Portfolios of the reduced newly sworn in Cabinet
Apr 23, 2010

The Ministers Zoom

The Deputy Ministers Zoom

Thirty Seven Ministers of the UPFA Government took oaths as the Cabinet Ministers in their respective portfolios today (23) before President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the President’s Secretariat. Accordingly the Cabinet Ministers are as follows:

  1. President Mahinda Rajapaksa - Defence, Finance & Planning, Ports & Aviation and Highways
  2. Prime Minister D M Jayarathne – Buddasasana and Religious Affairs
  3. Rathnasiri Wickramanayake – State Management and Reforms
  4. Nimal Siripala de Silva- Irrigation and Water Resources Management
  5. A H M Fowzie- Disaster Management
  6. Maithreepala Sirisena- Health
  7. Susil Premajayantha- Petroleum Resources Development
  8. Dinesh Gunawardena- Water Supply and Drainage
  9. Douglas Devananda- Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise
  10. A L M Athaulla- Local Government and Provincial Councils
  11. D E W Gunesekara- Rehabilitation and Prisons
  12. Rishard Baduitheen- Industries Development
  13. Wimal Weerawansa- Housing, Construction and Engineering and Public Utilities
  14. Basil Rajapaksa- Economic Development
  15. Patalee Champika Ranawaka- Power and Energy
  16. P Dayarathne- Public Resources and Enterprise Development
  17. G L Peries- Foreign Affairs
  18. W D J Senevirathne- Public Administration and Home Affairs
  19. Sumedha J Jayasinha- Parliamentary Affairs
  20. Milory Fernando- Resettlement
  21. Jeevan Kumarathunga- Post and Tele Communication
  22. Pavithra Wanniarachchi- Cultural Affairs
  23. Anura Priyadharshana Yapa- Environment and Natural Resources
  24. Tissa Karalliyadda- Women and Child Affairs
  25. Athauda Senevirathne – Justice
  26. Gamini Lokuge- Labour
  27. Bandula Gunawardena- Education
  28. Mahinda Samarasingha- Plantation Industries
  29. Rajitha Senarathne- Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
  30. Piyasena Gamage- Indigenous Medicine
  31. S B Navinna- National Languages and National Integration
  32. Janaka Bandara Thennakoon- Land and Land Development
  33. Felix Perera- Social Services and Social Welfare
  34. C B Rathnayake- Sports
  35. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena- Agriculture
  36. Kumara Welgama- Transport
  37. Dullas Alahapperuma – Youth Affairs and Empowerment
  38. Johnston Fernando – Consumer Affairs

The thirty nine Deputy Ministers sworn in today.

  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

Courtesy: Lanka Puvath