Sri Lanka President appoints cabinet in unity administration
ECONOMYNEXT- Sri Lanka’s President Maithripala Sirisena appointed Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as minister of Policy Planning and Economic Affairs in a national unity administration with the two main parties.
The United National Party will get 33 portfolios of which 7 has gone to coalition parties, President Maithripala Sirisena said. The Sri Lanka Freedom Party is getting 15 ministers and 18 deputies, he said.
The 41 ministers appointed on Friday are as follows:
01. Finance – Ravi Karunanayake
02. Public Enterprise Development – Kabir Hashim
03. Power and renewable energy – Ranjith Siyambalapitiya
04. Ports and Shipping Arjuna Ranatunga
05. Western Megapolis and Western Province Development – Champika Ranawaka
06. Oil and Gas – Chandima Weerakkody
07. Telecom and Digital Infrastructure – Harin Fernando
08. Universities and Highways – Lakshman Kiriella
09. Transport – Nimal Siripala de Silva
10. Urban and Water Supply – Rauf Hakeem
11. Industry and Commerce – Rishad Bathiudeen
12. Fisheries – Mahinda Amaraweera
13. Tourism and Christian Affairs – John Amaratunga
14. Labour – John Seneviratne
15. Sustainable Development and Wildlife – Gamini Jayawickreme Perera
16. Primary Industries – Daya Gamage
17. Social empowerment and welfare – S B Dissanyake
18. Disaster Management – Anura Yapa
19. Technical education and Employment – Susil Premajayantha
20. Law and Order and Prisons Reforms – Tilak Marapone
21. Health and Indigenous Medicine – Rajitha Senaratne
22. Skills Development and Vocational Training – Mahinda Samarasinghe
23. Home Minister – Vajira Abeywardene
24. Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development, Cultural – S B Nawinna
25. Plantations Industries – Navin Dissanayake
26. Agriculture – Duminda Dissanayake
27. Buddhist Affairs – Wijedasa Rajapaksa
28. Rural Economy – P Harison
29. Public Administration and Management – Ranjith Maddumabandara
30. Media, Parliamentary Affairs – Gayantha Karunathilake
31. Housing and Construction – Sajith Premadasa
32. Land – M K D S Gunewardene
33. Upcountry Infrastructure – U B Digambaram
34. Women and Children- Chandrani Bandara
35. Foreign Employment – Thalatha Athukorale
36. Education – Akila Viraj Kariyawasam
37. Resettlement and Hindu Affairs – D M Swaminathan
38. Sports – Dayasiri Jayasekera
39. Southern Development – Sagala Ratnayake
40. National Discussion – Mano Ganeshan
41. Postal Services and Muslim Religious Affairs – Abdul Halim
(Colombo/Sept04/2015 – Corrected Postal Services and Muslim Religious Affairs – Abdul Halim not Abdul Hashim)