Tuesday, 13 January 2015 01:48
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Twenty seven (27) new cabinet Ministers, ten (10) ministers of state and eight (8) deputy ministers were sworn in before President Maithripala Sirisena on Monday.
The swearing-in ceremony was held at the Presidential Secretariat.
The 27 cabinet ministers read the pledge, following a minute’s silence that was observed in remembrance of fallen war heroes.
The 27 cabinet ministers are:
1. Ranil Wikremesinghe – Minister of Reconciliation, Policy Development and Economic Affairs
2. John Amaratunga – Minister of Public Order, Disaster Management and Christian Affairs
3. Joseph Micheal Perera – Minister of Home Affairs
4. Gamini Jayawickrama Perera – Minister of Food Security
5. Mangala Samaraweera – Minister of Foreign affairs
6. Karu Jayasuriya – Minister of Public Administration and Democratic governance, Buddha Sasana
7. Lakshman Kiriella – Minister of Plantation Industries
8. Ravi Karunanayake – Minister of Finance
9. Rauff Hakeem – Minister of Urban Development, Water Supply and Drainage
10. Patali Champika Ranawaka – Minister of Power and energy
11. Rajitha Senaratne – Minister of Health and Indigenous Medicine
12. Duminda Dissanayake – Minister of Irrigation
13. Kabir Hasheem – Minister of Highways and Investment Promotion
14. M.K.D.S. Gunawardena – Minister of Lands
15. Sajith Premadasa – Minister of Housing and Samurdhi
16.Wijedasa Rajapaksa – Minister of Justice
17. Gayantha Karunathilaka – Minister of Media
18. Naveen Dissanayake – Minister of Tourism
19. Arjuna Ranathunga – Minister of Ports and Shipping
20 Rishad Bathiyutheen – Minister of Industry and Commerce
21. Palani Digambaram – Minister of Plantation Infrastructure development
22. D.M. Swaminathan – Minister of Resettlement, Reconstruction and Hindu Affairs
23. Akila Viraj Kariyawasam – Minister of Education
24. Talatha Athukorala – Minister of Foreign Employment
25. Ranjith Madhdhuma Bandara – Minister of Internal Transport
26. Pelisge Harrison – Minister of Social Services and Welfare
27. Chandrani Bandara – Minister of Women’s Affairs
The state ministers are:
1. Nandimitra Ekanayake – Culture and Arts
2. Seduvil Sami Radhakrishnan – State Minister of Education
3. Faizer Mustapha – State Minister of Aviation
4. Palitha Ranga Bandara –State Minister of Power and Energy
5. Dilip Wedaarachchi -State Minister of fisheries
6. Rosy Senanayake- State Minister of Children’s Affairs
7. Rajeeva Wijesinghe – State Minister of Higher Education
8. Dinendra Ruwan Wijeyawardana -State Minister of Defence
9. Karuppiah Velaudham – State Minister of Plantation Industries
10. Niroshan Perera – State Minister of Youth Affairs
The deputy ministers are:
1. Champika Premadasa: Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce
2. G.M. Harsha de Silva – Deputy minister of Policy Development and economic Affairs
3. Eran Wickramaratne – Deputy minister of Highways and Investment Promotion
4. Sujeewa Senasinghe – Deputy Minister of Justice
5. Wasantha Haresh Parakrama – Deputy Minister of Tourism
6. Vijeyakala Maheshwaran – Deputy Minister of Women’s Affairs
7. Ajith Pathmakantha Perera – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
8. Anoma Gamage – Deputy Minister of Irrigation
