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Colombo (News 1st); The new Cabinet of Ministers took oaths in the presence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Wednesday (12) at the Magul Maduwa (Audience Hall) of the Temple of Sacred Tooth Relic premises in Kandy.
The New Cabinet Ministers are as follows;
01. President Gotabaya Rajapaksa - Minister of Defence
02. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa - Minister of Finance, Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, Urban Development and Housing
03. Ali Sabry - Minister of Justice
04. Dinesh Gunawardena - Minister of Foreign Affairs
05. Janaka Bandara Tennakoon - Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government
06. Professor G. L. Peiris - Minister of Education
07. Pavithra Wanniarachchi - Minister of Health
08. Nimal Siripala De Silva - Minister of Labour
09. Mahinda Amaraweera - Minister of Environment
10. C. B. Ratnayake - Minister of Wildlife and Forest Conservation
11. Mahindananda Aluthgamage - Minister of Agriculture
12. Chamal Rajapaksa - Minister of Irrigation
13. S. M. Chandrasena - Minister of Lands
14. Douglas Devananda - Minister of Fisheries
15. Ramesh Pathirana - Minister of Plantations
16. Vasudeva Nanayakkara - Minister of Water Supply
17. Dullas Alahapperuma - Minister of Power
18. Udaya Gammanpila - Minister of Energy
19. Rohitha Abeygunawardena - Minister of Ports and Shipping
20. Johnston Fernando - Minister of Highways
21. Gamini Lokuge - Minister of Transport
22. Namal Rajapaksa - Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
23. Prasanna Ranatunga - Minister of Tourism
24. Bandula Gunawardena - Minister of Trade
25. Wimal Weerawansa - Minister of Industries
26. Keheliya Rambukwella - Minister of Mass Media