Cabinet reshuffle: seven ministerial portfolios change
August 16, 2021 12:34 pm
Prof. G. L. Peiris has been appointed as the new Foreign Minister while Dinesh Gunawardena is the new Education Minister following the Cabinet reshuffle today.
According to the President’s Media Division, Pavithra Wanniarachchi, who had been serving as the Health Minister, has been appointed as the Minister of Transport while Keheliya Rambukwella is the new Minister of Health.
Gamini Lokuge has been given the portfolio of Minister of Power while Dullas Alahapperuma is appointed as the new Minister of Mass Media.
Namal Rajapaksa has been given a new ministerial portfolio of ‘Development Coordination and Supervision’ in addition to his existing Cabinet portfolios of Youth Affairs and Sports.
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today (16) reshuffled the Cabinet of Ministers as follows:
Prof. G. L. Peiris – Minister of Foreign Affairs
Dinesh Gunawardena – Minister of Education
Pavithra Wanniarachchi – Minister of Transport
Keheliya Rambukwella – Minister of Health
Gamini Lokuge – Minister of Power
Dullas Alahapperuma – Minister of Mass Media
Namal Rajapaksa – Minister of Development Coordination and Supervision (in addition to Youth Affairs and Sports)
