Mahinda Rajapaksa cabinet

The Rajapaksa cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Mahinda Rajapaksa between 2005 and 2015. It was formed in November 2005 after the presidential election and it ended in January 2015 after the opposition's victory in the presidential election. This Cabinet was called the Jambo Cabinet and holds the world record for the largest cabinet in the world.[1]

Rajapaksa cabinet
14th Cabinet of Sri Lanka
2005–2015
Date formed	19 November 2005
Date dissolved	9 January 2015
People and organisations
Head of state	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Head of government	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Deputy head of government	Ratnasiri Wickremanayake (2005–10) D. M. Jayaratne (2010–15)
Member party	United People's Freedom Alliance
Status in legislature	Minority government 105 / 225 (47%) (2005-2010) Majority government 145 / 225 (64%) (2010) Majority coalition 162 / 225 (72%) (2013-2015)
Opposition party	United National Party
Opposition leader	Ranil Wickremesinghe
History
Election(s)	2005 presidential election 2010 presidential election 2010 parliamentary election
Outgoing election	2015 presidential election
Legislature term(s)	13th, 14th
Predecessor	Kumaratunga
Successor	Sirisena I

Cabinet members

Party	Minister	Office	Took office	Left office
SLFP	Mahinda Rajapaksa	President	19 November 2005	9 January 2015
		Minister of Defence and Urban Development	19 November 2005	9 January 2015
		Minister of Finance and Planning	19 November 2005	9 January 2015
		Minister of Law and Order	26 August 2013	9 January 2015
		Minister of Highways, Ports and Shipping	23 April 2010	9 January 2015
UNP (D)	Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena	Minister of Investment Promotion	28 January 2013	12 January 2015
SLFP	Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena	Minister of Cultural Affairs	28 January 2007	23 April 2010
		Minister of Agriculture	23 April 2010	12 January 2015
SLFP	Dullas Alahapperuma	Minister of Transport	28 January 2007	23 April 2010
		Minister of Youth Affairs and Skills Development	23 April 2010	12 January 2015
SLFP	Mahindananda Aluthgamage	Minister of Sport	22 November 2010	12 January 2015
SLFP	Mahinda Amaraweera	Minister of Disaster Management	22 November 2010	12 January 2015
SLFP	Sarath Amunugama	Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs	23 November 2005	28 January 2007
		Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion	28 January 2007	23 April 2010
		Senior Minister of International Monetary Co-operation	22 November 2010	12 January 2015
NUA	Ferial Ashraff	Minister of Housing and Construction	23 November 2005	28 January 2007
		Minister of Housing and Common Amenities	28 January 2007	23 April 2010
NC	A. L. M. Athaullah	Minister of Infrastructure Development and Fisheries Housing	23 November 2005	28 January 2007
		Minister of Water Supply and Drainage	28 January 2007	23 April 2010
		Minister of Local Government and Provincial Councils	23 April 2010	12 January 2015
SLFP	Tissa Attanayake	Minister of Health	11 December 2014	12 January 2015
ACMC	Risad Badhiutheen	Minister of Resettlement and Disaster Relief Services	28 January 2007	23 April 2010
		Minister of Industry and Commerce	23 April 2010	22 December 2014
SLFP	Jagath Balasuriya	Minister of National Heritage	22 November 2010	12 January 2015
UNP (D)	R. M. Dharmadasa Banda	Minister of Supplementary Plantation Crops Development	28 January 2007
SLFP	Anura Bandaranaike	Minister of Tourism	23 November 2005	28 January 2007
		Minister of National Heritage	28 January 2007	14 December 2007
SLFP	Rohitha Bogollagama	Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion	23 November 2005	28 January 2007
		Minister of Foreign Affairs	28 January 2007	8 April 2010
UCPF	P. Chandrasekaran	Minister of Community Development and Social Inequity Eradication	28 January 2007	1 January 2010
SLFP	S. M. Chandrasena	Minister of Agrarian Services and Wildlife	23 April 2010	2012
		Cabinet Minister for Special Projects	23 November 2013	12 January 2015
SLFP	Reginald Cooray	Minister of Minor Export Crop Promotion	22 November 2010	12 January 2015
