(Lanka-e-News -13.Jan.2015, 11.00PM) On yesterday(12), the cabinet of ministers appointed by the new President Maithripala Sirisena took oaths at the Presidential secretariat , Colombo.
‘This cabinet has been appointed temporarily in view of the 100 days interim program of the government. The Ministers too should abide by the same laws governing the people, and hence , nobody is above the law,’ said the new President when addressing the new cabinet of ministers.
Hereunder are the 27 ministries and the names of the ministers including 11 ministers of state and 9 deputy ministers .
Cabinet ministers :
1 Ranil Wickremesinghe -Prime minister and minister of reconciliation economic affairs, policy development
2 John Amaratunge -Public harmony, disaster management and Christian affairs
3 Joseph Michael Perera -Home affairs
4 Gamini Jayawickrema Perera -urityfood sec
5 Mangala Samaraweera -foreign affairs
6 Karu Jayasuriya -Public administration, good governance and Buddhist affairs
7 Lakshman Kiriella -plantations
8 Ravi Karunanayake -finance
9 Rauff Hakeem -urban development, water supply and drainage
10 Champika Patalie Ranawake -power and energy
11 Rajitha Senarathne -health and indigenous medicine
12 Duminda Dissanayake -Irrigation
13 Kabeer Hashim -Highways and investment promotion
14 M.K.D.S Gunawardena -Lands
15 Sajith Premadasa -housing and samurdhi
16 Wijedasa Rajapakse -justice
17 Gayantha Karunatileke -media
18 Naveen Dissanayake -Tourism
19 Arjuna Ranatunge -Ports and shipping
20 Rishad Bathiudeen -Industry and commerce
21 Palani Digambaran -plantations and infrastructure development
22 D. M .Swaminathan -Resettlement Reconstruction and hindu affairs
23 Akila Viraj Kariyawasam -Education
24 Thalatha Athukorale -Foreign employment
25 R M Ranjith Madduma Bandara -Internal transport
26 P. Harrison -Social service and social welfare
27 Chandrani Bandara -women’s affairs
State ministers
1 Nandamitra Ekanayake -Culture and arts
2 S.Radhakrishnan -education
3 Faizer Mustafa -Aviation
4 Palitha Range Bandara -power and energy
5 Dileep Wedaarachi -fisheries
6 Rosie Senanayake -Children’s affairs
7 Rajeewa Wijesinghe -higher eduationc
8 Ruwan Wijewardena -defence
9 Karuppaiah Velaudhan -plntation indusries
10 Niroshan Perera -youth affairs
Deputy ministers
1 Champika Premadasa -Industry and commerce
2 Harsha De Silva -policy development and economic affairs
3 Eran Wickremeratne -highways and investment promotion
4 Sujeewa Senasinghe -justice
5 Vasantha Senanayake -tourism
6 Ajith P Perera -foreign affairs
7 Wijeyakala Maheshwaran -women’s affairs
8 Anoma Gamage -irrigation
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