New Cabinet sworn in

A new Cabinet consisting of a total of 28 ministries and 40 state ministries were sworn in before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa, a short while ago.

New Cabinet:

1.     The President holds the portfolios of Defense ministry.
2.     Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa - Minister of Finance, Minister of Urban Development & Housing, Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious & Cultural Affairs
3.     GL Pieris – Minister of Education
4.     Nimal Siripala De Silva - Minister Labour
5.     Pavithra Wanniarachchi – Minister of Health
6.     Dinesh Gunawardena – Minister of Foreign Affairs
7.     Keheliya Rambukwella - Minister of Mass Media
8.     Douglas Devananda- Minister of Fisheries
9.     Gamini Lokuge - Minister of Transport
10.     Bandula Gunawardena - Minister of Trade Development
11.     RMCB Ratnayake- Minister of Wildlife, Forest Conservation
12.     Janaka Bandara - Minister of State Services
13.     Chamal Rajapksa - Minister of Irrigation Development
14.     Dullas Alahapperuma - Minister of Power and Electricity
15.     Wimal Weeransa - Minister of Industry Development
16.     Johnston Fernando - Minister of Roads and Highways
17.     Mahinda Amaraweera - Minister of Environment
18.     SM Chandrasena - Mnister of Land Development
19.     Mahindananda Aluthgamage - Minister of Agriculture
20.     Vasudeva Nanayakkara - Minister of Water Supply
21.    Udaya Gammanpila - Minister of Energy
22.     Dr.Ramesh Pathirana - Minister of Plantations
23.     Prasanna Ranathunga - Minister of Tourism
24.     Rohitha Abeygunwardena - Minister of Ports and Naval
25.     Namal Rajapkasa - Minister of Youth and Sports
26.     Ali Sabry - Ministry of Justice

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(9:59) New State Minister:

1.     Chamal Rajapaksa – State Minister of Defense and Internal Security,  Minister of Disaster Management
2.     Priyankara Jayaratne – State Minister of Finance
3.     Duminda Dissanayake – State Minister of Power, Energy and Enterprise Development
4.     Dayasiri Jayasekara – State Minister of Batik, Handloom, Textiles and Local Apparel Production
5.     Lasantha Alagiyawanna –State Minister of Enterprise Development
6.     Sudarshani Fernandopulle -State Minister of Prisons Reforms and Prisoners’ Rehabilitation
7.     Shehan Semasinghe – Samurdhi, Micro Finance, Self-Employment and Business Development
8.     Anuradha Jayaratne – State Minister of Rural Paddy Fields and Tanks, Reservoirs and Irrigation Development
9.     Arundika Fernando – State Minister of Coconut, Kithul, Palmyra and Rubber Crop Promotion & Related Export Diversification
10.     Nimal Lazna – State Ministerof Rural , road and infrastruction facitilities
11.     Vidura Wickramanayake – National Heritage, Performing Arts and Folk Art Promotion
12.     Jayantha Samaraweera – State Minister of Container Terminal, Port Facilities, Boats and Shipping Industries Development
13.     Roshan Ranasignhe – State Minister of Land Management Affairs, State Enterprise Lands and Property Development
14.     Sanath Nishantha – State Minister of Development of Rural and Regional Water Network
15.     Kanaka Herath – State Minister of Tea Estate Plantation Crops and Tea Export Promotion
16.     Tharaka Balasuriya – Regional Cooperation
17.     Sarath Weerasekara – State Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government
18.     Vidura Wickramanayake – State Minister of National heritage , performing arts, local artist development state mnister
19.     Vijitha Berugoda –State Minister of Sunday School, Bhikku , Pirivena Education and Buddhist Universities state minister
20.     Dinu Amunugama -  State Minister of Vehicle regulation, Bus and Train Transport and Motor vehicle
21.     Wimala Weeradissanyake – State Minister of Wildlife , Forest Resources Development.
22.     Indika Anuruddha – State Minister of Housing Construction,
23.     Kanchana Wijesekare - Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic,  Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Development,
24.     Siripalan Gamlath – State Minister of Mahaweli , Housing Construction
25.     Sadhasivam Viyalendran – State Minister of Postal Services, Mass Media Vocatioonal development state minister
26.     Thenuka Vidanagamage – State Minister of school sports development and
27.     Sisira Jayakody – State Minister of ayurvedic hospital development
28.     Mohan de Silva :State Minister of Regulation of Fertiliser Production and Supply, Use of Chemical Fertiliser and Pesticides.
29.     Piyal Nishantha De Silva – State Minister of Women & Child Affairs , preschool and Primary , School infrastructure and educational services
30.     Lohan Rathwaththe :State Minister of Gem and Jewelry related Industries.
31.     Prasanna Ranaweera – State Minister of Brass, Clay Cane, Furniture and local industrial development
32.     Dilum Amunugama : State Minister of Vehicle Regulation, Bus Transport Services, Carriages and Automotive Industries.
33.     D V Chanaka – State Minister of Aviation Service, Zonal export development
34.     Shashendra Rajapaksa – State Minister of plantation development, Carbonic food development
35.     Nalaka Godahewa – State Minister of Urban development , coastal protection,
36.     Jeewan Thondaman – State Minister of Hill Country, Infrastructure & Community Development
37.     Ajith Nivard Cabraal - State Minister of financial, capital market develpment
38.     Seetha Arambepola – State Minister of skills development , vocational education , research and new invention.
39.     Janaka Wakkumbura :State Minister of Development of Small Plantation Crops including Sugarcane, Maize, Cashew, Pepper, Cinnamon, Cloves, and Betel Allied Export Promotion.

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District coordination committee - (09:15)

1. Matara – Nipuna Ranawaka
2. Nuwara Eliya – S.B. Dissanayake
3. Colombo – Pradeep Undugoda
4. Gampaha – Sahan Pradeep Withana
5. Kalutara – Sanjeewa Edirimanne
6. Kandy – Wasantha Yapa Bandara
7. Matale – Nalaka Bandara
8. Galle – Sampath Atukorale
9. Hambantota – Upul Galappatti
10. Vavuniya – L. Dileepan
11. Mannar and Mullaitivu – Kader Masthan
12. Ampara – D. Weerasinghe
13. Jaffna – Angajan Ramanathan
14. Kilinochchi – Douglas Devananda
15. Trincomalee – Kapila Atukorale
16. Kurunegala – Gunapala Rathnasekara
17. Puttalam – Ashoka Priyantha
18. Anuradhapura – H. Nandasena
19. Polonnaruwa – Amarakeerthi Atukorale
20. Badulla – Sudarshana Denipitiya 
21. Monaragala – Kumarasiri Ratnayake
22. Ratnpaura – Akila Ellawala
23. Kegalle – Rajika Wickremesinghe

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