New Cabinet and State Ministers take oaths

The swearing-in ceremony for new 28 Cabinet ministers and 40 State Ministers commenced in Kandy at the Old King’s Court a short while ago, in the presence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa.

The chairmen of District Coordinating Committee to 23 administrative districts were handed over their letters of appointment.

The newly appointed chairmen of District Coordinating Committee are as follows:

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

Cabinet of Ministers

1. Minister of Defence – President Gotabaya Rajapaksa
2. Minister of Finance – Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa
3. Minister of Urban Development & Housing – Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa
4. Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious & Cultural Affairs – Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa
5. Minister of Education – Prof. G.L. Peiris
6. Minister of Health – Pavithradevi Wanniarachchi
7. Minister of Labour  – Nimal Siripala de Silva
8. Minister of Foreign Affairs – Dinesh Gunawardena
9. Minister of Transport – Gamini Lokuge
10. Minister of Trade – Bandula Gunawardana
11. Minister of Wild-life and Forest Conservation – C.B. Ratnayake
12. Minister of Public Services, Provincial Council & Local Government – Janaka Bandara Tennakoon
13. Minister of Fisheries – Douglas Devananda
14. Minister of Mass Media – Keheliya Rambukwella
15. Minister of Irrigation – Chamal Rajapaksa
16. Minister of Power – Dullas Alahapperuma
17. Minister of Highways – Johnston Fernando
18. Minister of Industries – Wimal Weerawansa
19. Minister of Environment – Mahinda Amaraweera
20. Minister of Land – S.M. Chandrasena
21. Minister of Water Supply – Vasudeva Nanayakkara
22. Minister of Energy – Udaya Prabhath Gammanpila
23. Minister of Plantation – Ramesh Pathirana
24. Minister of Tourism – Prasanna Ranatunga
25. Minister of Port and Shipping – Rohitha Abeygunawardena
26. Minister of Youth & Sports – Namal Rajapaksa
27. Minister of Justice – PC Ali Sabry
28. Minister of Agriculture – Mahindananda Aluthgamage

State Ministers

1. Chamal Rajapaksa – State Minister of Internal Security, Home Affairs & Disaster Management
2. Priyankara Jayaratne – State Minister of Foreign Employment Promotions and Market Diversification
3. Duminda Dissanayake – State Minister of Solar, Wind, Hydropower Generation Project Development
4. Dayasiri Jayasekara – State Minister of Batik, Handloom, Textiles and Local Apparel Production
5. Lasantha Alagiyawanna – State Minister of Cooperative Services, Marketing Development and Consumer Protection
6. Sudarshani fernandopulle – State Minister of Prisons Reforms and Prisoners’ Rehabilitation
7. Shehan Semasinghe – Samurdhi, Micro Finance, Self-Employment and Business Development
8. Vidura Wickramanayake – National Heritage, Performing Arts and Folk Art Promotion
9. Arundika Fernando – State Minister of Coconut, Kithul, Palmyra and Rubber Crop Promotion & Related Export Diversification
10. Nimal Lanza – State Minister of Rural roads and Infrastructure
11. Jayantha Samaraweera – State Minister of Container Terminal, Port Facilities, Boats and Shipping Industries Development
12. Roshan Ranasinghe – State Minister of Land Management Affairs, State Enterprise Lands and Property Development State Minister
13. Sanath Nishantha – State Minister of Development of Rural and Regional Water Network
14. Sarath Weerasekara – State Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government
15. Anuradha Jayaratne – State Minister of Rural Paddy Fields and Tanks, Reservoirs and Irrigation Development
16. Piyal Nishantha – State Minister of Women and Child Affairs, Pre-School and Primary Education, School Infrastructure and Education Services
17. Kanaka Herath – State Minister of Tea Estate Plantation Crops and Tea Export Promotion
18. Prasanna Ranaweera – State Minister of Cane, Brass, Clay, Furniture and Rural Industry
19. D.V. Chanaka – State Minister of Aviation Services and Development of Export Zones
20. Tharaka Balasuriya – Regional Cooperation
21. Indika Anuruddha – Rural Housing and Construction
22. Mohan de Silva – State Minister of Regulation of Fertilizer Production and Supply, Use of Chemical Fertilizer and Pesticides
23. S. Viyalendran – State Minister of Professional Development in Postal Services and Media
24. Thenuka Vidanagamage – State Minister of Rural and School Sports Infrastructure
25. Sisira Jayakody – State Minister of Promotion of Indigenous Medicine, Development of Rural and Ayurvedic Hospitals
26. Kanchana Wijesekara – State Minister of Fisheries, Freshwater, Fish, Multi-Day Fisheries and Fish Exports
27. Wimalaweera Dissanayake – State Minister of Wildlife Conservation, Re-responsibility of Forest Resources
28. D.B. Herath – State Minister of Livestock Farm Promotion and Dairy related Industries
29. Shasheendra Rajapaksa – State Minister of Paddy and Grain, Carbonic Foods, Vegetables, Fruits, Chilies, Onions, Potatoes growth Promotion, Seed Production and High-tech Agriculture
30. Nalakda Godahewa – Urban Development, Coast Conservation, Waste Disposal and Public Sanitisation
31. Jeevan Thondaman – State Minister of Estate Houses and Community Infrastructure
32. Seetha Arambepola – State Minister of Skills Development, Vocational Education, Research and Innovation
33. Channa Jayasumana – State Minister of Pharmaceutical Production, Supply and Regulation
34. Ajith Nivard Cabraal – State Minister of Finance and Capital Market and State Enterprise
35. Vijitha Berugoda – State Minister of Dhamma Schools, Bikkhu Education, Piriven and Buddhist Universities
36. Janaka Wakkumbura – State Minister of Development of Small Plantation Crops including Sugarcane, Maize, Cashew, Pepper, Cinnamon, Cloves, Betel
37. Dilum Amunugama – State Ministry of Vehicle Regulation, Bus Transport Services and Railway Carriages and Motor Industries
38. Lohan Ratwatte – State Ministry of Gem and Jewelry Industries
39. Siripala Gamlath – State Minister of Mahaweli Irrigation canals and settlement infrastructure