Sri Lanka: 18 new Cabinet Ministers sworn in

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The new Cabinet of Ministers was sworn in before President Ranil Wickremesinghe a short while ago (22).

The swearing-in ceremony took place at the Prime Minister’s Office on Flower Road, Colombo.

Listed below are the 18 new Cabinet Ministers;

  1. Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena – Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils, and Local Government
  2. Douglas Devananda – Fisheries
  3. Susil Premajayantha – Education
  4. Bandula Gunawardena – Transport & Highways, and Media
  5. Keheliya Rambukwella – Health and Water Supply
  6. Mahinda Amaraweera – Agriculture, Wildlife, and Forest Conservations
  7. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe – Justice, Prisons, and Constitutional Reforms
  8. Harin Fernando – Tourism and Lands
  9. Ramesh Pathirana – Plantations and Industries
  10. Prasanna Ranatunga – Urban Development and Housing
  11. Ali Sabry – External Affairs
  12. Vidura Wickramanayake – Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs
  13. Kanchana Wijesekera – Power and Energy
  14. Naseer Ahamed – Environment
  15. Roshan Ranasinghe – Sports & Youth Affairs, and Irrigation
  16. Manusha Nanayakkara – Labour and Foreign Employment
  17. Tiran Alles – Public Security
  18. Nalin Fernando – Trade, Commerce and Food Security