37 Ministers and 39 Deputy Ministers were sworn in. The previous Cabinet comprised 51 Ministers, 39 non- Cabinet Ministers and 19 Deputy Ministers. Thus, the new Cabinet is significantly smaller with the number of Cabinet Ministers reduced to 37.
| Minister | Portfolio |
| 1 | His Excellency the President Mahinda Rajapaksa | (1) Defence |
| 2 | Hon. D. M. Jayaratne | Buddhasasana & Religious Affairs |
| 3 | Hon. Ratnasiri Wickramanayake | Public Management & Reforms |
| 4 | Hon. Nimal Siripala de Silva | Irrigation & Water Resource Development |
| 5 | Hon. A. H. M. Fowzie | Disaster Management |
| 6 | Hon. Maithripala Sirisena | Health |
| 7 | Hon. Susil Premajayantha | Petroleum Industries |
| 8 | Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena | Water Supply & Drainage |
| 9 | Hon. Douglas Devananda | Traditional Industries & Small Enterprise Development |
| 10 | Hon. A. L. M. Athaullah | Local Government & Provincial Councils |
| 11 | Hon. D. E. W. Gunasekera | Rehabilitation & Prison Reforms |
| 12 | Hon. Rishad Bathiyutheen | Industry & Commerce |
| 13 | Hon. Wimal Weerawansa | Construction, Engineering Services, Housing & Common Amenities |
| 14 | Hon. Champika Ranawaka | Power & Energy |
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| Hon. Basil Rajapaksa | Economic Development |
| 15 | Hon. P. Dayaratne | State Resources & Enterprise Development |
| 16 | Hon. (Prof) G. L. Peiris | Foreign Affairs |
| 17 | Hon. John Seneviratne | Public Administration & Home Affairs |
| 18 | Hon. (Mrs.) Sumedha Jayasena | Parliamentary Affairs |
| 19 | Hon. Milroy Fernando | Resettlement |
| 20 | Hon. Jeewan Kumaratunga | Post & Telecommunication |
| 21 | Hon. Pavithra Wanniarachchi | National Heritage & Cultural Affairs |
| 22 | Hon. Anura Priyadarshana Yapa | Environment |
| 23 | Hon. Tissa Karaliyadde | Child Development & Women's Affairs |
| 24 | Hon. Athauda Seneviratne | Justice |
| 25 | Hon. Gamini Lokuge | Labour Relations & Productivity Improvement |
| 26 | Hon. Bandula Gunawardena | Education |
| 27 | Hon. Mahinda Samarasinghe | Plantation |
| 28 | Hon. Rajitha Senaratne | Fisheries & Aquatic Resources |
| 29 | Hon. Piyasena Gamage | Indigenous Medicine |
| 30 | Hon. S. B. Navinne | National Languages & Social Integration |
| 31 | Hon. Janaka Bandara Tennekoon | Lands & Land Development |
| 32 | Hon. Felix Perera | Social Services |
| 33 | Hon. C. B. Rathnayake | Sports |
| 34 | Hon. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena | Agriculture |
| 35 | Hon. Kumara Welgama | Transport |
| 36 | Hon. Dullas Alahaperuma | Youth Affairs |
| 37 | Hon. Johnston Fernando | Co-operatives & Internal Trade |
Following are the Deputy Ministers and their portfolios:
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| Deputy Minister | Portfolio |
| 1 | Hon. Salinda Dissanayake | Plantation and Industries |
| 2 | Hon. Dilan Perera | Public Administration and Home Affairs |
| 3 | Hon. Susantha Punchinilame | Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development |
| 4 | Hon. Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena | Economic Development |
| 5 | Hon. Chandrasiri Gajadeera | Finance and Planning |
| 6 | Hon. Jagath Pushpakumara | Agriculture |
| 7 | Hon. T. B. Ekanayake | Education |
| 8 | Hon. Mahinda Amaraweera | Health |
| 9 | Hon. Rohitha Abeygunawardena | Ports and Aviation |
| 10 | Hon. S. N. Chandrasena | Irrigation and Water Resources Management |
| 11 | Hon. Gunaratne Weerakoon | National Heritage and Cultural Affairs |
| 12 | Hon. Mervyn Silva | Mass Media and Information |
| 13 | Hon. Pandu Bandaranayake | Indigenous Medicine |
| 14 | Hon. Jayaratna Herath | Industry and Commerce |
| 15 | Hon. Dayashritha Tissera | Ports and Aviation |
| 16 | Hon. Duminda Dissanayaka | Posts and Telecommunication |
| 17 | Hon. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya | Economic Development |
| 18 | Hon. Lasantha Alagiyawanne | Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities |
| 19 | Hon. Rohana Dissanayake | Transport |
| 20 | Hon. H. R. Mithrapala | Livestock Development |
| 21 | Hon. Nirmala Kothalawala | Highways |
| 22 | Hon. Premalal Jayasekera | Power and Energy |
| 23 | Hon. Geethanjana Gunawardena | External Affairs |
| 24 | Hon. Vinayagamoorthy Muralitharan | Resettlement |
| 25 | Hon. Indika Bandaranayake | Local Government and Provincial Councils |
| 26 | Hon. Muthu Sivalingam | Economic Development |
| 27 | Hon. Siripala Gamlath | Lands and Land Development |
| 28 | Hon. W. B. Ekanayake | Disaster Management |
| 29 | Hon. Chandrasiri Suriyarachchi | Social Services |
| 30 | Hon. Neomal Perera | Co-operatives and Internal Trade |
| 31 | Hon. Sarath Gunaratne | State Resources and Enterprise Development |
| 32 | Hon. Nandimithra Ekanayake | Higher Education |
| 33 | Hon. Nirupama Rajapaksa | Water Supply and Drainage |
| 34 | Hon. Lalith Dissanayake | Technology and Research |
| 35 | Hon. Sarana Gunawardena | Petroleum Industries |
| 36 | Hon. Reginold Cooray | Justice |
| 37 | Hon. Vijithmuni Zoysa | Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms |
| 38 | Hon. N. L. A. M. Hisbullah | Child Development and Women’s Affairs |
| 39 | Hon. Weerakumara Dissanayake | Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development |
The Team at sandanaya.tk /blogspot.com takes this opportunity to congratulate and wish the newly appointed Prime Minister, Speaker of Parliament, Deputy Speaker, Deputy Chairman of Committees, Members of Parliament and all 37 Cabinet Ministers and 39 Deputies well.
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