Who is who in new Cabinet?

Following new appointments were made by President Mahinda Rajapaksa as part of the Cabinet reshuffle.

 Ministers:

Susil Premajayantha – Minister of Environment and Renewable Energy

(Previously Minister of Petroleum Industries)

Patali Champika Ranwaka – Minister of Technology, Research and Atomic Energy

(Previously Minister of Power and Energy)

Pavithra Wanniarachchi – Minister of Power and Energy

(Previously Minister of Technology and Research)

Anura Priyadarshana Yapa – Minister of Petroleum Industries

(Previously Minister of Environment)

Lakshman Seneviratne – Minister of Sugar Industries

(Previously Minister of Productivity Promotion)

Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena – Minister of Investment Promotion

(Previously Deputy Minister for Economic Development)

Jayaratne Herath – Minister of Botanical Gardens and Public Recreation

(Previously Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce)

Duminda Dissanayake – Minister of Educational Service

(Previously Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs and Skills Development)

Gamini Vijith Vijayamuni Soysa – Minister of Wildlife Conservation

(Previously Deputy Minister of Education)

Basir Segudawood – Minister of Productivity Promotion

(Previously Deputy Minister of Cooperatives and Internal Trade)

 Project Ministers:

Rohitha Abeygunawardena – Minister of Ports and Highways

(Previously Deputy Minister of Ports and Highways)

Nirmala Kothalawala – Minister of Ports and Highway

(Previously Deputy Minister of Highways)

 Deputy Ministers:

S.M. Chandrasena – Deputy Minister of Economic Development

(Resigned as Minister of Agrarian Services and Wildlife in Sept 2012)

Susantha Punchinilame – Deputy Minister of Economic Development

(Previously Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources)

Faizer Mustapha – Deputy Minister of Investment Promotion

(Previously Deputy Minister of Technology and Research)

M.L.A.M. Hizbullah – Deputy Minister of Economic Development

(Previously Deputy Minister of Child Development and Women’s Affairs)

A.R.M. Abdul Cader – Deputy Minister of Environment and Renewable Energy

(Previously Deputy Minister of Environment)

Sarath Kumara Gunaratna – Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development

(Previously Deputy Minister of State Resources and Enterprise Development)