Cabinet Reshuffle Brings Portfolio Changes for 13 Ministers

Following today’s Cabinet reshuffle, the government has announced revised portfolios for three Cabinet Ministers and ten Deputy Ministers.

Cabinet Ministers -

The following Cabinet Ministers have been sworn in:

• Bimal Niroshan Rathnayake– Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development
• Anura Karunathilaka – Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation
• Dr. H.M. Susil Ranasinghe – Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply

Deputy Ministers -

The following Deputy Ministers have been sworn in:

• Dr. Anil Jayantha Fernando – Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning
• T.B. Sarath – Deputy Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply
• M. Muneer – Deputy Minister of Religious and Cultural Affairs
• Eranga Gunasekara – Deputy Minister of Urban Development
• Dr. Muditha Hansaka Wijemuni– Deputy Minister of Health
• Aravinda Senarath Vitharana – Deputy Minister of Lands and Irrigation
• H.M. Dinindu Saman Kumara – Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs
• U.D. Nishantha Jayaweera – Deputy Minister of Economic Development
• Dr. Kaushalya Ariyarathne– Deputy Minister of Mass Media
• M. Arkam – Deputy Minister of Energy