New Cabinet List and photo

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) Finance & Planning (3) Ports & Aviation (4) Highways
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
	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:

	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.

New Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne

Newly appointed Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne said that he will be fully committed towards making Sri Lanka a developed country. It is his expectation that a favorable environment for goodwill among all people can be created while moving forward with the Mahinda Chintana policy. He invited the public to join them devoid of party differences to accomplish this task. He said while fulfilling this duty they hope to eliminate hatred and jealousy that prevail among parties and to venture into the path towards development. He invited party leaders and others to join them. He noted that there are five communities in the country. It is the desire of the Government to create an administration and an economy that would be fair towards all. He made these statements while addressing the new parliament members at the inaugural session of the 7th Parliament. source news.lk

UPFA to obtain almost 2/3 majority with the National List seats

The ruling party of Sri Lanka, the UPFA has been able to secure a vast majority of seats at the Parliamentary General Election concluded yesterday evening with the completion of the re-polls at the Nawalapitiya Electorate in the Kandy District and the Kumburupiddi polling division of the Trincomalee District.
The UPFA obtained 10 out of 19 seats in Colombo, Gampaha – 12 (out of
18), Kalutara – 7 (out of 10), Kandy – 8 (out of 12), Matale – 4 (out
of 5), Nuwara Eliya – 5 (out of 7), Galle – 7 (out of 10), Matara – 6
(out of 8), Hambantota – 5 (out of 7), Jaffna – 3 (out of 9), Vanni –
2 (out of 6), Batticaloa – 1 (out of 5), Digamadulla – 4 (out of 7),
Trincomalee – 2 (out of 4), Kurunegala – 10 (out of 15), Puttalam – 6
(out of 8), Anuradhapura – 7 (out of 9), Polonnaruwa – 4 (out of 5),
Badulla – 6 (out of 8), Moneragala – 4 (out of 5), Ratnapura – 7 (out
of 10) and 7 out of 9 seats in the Kegalla District.

The total number of seats obtained by UPFA through the electoral
process now stands at 127. With more seats to be earned through the
National List, the UPFA will obtain a large majority of seats which
will be close to a two third of the total number in the next
Parliament.

The largely anticipated strong government elected through the General
Election will undoubtedly strengthen the newly re-elected President’s
massive development programme. The verdict of the people has been made
clear once again after 3 months of the re-election of President
Mahinda Rajapaksa.