SLMC	Basheer Segu Dawood	Minister of Productivity Promotion	28 January 2013	28 December 2014
UNP (D)	P. Dayaratna	Minister of Plan Implementation	28 January 2007	23 April 2010
		Minister of State Resources and Enterprise Development	23 April 2010	22 November 2010
		Senior Minister of Food and Nutrition	22 November 2010	12 January 2015
SLFP	Nimal Siripala de Silva	Minister of Healthcare and Nutrition	23 November 2005	23 April 2010
		Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management	23 April 2010	12 January 2015
EPDP	Douglas Devananda	Minister of Social Services and Social Welfare	23 November 2005	23 April 2010
		Minister of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development	23 April 2010	12 January 2015
SLFP	Duminda Dissanayake	Minister of Educational Services	28 January 2013	21 November 2014
UNP (D)	Navin Dissanayake	Minister of Public Management Reforms	22 November 2010	1 December 2014
SLFP	Salinda Dissanayake	Minister of Indigenous Medicine	22 November 2010	12 January 2015
SLFP	S. B. Dissanayake	Minister of Higher Education	23 April 2010	12 January 2015
SLFP	Amarasiri Dodangoda	Minister of Justice and Law Reforms	23 November 2005	30 May 2009
SLFP	T. B. Ekanayake	Minister of Culture and the Arts	22 November 2010	12 January 2015
UNP (D)	Johnston Fernando	Minister of Co-operatives and Internal Trade	23 April 2010	12 January 2015
SLFP	Milroy Fernando	Minister of Resettlement	23 April 2010	22 November 2010
		Minister of Public Estate Management and Development	28 January 2007	23 April 2010
		Senior Minister of Social Welfare	22 November 2010	12 January 2015
SLFP	Jeyaraj Fernandopulle	Minister of Trade, Commerce, Consumer Affairs and Marketing Development	23 November 2005	28 January 2007
		Minister of Highways	23 November 2005	28 January 2007
		Minister of Highways and Road Development	28 January 2007	6 April 2008
SLFP	A. H. M. Fowzie	Minister of Railways and Transport	23 November 2005
		Minister of Petroleum and Petroleum Resources Development	23 November 2005	23 April 2010
		Minister of Disaster Management	23 April 2010	22 November 2010
		Senior Minister of Urban Affairs	22 November 2010	12 January 2015
CPSL	Chandrasiri Gajadeera	Minister of Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms	22 November 2010	12 January 2015
SLFP	Piyasena Gamage	Minister of Vocational and Technical Training	23 November 2005	23 April 2010
		Minister of Indigenous Medicine	23 April 2010	22 November 2010
		Senior Minister of National Resources	22 November 2010	12 January 2015
CPSL	D. E. W. Gunasekera	Minister of Constitutional Affairs and National Integration	23 November 2005	23 April 2010
		Minister of Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms	23 April 2010	22 November 2010
		Senior Minister of Human Resources	22 November 2010	12 January 2015
UNP (D)	Bandula Gunawardane	Minister of Trade, Marketing Development Co-operatives and Consumer Services	28 January 2007	23 April 2010
		Minister of Education	23 April 2010	12 January 2015
PUF	Dinesh Gunawardena	Minister of Urban Development and Water Supply	23 November 2005	28 January 2007
		Minister of Urban Development and Sacred Area Development	28 January 2007	23 April 2010
		Minister of Water Supply and Drainage	23 April 2010	12 January 2015
SLMC	Rauff Hakeem	Minister of Justice	22 November 2010	28 December 2014
SLFP	Jayarathna Herath	Minister of Botanical Gardens and Public Recreation	28 January 2013	12 January 2015
SLFP	D. M. Jayaratne	Minister of Posts and Telecommunication	23 November 2005	28 January 2007
		Minister of Rural Economic Development	23 November 2005	28 January 2007
		Minister of Plantation Industries	28 January 2007	28 January 2007
		Prime Minister	21 April 2010	9 January 2015
		Minister of Buddhasasana and Religious Affairs	23 April 2010	12 January 2015
SLFP	Piyankara Jayaratne	Minister of Civil Aviation	22 November 2010	12 January 2015
SLFP	Sumedha G. Jayasena	Minister of Child Development and Women's Empowerment	23 November 2005	23 April 2010
		Minister of Parliamentary Affairs	23 April 2010	12 January 2015
