May 01, 2018 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet of Ministers was sworn in before President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat today.
Following are the Ministers and their portfolios:
Lakshman Kiriella – Minister of Public Enterprise and Kandy Development
Sarath Amunugama – Minister of Science, Technology and Research, Skills Development and Vocational Training, and Hill Country Heritage
S. B Navinna – Minister of Internal Affairs and Wayamba Development
Mahinda Amaraweera – Minister of Agriculture
Duminda Dissanayake – Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management and Disaster Management
P. Harrison – Minister of Social Empowerment
Kabir Hashim – Minister of Highways and Road Development
Ranjith Maddumabandara – Minister of Public Administration and Management, Minister of Law and Order
Thalatha Athukorala – Minister of Justice and Prison Reforms
Faiszer Musthapha – Minister of Sports, Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government
Vijith Vijayamuni Zoysa – Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development and Rural Economy
D.M. Swaminathan – Minister of Rehabilitation, Resettlement, Northern Development and Hindu Religious Affairs
Sagala Ratnayake – Minister of Project Management, Youth Affairs and Southern Development
Mano Ganesan – Minister of National Co-existence, Reconciliation and Official Languages
Daya Gamage – Minister of Social Welfare and Primary Industries
Sarath Fonseka – Minister of Sustainable Development , Wildlife and Regional Development
Ravindra Samaraweera – Minister of Labour and Trade Union Relations
Wijedasa Rajapakshe – Minister of Higher Education and Cultural Affairs
18 ministers sworn in today and there is no change in other Cabinet Ministerial portfolios. New State and Deputy Ministers will be sworn in at the Presidential Secretariat tomorrow morning.
