A Cabinet reshuffle took place today, with 03 new Ministers and 10 new Deputy Ministers taking oaths before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat this morning.
The government has carried out the Cabinet reshuffle aimed at expediting and improving the efficiency of national development goals aligned with the 2026 Budget.
The new Cabinet of Ministers is as follows;
- Ministers-
Bimal Rathnayake – Transport, Highways, and Urban Development
Anura Karunathilake – Ports and Civil Aviation
Susil Ranasinghe – Housing, Construction, and Water Supply
- Deputy Ministers-
Anil Jayantha Fernando – Finance and Planning
T.B. Sarath – Housing Construction and Water Supply
Mohamed Muneer – Religious and Cultural Affairs
Eranga Gunasekara – Urban Development
Hansaka Wijayamuni – Health
Aravinda Senarath Witharana – Lands and Irrigation
Saman Kumara – Youth Affairs
Nishantha Jayaweera – Economic Development
Kaushalya Ariyaratne – Mass Media
M.I.M. Arkam – Power