UNP (D)	Karu Jayasuriya	Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs	28 January 2007	9 December 208
SLFP	Tissa Karalliyadde	Minister of Indigenous Medicine	28 January 2007	23 April 2010
		Minister of Child Development and Women's Affairs	23 April 2010	12 January 2015
SLFP	Jeewan Kumaranatunga	Minister of Land and Land Development	28 January 2007	23 April 2010
		Minister of Posts and Telecommunication	23 April 2010	22 November 2010
		Minister of Postal Services	22 November 2010	12 January 2015
UNP (D)	Gamini Lokuge	Minister of Sports and Public Recreation	28 January 2007	23 April 2010
		Minister of Labour and Labour Relations	23 April 2010	12 January 2015
UNP (D)	M. H. Mohamed	Minister of Parliamentary Affairs	28 January 2007	23 April 2010
SLFP	Milinda Moragoda	Minister of Tourism	28 January 2007	30 May 2009
		Minister of Justice and Law Reform	30 May 2009	8 April 2010
DLF	Vasudeva Nanayakkara	Minister of National Languages and Social Integration	22 November 2010	12 January 2015
SLFP	S. B. Nawinne	Minister of Rural Industries and Self-employment Promotion	23 November 2005	23 April 2010
		Minister of National Languages and Social Integration	23 April 2010	22 November 2010
		Senior Minister of Consumer Welfare	22 November 2010	12 January 2015
SLFP	G. L. Peiris	Minister of Export Development and International Trade	28 January 2007	23 April 2010
		Minister of External Affairs	23 April 2010	12 January 2015
SLFP	Dilan Perera	Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare	22 November 2010	9 January 2015
SLFP	Felix Perera	Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources	28 January 2007	23 April 2010
		Minister of Social Services	23 April 2010	12 January 2015
SLFP	Susil Premajayantha	Minister of Education	23 November 2005	23 April 2010
		Minister of Petroleum Industries	23 April 2010	2013
		Minister of Environment and Renewable Energy	28 January 2013	12 January 2015
SLFP	A. P. Jagath Pushpakumara	Minister of Coconut Development and Janatha Estate Development	22 November 2010	12 January 2015
SLFP	Basil Rajapaksa	Minister of Economic Development	23 April 2010	12 January 2015
SLFP	Chamal Rajapaksa	Minister of Irrigation and Water Management	28 January 2007	23 April 2010
UNP (D)	Keheliya Rambukwella	Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare	28 January 2007	23 April 2010
		Minister of Mass Media and Information	23 April 2010	12 January 2015
NHP	Champika Ranawaka	Minister of Power and Energy	2010	2013
		Minister of Technology, Research and Atomic Energy	28 January 2013
SLFP	C. B. Rathnayake	Minister of Livestock Development	28 January 2007
		Minister of Sport	23 April 2010	22 November 2010
		Minister of Private Transport Services	22 November 2010	12 January 2015
SLFP	Mahinda Samarasinghe	Minister of Disaster Management and Human Rights	28 January 2007
		Minister of Plantation Industries	23 April 2010	12 January 2015
SLFP	Mangala Samaraweera	Minister of Foreign Affairs	23 November 2005
		Minister of Ports and Aviation	23 November 2005	28 January 2007
UNP (D)	Rajitha Senaratne	Minister of Construction and Engineering Services	28 January 2007	23 April 2010
		Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development	23 April 2010	2014
SLFP	Athauda Seneviratne	Minister of Labour Relations and Foreign Employment	23 November 2005	28 January 2007
		Minister of Labour Relations and Manpower	28 January 2007	23 April 2010
		Minister of Justice	23 April 2010	22 November 2010
		Senior Minister of Rural Affairs	22 November 2010	12 January 2015
SLFP	John Seneviratne	Minister of Power and Energy	23 November 2005	23 April 2010
		Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs	23 April 2010	12 January 2015
UNP (D)	Lakshman Senewiratne	Minister of Productivity Information	2010	2013
		Minister of Sugar Industry Development	28 January 2013	12 January 2015
SLFP	Mervyn Silva	Minister of Public Relations and Public Affairs	22 November 2010	12 January 2015
SLFP	Maithripala Sirisena	Minister of Agriculture, Environment, Irrigation and Mahaweli Development	23 November 2005	28 January 2007
		Minister of Agricultural Development and Agrarian Services	28 January 2007	23 April 2010
