Secretaries were appointed to 12 cabinet ministries a short while ago before president Maithripala Sirisena as they took oaths at the Presidential Secretariat today (October 30).
Ministry of Defence: Hemasiri Fernando
Ministry of Mahaweli and Environment development: D.M.R.B. Dissanayake
Ministry of foreign affairs: R.P. Aariyasinghe
Ministry of Ports and Shipping: L. Jayampathi
Ministry of Agriculture: K.D.S. Ruwanchandra
Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy: Dr. B.M.S. Batagoda
Ministry of Education: Padmasiri Jayamanna
Ministry of Provincial Councils and Local Government: H.T. Kamal Padmasiri
Ministry of Resettlement, Rehabilitation, and Northern Development: V. Sihvagnanasothi
Ministry of Fisheries and Water Resources Development, and Rural Economic Affairs: M.M.P.K. Mayadunne
Ministry of Upcountry New Villages, Infrastructure, and Community Development: S.M. Mohammed
Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife: S. Hettiarachchi