science and Technology, The names and the portfolios of the Deputy Ministers are as follows:- Mangala Samaraweera - Deputy Minister of Education, Dinesh Gunawardene - Deputy Minister of Education, Salinda Dissanayake - Deputy Minister of River Basin Development and Rajarata Development, Maheepala Herath - Deputy Minister of Transport, Jagath Pushpakumara - Deputy Minister of Samurdhi and Poverty Alleviation, Chamal Rajapaksa - Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries, Dilan Perera - Deputy Minister of Ports and Aviation, D.M.Dassanayake - Deputy Minister of Livestock Development, Kumara Welgama - Deputy Minister of Power and Energy, T.B.Ekanayake - Deputy Minister of Highways, Pandu Bandaranayake - Deputy Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs, Mahindananda Aluthgamage - Deputy Minister of Power and Energy, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardene - Deputy Minister of Healthcare and Nutrition, Mahinda Amaraweera - Deputy Minister of Urban Development and Water Supply, Jayaratne Herath - Deputy Minister of Public Security, Law and Order, Cegu Issadeen - Deputy Minister of Information and Media, Dayasritha Tissera - Deputy Minister of Ports and Aviation, Duminda Dissanayake - Deputy Minister of Skills Development, Vocational and Technical Education, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya - Deputy Minister of Finance, Rohitha Abeygunawardene - Deputy Minister of Post, Tele Communications and Udarata Development, M.I.Anwar Ismail - Deputy Minister of Infrastructure Development in the Eastern Province, S.M.Chnadrasena - Deputy Minister of Estate Community Infrastructure, Premalal Jayasekera - Deputy Minister of River Basin Development and Rajarata Development, Chandrasiri Gajadeera - Deputy Minister of Housing and Construction Industry, Jayatissa Ranaweera - Deputy Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government, Bandula Basnayake - Deputy Minister of Environment and Natural Resources, Gunarathne Weerakoon - Deputy Minister of Regional Infrastructure Development, Lasantha Alagiyawanna - Deputy Minister of Transport, Siripathi Suriyarachchi - Deputy Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, Siripala Gamlath - Deputy Minister of Agricultural Marketing Development, Rohana Dissanayake - Deputy Minister of Samurdhi and Poverty Alleviation |
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