		Minister of Health	23 April 2010	21 November 2014
SLFP	Ranjith Siyambalapitiya	Minister of Telecommunications and Information Technology	22 November 2010	12 January 2015
SLFP	Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa	Minister of Wildlife Conservation	28 January 2013	12 January 2015
SLFP	Janaka Bandara Tennakoon	Minister of Local Government and Provincial Councils	23 November 2005	23 April 2010
		Minister of Land and Land Development	23 April 2010	12 January 2015
SLFP	Dayasritha Thissera	Minister of State Resources and Enterprise Development	22 November 2010	12 January 2015
CWC	Arumugam Thondaman	Minister of Youth Empowerment and Socio Economic Development	28 January 2007	23 April 2010
		Minister of Livestock and Rural Community Development	23 April 2010	12 January 2015
LSSP	Tissa Vitharana	Minister of Science and Technology	23 November 2005	2010
		Minister of Technology and Research	23 April 2010	22 November 2010
		Senior Minister of Scientific Affairs	22 November 2010	12 January 2015
SLFP	Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi	Minister of Youth Affairs	28 January 2007	23 April 2010
		Minister of National Heritage and Cultural Affairs	23 April 2010	22 November 2010
		Minister of Technology and Research	22 November 2010	28 January 2013
		Minister of Power and Energy	28 January 2013	12 January 2015
SLFP	W. A. Wiswa Warnapala	Minister of Higher Education	28 January 2007	22 November 2010
SLFP	Gunaratna Weerakoon	Minister of Resettlement	22 November 2010	12 January 2015
NFF	Wimal Weerawansa	Minister of Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities	23 April 2010	12 January 2015
SLFP	Kumara Welgama	Minister of Industrial Development	28 January 2007	23 April 2010
		Minister of Transport	23 April 2010	12 January 2015
SLFP	Ratnasiri Wickremanayake	Prime Minister	19 November 2005	21 April 2010
		Minister of Disaster Management	23 November 2005	28 January 2007
		Minister of Internal Administration	28 January 2007	23 April 2010
		Minister of Public Management Reform	23 April 2010	22 November 2010
		Senior Minister of Good Governance and Infrastructure	22 November 2010	12 January 2015
SLFP	Mahinda Wijesekara	Minister of Special Projects	28 January 2007	23 April 2010
SLFP	Anura Priyadharshana Yapa	Minister of Mass Media and Information	22 November 2005	23 April 2010
		Minister of Environment	23 April 2010	28 January 2013
		Minister of Petroleum Industries	28 January 2013	12 January 2015

Deputy ministers, non-cabinet ministers and project ministers

Party	Minister	Office	Took office	Left office
SLFP	Rohitha Abeygunawardena	Non-Cabinet Minister of Foreign Employment Promotion	23 November 2005
		Deputy Minister of Posts and Telecommunication	23 November 2005
		Deputy Minister of Ports and Aviation	2010
		Deputy Minister of Ports and Highways	2010	2010
		Project Minister of Ports and Highways	2013
UNP (D)	Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena	Deputy Minister of Economic Development	2010	2013
SLFP	Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena	Non-Cabinet Minister of Cultural and National Heritage	23 November 2005
SLFP	Lasantha Alagiyawanna	Deputy Minister of Transport	23 November 2005
		Deputy Minister of Construction, Engineering Services, Housing and Common Amenities	2010
SLFP	Mahindananda Aluthgamage	Deputy Minister of Power	23 November 2005	2010
		Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs	2010	2010
SLFP	Mahinda Amaraweera	Non-Cabinet Minister of New Railroad Development	23 November 2005
		Deputy Minister of Urban Development and Water Supply	23 November 2005
		Deputy Minister of Health	2010	2010
ACMC	Ameer Ali	Non-Cabinet Minister of Disaster Relief Services	23 November 2005
SLFP	Sarath Amunugama	Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning	2010	2010
			2012
ACMC	Risad Badhiutheen	Non-Cabinet Minister of Resettlement	23 November 2005
SLFP	Jagath Balasuriya	Deputy Minister of Labour & Productivity Improvement	2010	2010
UNP (D)	Indika Bandaranaike	Deputy Minister of Local Government and Provincial Councils	2010
