Health Minister Rajitha Senaratne said former Army Commander Sarath Fonseka would be appointed as the Law and Order Minister in two weeks. 

Senaratne said the Prime Minister only accepted the Law and Order ministry as a stop-gap measure. 

The Minister, however, admitted that some senior Police officers were unhappy about the former Army Commander's appointment as the Law and Order Ministry. 

The second phase of the Cabinet reshuffle is scheduled to take place in two weeks.