The swearing in ceremony of the new State and Deputy Ministers of the national government took place at the Presidential Secretariat today. The State Ministers and Deputy Ministers took their oaths before President Maithripala Sirisena.
Nimal Lansa , who was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Tourism Promotion and Christian Affairs and Arundika Fernando , who was appointed as the Deputy Minister of Home Affairs at the Presidential Secretariat later exchanged their respective portfolios with concurrence of President Maithripala Sirisena.
| State Minister | ||
| 01 | T.B. Ekanayake | State Minister of Land |
| 02 | A.H.M. Fauzi | State Minister of National Integration |
| 03 | Priyankara Jayaratne | State Minister of Law and Order |
| 04 | Lakshman Yapa Abeywardane | State Minister of Finance |
| 05 | Dilan Perera | State Minister of Highways |
| 06 | Ravindra Samaraweera | State Minister of Labour and Trade Union |
| 07 | Dilip Wedaarachchi | State Minister of Fisheries |
| 08 | Niroshan Perera | State Minister of National Policy and Economic Development |
| 09 | Palitha Range Bandara | State Minister of Vocational Training |
| 10 | Ruwan Wijeyawardene | State Minister of Defence |
| 11 | Mohan Lal Grero | State Minister of University Education |
| 12 | Champilka Premadasa | State Minister of Industries and Commerce |
| 13 | Vijayakala Maheswaran | State Minister of Child Affairs |
| 14 | Wasantha Senanayake | State Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources |
| 15 | Sujeewa Senasinghe | State Minister of International Trade |
| 16 | Wasantha Aluvihare | State Minister of Agriculture |
| 17 | Sudarshani Fernandopulle | State Minister of Water Supply |
| 18 | V. Radhakrishnan | State Minister of Education |
| 19 | A. L.M. Hizbullah | State Minister of Rehabilitation and Reconciliation |
| Deputy Ministers | ||
| 01 | Sumeda G. Jayasena | Deputy Minister of Wildlife |
| 02 | Susantha Punchinilame | Deputy Minister of Public Administration |
| 03 | Ameer Ali | Deputy Minister of Rural Economy |
| 04 | Lasantha Alagiyawanna | Deputy Minister of Mega polis |
| 05 | Indika Bandaranayake | Duputy Minister of Housing |
| 06 | Faisal Cassim | Deputy Minister of Health |
| 07 | Dunesh Gankanda | Deputy Minister of Disaster Management |
| 08 | Dulip Wijesekara | Deputy Minister of Postal and Muslim affairs |
| 09 | Lakshman Wasantha Perera | Deputy Minister of Plantation |
| 10 | Nishantha Muthuhettigama | Deputy Minister of Ports and Shipping |
| 11 | Anoma Gamage | Deputy Minister of Petroleum |
| 12 | Harsha De Silva | Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs |
| 13 | Ranjan Ramanayake | Deputy Minister of Social Services |
| 14 | Ajith P. Perera | Deputy Minister of Power and Energy |
| 15 | Eran Wickramaratne | Deputy Minister of State entrepreneurship |
| 16 | Ashoka Abeysinha | Deputy Minister of Transport |
| 17 | Arundika Fernando | Deputy Minister of Tourism Promotion and Christian Affairs |
| 18 | Tharanath Basnayake | Deputy Minister of Telecommunications & Digital Infrastructure |
| 19 | H.M. Haris | Deputy Minister of Sports |
| 20 | Karu Paranavithana | Deputy Minister of Provincial Council & Local Government |
| 21 | Nimal Lansa | Deputy Minister of Home Affairs |
| 22 | Siripala Gamlath | Deputy Minister of Foreign Employment |
Sirisena and Ranil accused Rajapaksa for having many ministers but they have broken the promises to have only a few ministers. Hope this government will not last long as Chandrika will not let anyone to work freely in the current government.
This jumbo cabinet fits the UNPs symbol,truly unnecessary extravagance and a bloody joke.Tells much about the Sri Lankan culture,more, still doing little.