The following 42 MPs took oaths as Cabinet Ministers today at the Presidential Secretariat.

In addition, Mangala Samaraweera had been sworn-in as Minister of Foreign Affairs earlier. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe and DM Swaminathan had also taken oaths in different capacities earlier.

Accordingly, there are 43 Cabinet Ministers including the Prime Minister.

01. Minister of Policy Planning and Economic Affairs– Ranil Wickremesinghe

02. Minister of Tourism Development and Christian Affairs – John Amaratunga

03. Minister of Sustainable Development and Wild Life – Gamini Jayawickrama Perera

04. Minister of Transport – Nimal Siripala de Silva

05. Minister of Social Empowerment and Welfare – SB Dissanayake

06. Minister of Labour and Trade Union Relations – WDJ Seneviratne

07. Minister of University Education and Highways – Lakshman Kiriella

08. Minister of Disaster Management – Anura Priyadarshana Yapa

09. Minister of Technology, Technical Education and Employment – Susil Premajayantha

10. Minister of Law and Order and Prisons Reform – Tilak Janaka Marapana

11. Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine – Rajitha Senaratne

12. Minister of Finance – Ravi Karunanayake

13. Minister of Professional Development and Vocational Training – Mahinda Samarasinghe

14. Minister of Home Affairs – Vajira Abeywardena

15. Minister of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs – SB Nawinne

16. Minister of Mega-polis and Western Development – Patali Champika Ranawaka

17. Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources – Mahinda Amaraweera

18. Minister of Plantations – Navin Dissanayake

19. Minister of Power and Renewable Energy – Ranjith Siyambalapitiya

20. Minister of Agriculture – Duminda Dissanayake

21. Minister of Buddha Sasana – Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe

22. Minister of Rural Economy – P. Harrison

23. Minister of Public Administration and Management – Ranjith Maddumabandara

24. Minister of Parliamentary Reform and Mass Media – Gayantha Karunathilaka

25. Minister of Housing and Construction – Sajith Premadasa

26. Minister of Ports and Shipping – Arjuna Ranatunga

27. Minister of Lands – MKDS Gunawardena

28. Minister of Upcountry Village Development - Palani Digambaram

29. Minister of Women and Children’s Affairs – Chandrani Bandara

30. Minister of Foreign Employment – Thalatha Athukorala

31. Minister of Education – Akila Viraj Kariyawasam

32. Minister of Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs – DM Swaminathan

33. Minister of Petroleum and Petroleum Gas  - Chandima Weerakkody

34. Minister of Sports – Dayasiri Jayasekara

35. Minister of Southern Development – Sagala Rathnayake

36. Minister of Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure – Harin Fernando

37. Minister of National Dialogue – Mano Ganesan

38. Minister of Primary Industries – Daya Gamage

39. Minister of Town Planning and Water Resources – Rauff Hakeem

40. Minister of Industry and Commerce – Rishad Bathiudeen

41. Minister of Public Enterprise Development – Kabir Hashim

42. Minister of Postal Service & Muslim Affairs - Mohamed Hashim Abdul Haleem