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New Ministers sworn in

New Ministers sworn in Featured

UPDATE : The swearing in ceremony of the new Cabinet of the new Good Governence Government commenced at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo, a short while ago.

Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe was the first to take oaths as the Minister of National Policy and Economic Affairs before President Maithripala Sirisena.

The remaining list of Cabinet ministers who were sworn in is as follows :

Minister of Tourism & Christian Religious Affairs - John Amaratunga

Minister of Sustainable Development & Wildlife - Gamini Jayawickreme Perera

Minister of Transport - Nimal Siripala de Silva

Minister of Social Empowerment and Welfare - S.B. Dissanayake

Minister of Labour and Trade Union Relations - W.D.J Seneviratne

Minister of University Education and Highways - Lakshman Kiriella

Minister of Disaster Management - Anura Priyadarshana Yapa

Minister of Technical, Technical Education and Employment - Susil Premajayantha

Minister of Minister of Law and Order & Prison Reforms - Thilak Marapana

Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine - Rajitha Senaratne

Minister of Finance - Ravi Karunanayake

Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training - Mahinda Samarasinghe

Minister of Home Affairs - Vajira Abeywardena

Minister of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs - S.B. Navinna

Minister of Kandy and Western Province Development - Patali Champika Ranawaka

Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources - Mahinda Amaraweera

Minister of Plantations - Navin Dissanayake

Minister of Power and Renewable Energy - Ranjith Siyambalapitiya

Minister of Agriculture - Duminda Dissanayake

Minister of Justice and Buddha Sasana Affairs - Wijayadasa Rajapakse

Minister of Rural Economic Affairs - P. Harrison

Minister of State Administration and Management - Ranjith Maddumabandara

Parliamentary Reforms and Media - Gayantha Karunatillake

Minister of Housing and Construction - Saith Premadasa

Minister of Ports and Maritime Affairs - Arjuna Ranatunga

Minister of Land - M.K.D.S Gunawardena

Minister of Upcountry New Villages, Estate Infrastructure& Community Development - U.P. Digambaram

Minister of Women and Children’s Affairs - Chandrani Bandara

Minister of Foreign Employment - Thalatha Athokorala

Minister of Education - Akila Viraj Kariyawasam

Minister of Resettlement and Hindu Affairs - D.M. Swaminathan

Minister of Fuel and Petroleum Gases - Chandima Weerakkody

Minister of Sports - Dayasiri Jayasekera

Minister of Southern Development - Sagala Rathnayake

Minister of Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure - Harin Fernando

Minister of National Dialogue - Mano Genesan

Minister of Preliminary Industries - Daya Gamage

Minister of Industry and Commerce - Rishad Bathiudeen 

Minister of Public Enterprise Development  - Kabir Hashim

Minister of Urban Development and Water Supply -  Rauff Hakeem

Minister of Posts and Muslim Affairs - Abdul Haleem Mohommad

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