President appoints new 17-member Cabinet

The new Cabinet ministers are currently being sworn in before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the President’s House in Colombo.  

Accordingly, the President has appointed a 17-member new cabinet.

See the full list of new ministers below: 

1. Dinesh Gunawardena – Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provicnial Councils and Local Government 
2. Douglas Devananda – Minister of Fisheries 
3. Dr. Ramesh Pathirana – Minister of Education and Plantation Industries 
4. Prasanna Ranatunga – Minister of Public Security and Tourism 
5. Dilum Amunugama – Minister of Transport and Industries 
6. Kanaka Herath – Minister of Highways 
7. Vidura Vickramanayake – Minister of Labour
8. Janaka Wakkumbura - Minister of Agriculture and Irrigation 
9. Shehan Semasinghe – Minister of Trade and Samurdhi Development 
10. Mohan Priyadarshana de Silva – Minister of Water Supplies 
11. Wimalaweera Dissanayake – Minister of Wildlife and Forest Conservation 
12. Kanchana Wijesekara – Minister of Power and Energy 
13. Thenuka Vidanagamage – Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs 
14. Dr. Nalaka Godahewa – Minister of Mass Media
15. Prof. Channa Jayasumana – Minister of Health 
16. Naseer Ahamed – Minister of Environment 
17. Pramitha Bandara Tennakoon – Minister of Ports and Shipping 

Source - Adaderana