COLOMBO (News 1st); Several more Cabinet Ministers took oaths in the presence of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Monday (23).
The new Cabinet Ministers are:
1. Bandula Gunawardena - Media, Transport and Highways
2. Keheliya Rambukwella - Water Supply
3. Roshan Ranasinghe - Irrigation, Sports and Youth Affairs
4. Vidura Wickramanayake - Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs
5. Mahinda Amaraweera - Agriculture, Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation
6. Douglas Devananda - Fisheries
7. Dr. Ramesh Pathirana - Minister of Industries
8. Naseer Ahamed - Minister of Environment
On the 20th of May, Sri Lanka appointed 9 Cabinet Ministers, including those from Opposition Parties.
1. Nimal Siripala De Silva – Ports, Naval and Aviation Services
2. Susil Premajayantha – Education
3. Keheliya Rambukwella – Health
4. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe – Justice, Prison Affairs, Constitutional Reforms
5. Harin Fernando – Tourism and Land
6. Ramesh Pathirana – Plantation Industries
7. Manusha Nanayakkara – Labour and Foreign Employment
8. Nalin Fernando: Trade, Commerce, and Food Security
9. Tiran Alles – Public Security
On the 3rd of May 2022, Sri Lanka appointed its first new Cabinet under Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe.
1. Professor G.L Peiris - Foreign
2. Dinesh Gunawardena - Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government
3. Prasanna Ranatunga - Urban Development & Housing
4. Kanchana Wijesekera - Power and Energy.