New cabinet of Sri Lanka

A 59 member cabinet with 18 new faces was sworn in by President Mahinda Rajapaksa a short while ago at the Presidential Secretariat following his swearing in for the second term as the executive President on Friday.


The new Cabinet & Deputy of Ministers of the UPFA government was sworn in before President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat this morning (22 Nov). The new cabinet comprises 09 Senior Ministers and 49 Cabinet Ministers. 31 Deputy Ministers were also sworn in.

Following is the list of Cabinet Ministers and their portfolios:

Prime Minister
D. M. Jayaratne – Buddha Sasana & Religious Affairs

Senior Ministers
Ratnasiri Wickramanayake – Good Governance & Infrastructure Facilities
D E W Gunasekara – Human Resources
Athauda Seneviratne – Rural Affairs
P. Dayaratne – Food & Nutrition
A. H. M. Fowzie – Urban Affairs
S. B. Nawinna – Consumer Welfare
Piyasena Gamage – National Assets
Prof. Tissa Vitharana – Scientific Affairs
Dr. Sarath Amunugama – International Monetary Cooperation

Other Cabinet Ministers

1. Nimal Siripala - Irrigation & Water Resources Management

2. Maithreepala Sirisena – Health

3. Susil Premajayantha – Petroleum Industries

4. Arumugam Thondaman - Livestock and Rural Community Development

5. Dinesh Gunawardena - Water Supply & Drainage

6. Douglas Devananda - Traditional Industries & Small Enterprise Development

7. A. L. M. Athaullah - Local Government & Provincial Councils

8. Rishad Bathiyutheen - Industry & Commerce

9. Champika Ranawaka - Power & Energy

10. Wimal Weerawansa - Construction, Engineering Services, Housing & Common Amenities

11. Rauff Hakeem –Justice

12. Basil Rajapaksa –Economic Development

13. Vasudeva Nanayakkara – National Languages and Social Integration

14. S. B. Dissanayake – Higher Education

15. Prof G.L. Peiris – External Affairs

16. W. D. J. Seneviratne - Public Administration & Home Affairs

17. Sumeda G Jayasena - Parliamentary Affairs

18. Jeevan Kumaranatunga – Postal Services

19. Pavithra Wanniarachchi – Technology and Research

20. Anura Priyadarshana Yapa – Environment

21. Tissa Karaliyadde – Child Development and Women's Affairs

22. Gamini Lokuge – Labour and Labour Relations

23. Bandula Gunawardena – Education

24. Mahinda Samarasinghe – Plantations

25. Rajitha Senaratne – Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Development

26. Janaka Bandara Tennakoon – Land and Land Development

27. Felix Perera – Social Services

28. C B Rathnayake – Private Transport Services

29. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena – Agriculture

30. Keheliya Rambukwella – Mass Media and Information

31. Kumara Welgama – Transport

32. Dullas Alahapperuma – Youth Affairs and Skills Development

33. Johnston Fernando – Cooperatives and Internal Trade

34. Chandrasiri Gajadeera – Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms

35. Salinda Dissanayake – Indigenous Medicine

36. Reginold Cooray – Small Export Crops Promotion

37. Dilan Perera – Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare

38. Jagath Pushpakumara – Coconut Development and State Plantations Development

39. T B Ekanayake – Culture and Aesthetic Affairs

40. Mahinda Amaraweera – Disaster Management

41. S M Chandrasena – Agrarian Services and Wildlife

42. Gunaratne Weerakoon – Resettlement

43. Mervin Silva – Public Coordination and Public Affairs

44. Mahindananada Aluthgamage – Sports

45. Dayasritha Tissera – State Assets and Enterprise Development

46. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya – Telecommunication and Information Technology

47. Jagath Balasuriya – National Heritage

48. Lakshman Seneviratne – Productivity Promotion

49. Navin Dissanayake – State Management Reforms


Deputy Ministers

1. Susantha Punchinilame – Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Deputy Minister

2. Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena – Economic Development Deputy Minister

3. Rohitha Abeygunawardena – Ports and Highways Deputy Minister

4. Pandu Bandaranaike – Indigenous Medicine Deputy Minister

5. Jarathne Herath – Industry and Commerce Deputy Minister

6. Duminda Dissanayaka – Youth Affairs and Skills Development Deputy Minister

7. Lasantha Alagiyawanna - Construction, Engineering , Services Housing and Common Amenities Construction, Engineering , Services Housing and Common Amenities Deputy Minister

8. Rohana Kumara Dissanayaka – Transport Deputy Minister

9. H.R. Mithrapala – Livestock and Rural Community Development Deputy Minister

10. Nirmala Kotelawala – Ports and Highways Deputy Minister

11. Premalal Jayasekara – Power and Energy Deputy Minister

12. Githanjana Gunawardena – Finance and Planning Deputy Minister

13. Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan – Resettlement Deputy Minister

14. Faiszer Musthapha – Technology and Research Deputy Minister

15. Indika Bandaranayake – Local Government and Provincial Councils Deputy Minister

16. Muththu Sivalingam – Economic Development Deputy Minister

17. Siripala Gamlath – Lands and Land Development Deputy Minister

18. W.B. Ekanayaka – Irrigation and Water Resources Management Deputy Minister

19. Chandrasiri Sooriyarachchi – Social Services Deputy Minister

20. Nandimithra Ekanayaka – Higher Education Deputy Minister

21. Nirupama Rajapaksa – Water Supply and Drainage Deputy Minister

22. Lalith Dissanayaka – Health Deputy Minister

23. Sarana Gunawardena – Petroleum Industries Deputy Minister

24. Vijith Vijayamuni Soysa – Education Deputy Minister

25. M.L.A.M. Hisbullah – Child Development and Women’s Affairs Deputy Minister

26. Weerakumara Dissanayaka – Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Deputy Minister

27. A.D.S. Gunawardena - Buddha Sasana and Religious Affairs Deputy Minister

28. Earl Gunasekara – Plantation Industries Deputy Minister

29. Basheer Segu Dawood – Co-operatives and Internal Trade Deputy Minister

30. Abdul Cader – Environment Deputy Minister

31. Dulip Wijesekara – Disaster Management Deputy Minister