The swearing-in ceremony of the new Cabinet Ministers of the National People’s Party (NPP) government was held today (Nov. 18) morning at the Presidential Secretariat.

The new Cabinet of Ministers is as follows :

• Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education – Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya
• Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism – Vijitha Herath
• Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government – Prof. Chandana Abeyratne
• Minister of Justice and National Integration – Attorney-at-Law Harshana Nanayakkara
• Minister of Women and Child Affairs – Saroja Savithri Paulraj
• Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation – K.D. Lalkantha
• Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing – Anura Karunathilake
• Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources – Ramalingam Chandrasekar
• Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment – Prof. Upali Pannillage
• Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development – Sunil Handunneththi
• Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs – Ananda Wijepala
• Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation – Bimal Rathnayake
• Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs – Prof. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi
• Minister of Health and Mass Media – Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa
• Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure– Samantha Vidyaratne
• Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports – Sunil Kumara Gamage
• Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development – Wasantha Samarasinghe
• Minister of Science and Technology – Prof. Krishantha Abeysena
• Minister of Labour – Prof. Anil Jayantha Fernando
• Minister of Energy – Kumara Jayakody
• Minister of Environment – Dr. Dhammika Patabendi