New Cabinet [November 22 2010]

Including several new faces President Rajapaksa appointed 59 member cabinet and 33 deputy ministers. Several junior ministers in the previous cabinet received senior minister posts

Prime Minister D.M.Jayarathne - Buddha Sasana and Religious Affairs Minister

Senior Ministers

1. Rathnasiri Wickremanayake – Good Governance and Infrastructure (Senior) Minister
2. D.E.W. Gunasekara – Human Resource (Senior) Minister
3. Athauda Senevirathne – Rural Affairs (Senior) Minister
4. A.H.M. Fowzie – Urban Affairs (Senior) Minister
5. S.B. Navinna – Consumer Welfare (Senior) Minister
6. Tissa Vitharana – Scientific Affairs (Senior) Minister
7. Sarath Amunugama – International Monetary Co-operation (Senior) Minister
8. Piyasena Gamage – National Resources (Senior) Minister
9. P. Dayarathne – Food and Nutrition Monetary

Ministers

1. Nimal Siripala De Silva – Irrigation and Water Supply Minister
2. Maithripala Sirisena – Health Minister
3. Susil Premajayantha – Petroleum Industries Minister
4. Arumugam Thondaman – Livestock and Rural Community Development Minister
5. Dinesh Gunawardena – Water Supply and Drainage Minister
6. Douglas Devananda – Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Minister
7. A.L.M. Athaulla – Local Government and Provincial Councils Minister
8. Rishad Bathiudeen – Industry and Commerce Minister
9. Patali Champika Ranawaka – Power and Energy Minister
10. Wimal Weerawansa – Construction, Engineering, Services Housing and Common Amenities Minister
11. Rauff Hakeem – Justice Minister
12. Basil Rajapaksa – Economic Development Minister
13. Wasudeva Nanayakkara – National Languages and Social Integration Minister
14. S.B. Dissanayaka – Higher Education Minister
15. G.L. Peiris – External Affairs Minister
16. W.D.J. Senevirathne - Public Administration and Home Affairs Minister
17. Sumedha Jayasena – Parliamentary Affairs Minister
18. Jeevan Kumarathunga – Postal Services Minister
19. Pavithra Wanniarachchi – Technology and Research Minister
20. Anura Priyadharshana Yapa – Environment Minister
21. Tissa Karaliyadda – Child Development and Women’s Affairs Minister
22. Gamini Lokuge – Labour and Labour Relations Minister
23. Bandula Gunawardena – Education Minister
24. Mahinda Samarasinghe – Plantation Minister
25. Rajitha Senarathne – Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Minister
26. Janaka Bandara Tennakoon – Land and Land Development Minister
27. Felix Perera – Social Services Minister
28. C.B. Rathnayaka – Private Transport Services Minister
29. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena – Agriculture Minister
30. Keheliya Rambukwella – Mass Media and Information Minister
31. Kumara Welgama – Transport Minister
32. Dullus Alahapperuma – Youth Affairs and Skill Development Minister
33. Johnston Fernando – Cooperatives and Internal Trade Minister
34. Chandrasiri Gajadeera – Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms Minister
35. Salinda Dissanayaka – Indigenous Medicine Minister
36. Reginold Cooray – Export Crop Promotion Minister
37. Dilan Perera – Foreign Employment and Welfare Minister
38. Jagath Pushpakumara – Coconut Development and Janatha Estate Development Minister
39. T.B. Ekanayake – Culture and Arts Minister
40. Mahinda Amaraweera – Disaster Management Minister
41. S.M. Chandrasena – Agrarian Services and Wildlife Minister
42. Gunarathna Weerakone – Resettlement Minister
43. Mervyn Silva – Public Relations and Public Affairs Minister
44. Mahindananda Aluthgama – Sports Minister
45. Dayashritha Thisera – State Resources and Enterprise Development Minister
46. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya – Telecommunication and Information Technology Minister
47. Jagath Balasuriya – National Heritage Minister
48. Lakshman Senevirathne – Productivity Promotion Minister
49. Naveen Dissanayaka – Public Management and Reforms Minister

Deputy Ministers

1. Susantha Punchinilame – Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Deputy Minister
2. Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena – Economic Development Deputy Minister
3. Rohitha Abeygunawardena – Ports and Highways Deputy Minister
4. Pandu Bandaranaike – Indigenous Medicine Deputy Minister
5. Jarathne Herath – Industry and Commerce Deputy Minister
6. Duminda Dissanayaka – Youth Affairs and Skills Development Deputy Minister
7. Lasantha Alagiyawanna - Construction, Engineering , Services Housing and Common Amenities Construction, Engineering , Services Housing and Common Amenities Deputy Minister
8. Rohana Kumara Dissanayaka – Transport Deputy Minister
9. H.R. Mithrapala – Livestock and Rural Community Development Deputy Minister
10. Nirmala Kotelawala – Ports and Highways Deputy Minister
11. Premalal Jayasekara – Power and Energy Deputy Minister
12. Githanjana Gunawardena – Finance and Planning Deputy Minister
13. Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan – Resettlement Deputy Minister
14. Faiszer Musthapha – Technology and Research Deputy Minister
15. Indika Bandaranayake – Local Government and Provincial Councils Deputy Minister
16. Muththu Sivalingam – Economic Development Deputy Minister
17. Siripala Gamlath – Lands and Land Development Deputy Minister
18. W.B. Ekanayaka – Irrigation and Water Resources Management Deputy Minister
19. Chandrasiri Sooriyarachchi – Social Services Deputy Minister
20. Nandimithra Ekanayaka – Higher Education Deputy Minister
21. Nirupama Rajapaksa – Water Supply and Drainage Deputy Minister
22. Lalith Dissanayaka – Health Deputy Minister
23. Sarana Gunawardena – Petroleum Industries Deputy Minister
24. Vijith Vijayamuni Soysa – Education Deputy Minister
25. M.L.A.M. Hisbullah – Child Development and Women’s Affairs Deputy Minister
26. Weerakumara Dissanayaka – Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Deputy Minister
27. A.D.S. Gunawardena - Buddha Sasana and Religious Affairs Deputy Minister
28. Earl Gunasekara – Plantation Industries Deputy Minister
29. Basheer Segu Dawood – Co-operatives and Internal Trade Deputy Minister
30. Abdul Cader – Environment Deputy Minister
31. Dulip Wijesekara – Disaster Management Deputy Minister