<P>New Cabinet of Ministers
[September 06 2015]

<P>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.

<P>The list of Ministers: 

<P>01. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe – Minister of National Policy and Economic Affairs

<P>02. John Amaratunga – Minister of Tourism Development and Christian Affairs

<P>03. Gamini Jayawickrama Perera – Minister of Sustainable Development and Wildlife

<P>04. Nimal Siripala de Silva – Minister of Transport

<P>05. S.B. Dissanayake – Minister of Social Empowerment and Welfare

<P>06. W.D.J. Seneviratne – Minister of Labour and Trade Union Relations

<P>07. Lakshman Kiriella – Minister of University Education and Highways

<P>08. Anura Priyadharshana Yapa – Minister of Disaster Management

<P>09. Susil Premajayantha - Minister of Technology, Technical Education and Employment

<P>10. Thilak Janaka Marapana – Minister of Law and Order and Prison Reforms

<P>11. Dr Rajitha Senaratne – Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine

<P>12. Ravi Karunanayake – Minister of Finance

<P>13. Mahinda Samarasinghe – Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training

<P>14. Vajira Abeywardena – Minister of Home Affairs

<P>15. S.B. Nawinne – Minister of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs

<P>16. Patali Champika Ranawaka – Minister of Megapolis and Western Development

<P>17. Mahinda Amaraweera – Minister of Fisheries and Water Resources

<P>18. Naveen Dissanayake – Minister of Plantation Industries

<P>19. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya – Minister of Power and Renewable Energy

<P>20. Duminda Dissanayake – Minister of Agriculture

<P>21. Wijedasa Rajapakshe – Minister of Buddha Sasana

<P>22. P. Harrison – Minister of Rural Economic Affairs

<P>23. Ranjith Maddumabandara – Minister of Public Administration and Management

<P>24. Gayantha Karunathilake – Minister of Parliament Reforms and Media

<P>25. Sajith Premadasa – Minister of Housing and Construction

<P>26. Arjuna Ranatunga – Minister of Ports and Maritime Affairs

<P>27. M. K. A. D. S. Gunawardana – Minister of Lands

<P>28. P. Digambaram – Minister of Upcountry New Villages, Estate Infrastructure and Community Development

<P>29. Chandrani Bandara – Minister of Women and Children’s Affairs

<P>30. Thalatha Athukorala – Minister of Foreign Employment

<P>31. Akila Viraj Kariyawasam – Minister of Education

<P>32. D.M. Swaminathan – Minister of Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Affairs

<P>33. Chandima Weerakkody – Minister of Petroleum and Petroleum Gas

<P>34. Dayasiri Jayasekara – Minister of Sports

<P>35. Sagala Ratnayake – Minister of Southern Development

<P>36. Harin Fernando – Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure

<P>37. Mano Ganesan – Minister of National Dialog

<P>38. Daya Gamage – Minister of Primary Industries

<P>39. Rauff Hakeem – Minister of Urban Development and Water Supply

<P>40. Rishad Bathiudeen – Minister of Industries and Commerce

<P>41. Kabeer Hashim – Minister of Public Enterprise Development

<P>42. Mohamed Hashim Abdul Haleem – Minister of Postal Service and Muslim Affairs