Sri Lanka’s President appoints new cabinet of ministers

New cabinet members appointed by the President Maithripala Sirsena: Mahinda Rajapaksa: Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs Nimal Siripala de Silva: Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation Dr. Sarath Amunugama: Minister of Foreign Affairs Mahinda Samarasinghe: Minister of Ports and Shipping Mahinda Amaraweera: Minister of Agriculture Ranjith Siyambalapitiya: Minister of Power and Renewable Energy Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe: Minister of Education and Higher Education Wijith Wijayamuni Zoysa: Minister of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Development and Rural Economic Affairs Faiszer Musthapha: Minister of Provincial Councils, Local Government, and Sports Douglas Devananda: Minister of Resettlement, Rehabilitation, Northern Development, & Hindu Religious Affairs Arumugam Thondaman: Minister of Hill Country New Villages, Infrastructure and Community Development Vasantha Senanayake: Minister of Tourism and Wildlife Suresh Vadivel: State Minister of Plantation Industries Ananda Aluthgamage: Deputy Minister of Tourism and Wildlife Dunesh Gankanda: State Minister of Environment