New ministers...
May 22, 2017
Nine Cabinet Ministers and a State Minister took oaths in their new portfolios on Monday (22).
Cabinet Ministers:
Mangala Samaraweera – Minister of Finance and Mass Media
Ravi Karunanayake – Minister of Foreign Affairs
Tilak Marapana – Minister of Development Assignments
Gayantha Karunathilaka - Minister of Lands and Parliamentary Reforms
Arjuna Ranatunga – Minister of Petroleum Resources Development
Chandima Weerakkody - Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training
S.B. Dissanayake - Minister of Social Empowerment, Welfare and Kandyan Heritage
Mahinda Samarasinghe – Minister of Ports and Shipping
W.D.J. Seneviratne - Minister of Labour and Trade Union Relations and Sabaragamuwa Development
State Ministers:
Mahinda Amaraweera – State Minister of Mahaweli Development (in addition to existing portfolio of Fisheries)
