Apr. 23, Colombo: The newly appointed Cabinet comprising of 37 Ministers took oaths before the President at the Presidential Secretariat early Friday afternoon in the capital Colombo.
Basil Rajapaksa has been sworn in as the Economic Development Minister. G. L. Peiris as Foreign Affairs, Education - Bandula Gunawardana and Helth portfolio went to Maithripala Serisena.
HIGHLIGHTS ::
• Deputy Media Minister - Mervyn Silva
• Keheliya Rambukwella - NO Portfolio
• Dr. Amunugama - NO Portfolio
• Mahindananda Aluthgamage - NO Portfolio
Following are the Ministers and their portfolios:
Minister Portfolio
* President Mahinda Rajapaksa (1) Defence, (2) Finance & Planning, (3) Ports & Aviation, (4) Highways
1 D. M. Jayaratne Buddhasasana & Religious Affairs
2 Ratnasiri Wickramanayake Public Management & Reforms
3 Nimal Siripala de Silva Irrigation & Water Resource Development
4 A. H. M. Fowzie Disaster Management
5 Maithripala Sirisena Health
6 Susil Premajayantha Petroleum Industries
7 Dinesh Gunawardena Water Supply & Drainage
8 Douglas Devananda Traditional Industries & Small Enterprise Development
9 A. L. M. Athaullah Local Government & Provincial Councils
10 D. E. W. Gunasekera Rehabilitation & Prison Reforms
11 Rishad Bathiyutheen Industry & Commerce
12 Wimal Weerawansa Construction, Engineering Services, Housing & Common Amenities
13 Champika Ranawaka Power & Energy
14 Basil Rajapaksa Economic Development
15 P. Dayaratne State Resources & Enterprise Development
16 Prof G. L. Peiris Foreign Affairs
17 John Seneviratne Public Administration & Home Affairs
18 Mrs. Sumedha Jayasena Parliamentary Affairs
19 Milroy Fernando Resettlement
20 Jeewan Kumaratunga Post & Telecommunication
21 Pavithra Wanniarachchi National Heritage & Cultural Affairs
22 Anura Priyadarshana Yapa Environment
23 Tissa Karaliyadde Child Development & Women's Affairs
24 Athauda Seneviratne Justice
25 Gamini Lokuge Labour Relations & Productivity Improvement
26 Bandula Gunawardena Education
27 Mahinda Samarasinghe Plantation
28 Rajitha Senaratne Fisheries & Aquatic Resources
29 Piyasena Gamage Indigenous Medicine
30 S. B. Navinne National Languages & Social Integration
31 Janaka Bandara Tennekoon Lands & Land Development
32 Felix Perera Social Services
33 C. B. Rathnayake Sports
34 Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena Agriculture
35 Kumara Welgama Transport
36 Dullas Alahaperuma Youth Affairs
37 Johnston Fernando Co-operatives & Internal Trade
The Deputy Ministers and their portfolios:
Deputy Minister Portfolio
1 Salinda Dissanayake Plantation and Industries
2 Dilan Perera Public Administration and Home Affairs
3 Susantha Punchinilame Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development
4 Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena Economic Development
5 Chandrasiri Gajadeera Finance and Planning
6 Jagath Pushpakumara Agriculture
7 T. B. Ekanayake Education
8 Mahinda Amaraweera Health
9 Rohitha Abeygunawardena Ports and Aviation
10 S. N. Chandrasena Irrigation and Water Resources Management
11 Gunaratne Weerakoon National Heritage and Cultural Affairs
12 Mervyn Silva Mass Media and Information
13 Pandu Bandaranayake Indigenous Medicine
14 Jayaratna Herath Industry and Commerce
15 Dayashritha Tissera Ports and Aviation
16 Duminda Dissanayaka Posts and Telecommunication
17 Ranjith Siyambalapitiya Economic Development
18 Lasantha Alagiyawanne Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities
19 Rohana Dissanayake Transport
20 H. R. Mithrapala Livestock Development
21 Nirmala Kothalawala Highways
22 Premalal Jayasekera Power and Energy
23 Geethanjana Gunawardena External Affairs
24 Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan Resettlement
25 Indika Bandaranayake Local Government and Provincial Councils
26 Muthu Sivalingam Economic Development
27 Siripala Gamlath Lands and Land Development
28 W. B. Ekanayake Disaster Management
29 Chandrasiri Suriyarachchi Social Services
30 Neomal Perera Co-operatives and Internal Trade
31 Sarath Gunaratne State Resources and Enterprise Development
32 Nandimithra Ekanayake Higher Education
33 Nirupama Rajapaksa Water Supply and Drainage
34 Lalith Dissanayake Technology and Research
35 Sarana Gunawardena Petroleum Industries
36 Reginold Cooray Justice
37 Vijithmuni Zoysa Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms
38 N. L. A. M. Hisbullah Child Development and Women’s Affairs
39 Weerakumara Dissanayake Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development
By Courtesy of www.colombopage.com
23rd April 2010.
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