President Maithripala Sirisena this evening (12 January) appointed a Cabinet of Ministers and Deputy and State Ministers to implement his 100 day programme.

President Sirisena said that he would call for a General Election after the 100 days.

Cabinet Ministers
1. Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe – Minister of Economic Development & Policy Implementation
2. Ravi Karunanayake – Minister of Finance
3. Joseph Michael Perera – Home Affairs
4. John Amaratunga – Public Peace & Christian Affairs
5. Duminda Dissanayake – Minister of Irrigation
6. Dr. Rajitha Senaratna – Minister of Health and Indigenous Medicine
7. Kabir Hashim – Minister of Highways and Investment Promotion
8. Sajith Premadasa – Minister of Housing and Samurdhi
9. Naveen Dissanayake – Minister of Tourism
10. Wijedasa Rajapaksa – Minister of Justice
11. Arjuna Ranatunga – Minister of Ports and Naval
12. Patali Champika Ranawaka – Minister of Power and Energy
13. Rishad Bathiudeen – Minister of Industry and Commerce
14. Gayantha Karunathilake – Minister of Media
15. Palani Diganbaram – Minister of Estate Infrastructure Development
16. Akila Viraj Kariyawasam – Minister of Education
17. D.M. Swaminathan – Minister of Resettlement, Reconstruction and Hindu Affairs
18. Rauff Hakeem – Minister of Urban Development, Water Supply and Drainage
19. Thalatha Athukorala – Minister of Foreign Employment
20. Ranjith Madduma Bandara – Minister of Internal Transport
21. P. Harrison – Social Services and Social Welfare
22. M.K.D.S. Gunawardena – Minister of Land
23. Chandrani Bandara – Minister of Women’s Affairs
24. Arjuna Ranatunga – Minister of Ports and Maritime Affairs
25. Lakshman Kiriella – Minister of Plantation
26. Mangala Samaraweera – Minister of Foreign Affairs
27. Gamini Jayawickrama Perera – Minister of Food Protection

Ministers of State
1. Nandimithra Ekanayake - Ministry of Culture
2. V. Radhakrishnan - Ministry of Education
3. Faizer Mustapha - Ministry of Estate Affairs
4. Palitha Range Bandara - Ministry of Power and Energy
5. Dilip Wedaarachchi - Ministry of Fisheries
6. Rosy Senanayake- Ministry of Child Development
7. Rajiva Wijesinghe - Higher Education
8. Ruwan Wijewardene - Defence Ministry
9. K. Velayudhan - Ministry of Traditional Industries

Deputy Ministers
1. Champika Premadasa- Ministry of Industry and Commerce
2. Harsha de Silva- Minister of Economic Development & Policy Implementation
3. Eran Wickramaratne- Ministry of Road and Investment Development
4. Sujeewa Senasinghe - Ministry of Justice
5. Wasantha Senanayake- Ministry of Tourism
6. Vijayakala Maheswaran- Ministry of Women’s Affairs
7. Ajith P. Perera- Ministry of Foreign Affairs
8. Anoma Gamage- Ministry of Irrigation