Today, the interim government’s new Cabinet was officially announced.
Ali Sabri has been appointed Minister of External Affairs, and G. L. Peiris has been removed from the Cabinet this year.
The Cabinet of Ministers is being sworn in today, as shown below.
New minsters
1.Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena – Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils, and Local Government
- Douglas Devananda – Fisheries
- Bandula Gunawardena – Transport & Highways, and Media
- Keheliya Rambukwella – Health and Water Supply
- Mahinda Amaraweera – Agriculture, Wildlife, and Forest Conservations
- (Dr) Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe – Justice, Prisons, and Constitutional Reforms
- Susil Premajayantha – Education
- Harin Fernando – Tourism and Lands
- Ramesh Pathirana – Plantations and Industries
- Prasanna Ranatunga – Urban Development and Housing
- Ali Sabry – External Affairs
- Vidura Wickramanayake – Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs
- Kanchana Wijesekera – Power and Energy
- Naseer Ahamed – Environment
- Roshan Ranasinghe – Sports & Youth Affairs, and Irrigation
- Manusha Nanayakkara – Labour and Foreign Employment
- Tiran Alles – Public Security
- Nalin Fernando – Trade, Commerce and Food Security
