Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe has been sworn in as the new Minister of Finance, Economic Stability and National Policies.
The Prime Minister took oaths before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the President's House in Colombo this morning (25), President’s Media Division said.
The new Cabinet of Ministers consists of lawmakers from the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna, Samagi Jana Balawegaya, Sri Lanka Freedom Party as well as a group of independent MPs.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has appointed the following new ministers:
- Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe - Minister of Finance, Economic Stability and National Policies.
- Douglas Devananda - Minister of Fisheries
- Bandula Gunawardena - Minister of Transport and Highways, Mass Media
- Keheliya Rambukwella - Minister of Health, Water Supply and Drainage
- Mahinda Amaraweera - Minister of Agriculture, Wildlife and Wildlife Conservation
- Ramesh Pathirana - Minister of Industries and Plantations
- Vidura Wickramanayaka - Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs
- Ahmed Nasir - Minister of Environment
- Roshan Ranasinghe - Minister of Irrigation, Sports and Youth Affairs
- Nimal Siripala de Silva - Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation
- Dr. Susil Premajayantha - Minister of Education
- Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapaksha - Justice, Prisons and Constitutional Reforms
- Harin Fernando - Minister of Tourism and Lands
- Manusha Nanayakkara - Minister of Labor and Foreign Employment
- Nalin Fernando - Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security
- Tiran Alles - Minister of Public Security
- Prof. G.L Peiris - Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Dinesh Gunawardena - Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government
- Prasanna Ranatunga- Minister of Urban Development & Housing
- Kanchana Wijesekera- Minister of Power & Energy
Meanwhile, secretaries who were appointed to 23 ministries received their letters of appointment from President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the President’s House in Colombo on May 24.
- R.W.R. Pemasiri - Ministry of Transport and Highways
- M.M.P.K. Mayadunne - Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government
- K.D.S. Ruwanchandra - Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Aviation
- S.T. Kodikara - Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Food Security
- Wasantha Perera - Ministry of Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms
- S. Hettiarachchi - Ministry of Public Security
- M.N. Ranasinghe - Ministry of Education
- M.P.D.U.K. Mapa Pathirana - Ministry of Power and Energy
- R.M.I. Ratnayake - Ministry of Fisheries
- Monty Ranatunga - Ministry of Water Supply
- U.D.C. Jayalal - Ministry of Irrigation
- Anuradha Wijekoon - Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs
- Dr. Anil Jasinghe - Ministry of Environment
- Anusha Pelpita - Ministry of Mass Media
- M.B.R. Pushpakumara - Ministry of Agriculture
- Somaratna Vidanapathirana - Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious Affairs and Cultural Affairs
- General (Rtd.) Daya Ratnayake - Ministry of Industries
- Aruni Wijewardhane - Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- B.L.A.J. Dharmakeerthi - Ministry of Plantations
- R.M.C.M. Herath - Ministry of Forest Resources and Wildlife
- S.J.S. Chandragupta - Ministry of Health
- P.H.C. Ratnayake - Ministry of Urban Development and Housing
- R.P.A. Wimalaweera - Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment
