New Cabinet of Ministers

The new ministers with President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe. Picture by Sudath Malaweera

Forty two Cabinet Ministers of the National Unity Government(NUG) were sworn in by President Maithripala Sirisena at a ceremony held at the Presidential Secretariat on Friday(4). Foreign Affairs Minister, Mangala Samaraweera was sworn in just in time for the visit of Ms Nisha Biswal, Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs, a few days earlier.

The list of Ministers:

01. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe – Minister of National Policy and Economic Affairs

02. John Amaratunga – Minister of Tourism Development and Christian Affairs

03. Gamini Jayawickrama Perera – Minister of Sustainable Development and Wildlife

04. Nimal Siripala de Silva – Minister of Transport

05. S.B. Dissanayake – Minister of Social Empowerment and Welfare

06. W.D.J. Seneviratne – Minister of Labour and Trade Union Relations

07. Lakshman Kiriella – Minister of University Education and Highways

08. Anura Priyadharshana Yapa – Minister of Disaster Management

09. Susil Premajayantha - Minister of Technology, Technical Education and Employment

10. Thilak Janaka Marapana – Minister of Law and Order and Prison Reforms

11. Dr Rajitha Senaratne – Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine

12. Ravi Karunanayake – Minister of Finance

13. Mahinda Samarasinghe – Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training

14. Vajira Abeywardena – Minister of Home Affairs

15. S.B. Nawinne – Minister of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs

16. Patali Champika Ranawaka – Minister of Megapolis and Western Development

17. Mahinda Amaraweera – Minister of Fisheries and Water Resources

18. Naveen Dissanayake – Minister of Plantation Industries

19. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya – Minister of Power and Renewable Energy

20. Duminda Dissanayake – Minister of Agriculture

21. Wijedasa Rajapakshe – Minister of Buddha Sasana

22. P. Harrison – Minister of Rural Economic Affairs

23. Ranjith Maddumabandara – Minister of Public Administration and Management

24. Gayantha Karunathilake – Minister of Parliament Reforms and Media

25. Sajith Premadasa – Minister of Housing and Construction

26. Arjuna Ranatunga – Minister of Ports and Maritime Affairs

27. M. K. A. D. S. Gunawardana – Minister of Lands

28. P. Digambaram – Minister of Upcountry New Villages, Estate Infrastructure and Community Development

29. Chandrani Bandara – Minister of Women and Children’s Affairs

30. Thalatha Athukorala – Minister of Foreign Employment

31. Akila Viraj Kariyawasam – Minister of Education

32. D.M. Swaminathan – Minister of Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Affairs

33. Chandima Weerakkody – Minister of Petroleum and Petroleum Gas

34. Dayasiri Jayasekara – Minister of Sports

35. Sagala Ratnayake – Minister of Southern Development

36. Harin Fernando – Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure

37. Mano Ganesan – Minister of National Dialog

38. Daya Gamage – Minister of Primary Industries

39. Rauff Hakeem – Minister of Urban Development and Water Supply

40. Rishad Bathiudeen – Minister of Industries and Commerce

41. Kabeer Hashim – Minister of Public Enterprise Development

42. Mohamed Hashim Abdul Haleem – Minister of Postal Service and Muslim Affairs