(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –After much anticipation, the Cabinet was reshuffled this morning by President Maithripala Sirisena, with several ministerial portfolios changing.
The following are the newly appointed members of the cabinet:
Duminda Dissanayake – Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management and Disaster Management
Mahinda Amaraweera – Minister of Agriculture
S. B Navinna – Minister of Internal Affairs and Wayamba Development
Sarath Amunugama – Minister of Science, Technology and Research, Skills Development and Vocational Training, and Hill Country Heritage
Lakshman Kiriella – Minister of Public Enterprise and Kandy Development
P. Harrison – Minister of Social Empowerment
Kabir Hashim – Minister of Highways and Road Development
Ranjith Madduma Bandara – Minister of Public Administration and Management; Minister of Law and Order
Thalatha Athukorala – Minister of Justice and Prison Reforms
Faiszer Musthapha – Minister of Sports; Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government
Vijith Vijayamuni Zoysaa – Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic Resources Development and Rural Economy
D.M. Swaminathan – Minister of Rehabilitation, Resettlement, Northern Development and Hindu Religious Affairs
Mano Ganesan – Minister of National Co-existence, Reconciliation and Official Languages
Sagala Ratnayake – Minister of Project Management, Youth Affairs and Southern Development
Daya Gamage – Minister of Social Welfare and Primary Industries
Field Marshal Sarath Fonseka – Minister of Sustainable Development, Wildlife and Regional Development
Wijedasa Rajapakshe – Minister of Higher Education and Cultural Affairs
Ravindra Samaraweera – Minister of Labour and Trade Union Relations