SLFP	Pandu Bandaranaike	Deputy Minister of Environment and Irrigation	23 November 2005
		Deputy Minister of Indigenous Medicine	2010
SLFP	Bandula Basnayake	Non-Cabinet Minister for Promotion of Botanical and Zoological Gardens	23 November 2005
ACMC	Hussein Ahamed Bhaila	Deputy Minister of Plan Implementation	23 November 2005
UNP (D)	A. R. M. Abdul Cader	Deputy Minister of Environment	2010	2013
		Deputy Minister of Environment & Renewable Energy	2013
SLFP	S. M. Chandrasena	Non-Cabinet Minister of Agrarian Services and Development of Farmer Communities	23 November 2005
		Deputy Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management	2010	2010
		Deputy Minister of Agrarian Services and Wildlife	2012	2013
		Deputy Minister of Economic Development	2013
SLFP	Reginald Cooray	Deputy Minister of Justice	2010	2010
SLFP	Wijaya Dahanayaka	Deputy Minister for Public Administration	2010
SLFP	D. M. Dassanayake	Deputy Minister of Nation Building and Development	23 November 2005
SLMC	Basheer Segu Dawood	Deputy Minister of Co-operatives and Internal Trade	2010	2013
NUW	Palani Digambaran	Deputy Minister of National Languages and Social Integration	2014	2014
SLFP	Duminda Dissanayake	Deputy Minister of Ports and Aviation	2010	23 November 2005
		Deputy Minister of Posts and Telecommunication	2010	2010
		Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs and Skills Development	2010	2013
SLFP	Lalith Dissanayake	Deputy Minister of Technology and Research	2010	2010
		Deputy Minister of Health	2010
NFF	P. Weerakumara Dissanayake	Deputy Minister of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development	2010
SLFP	Rohana Dissanayake	Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning	23 November 2005
		Deputy Minister of Transport	2010
SLFP	Salinda Dissanayake	Non-Cabinet Minister of Coconut Development	23 November 2005
		Deputy Minister of Science and Technology	23 November 2005
		Deputy Minister of Plantation and Industries	2010	2010
UNP (D)	Nandimithra Ekanayake	Deputy Minister of Higher Education	2010	2014
SLFP	T. B. Ekanayake	Non-Cabinet Minister of Road Development	23 November 2005
		Deputy Minister of Public Administration	23 November 2005
		Deputy Minister of Education	2010	2010
UNP (D)	W. B. Ekanayake	Deputy Minister of Disaster Management	2010	2010
		Deputy Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management	2010
SLFP	Milroy Fernando	Non-Cabinet Minister of Plantation Industries	23 November 2005
		Deputy Minister of Rural Economic Development	23 November 2005
CPSL	Chandrasiri Gajadeera	Non-Cabinet Minister of Home Affairs	23 November 2005
		Deputy Minister of Fisheries Housing Development	23 November 2005
		Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning	2010	2010
SLFP	Siripala Gamalath	Deputy Minister of Consumer Services and Agricultural Marketing Development	23 November 2005
		Deputy Minister of Lands and Land Development	2010
DPF	Praba Ganesan	Deputy Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technology	2014
UNP (D)	Mohan Lal Grero	Deputy Minister of Education	2013
SLFP	Sarath Kumara Gunaratna	Deputy Minister of State Resources and Enterprise Development	2010	2013
		Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development	2013
UNP (D)	Earl Gunasekara	Deputy Minister of Plantation and Industries	2010
SLFP	Hemal Gunasekara	Deputy Minister of Cooperative and Internal Trade	2013
PUF	Gitanjana Gunawardena	Deputy Minister of External Affairs	2010	2010
		Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning	2010	2012
		Deputy Minister of Civil Aviation	2012
SLFP	M. K. D. S. Gunawardena	Deputy Minister of Buddhasasana and Religious Affairs	2010	2014
SLFP	Sarana Gunawardena	Deputy Minister of Petroleum Industries	2010
SLFP	Jayarathna Herath	Deputy Minister of Healthcare and Nutrition	23 November 2005	2013
		Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce	2010	2013
ACMC	M. L. Alim Mohammad Hisbullah	Deputy Minister of Child Development and Women's Affairs	2010	2013
		Deputy Minister of Economic Development	2013
NC	Anver Ismail	Non-Cabinet Minister of Irrigation	23 November 2005
SLFP	Premalal Jayasekara	Deputy Minister of Rural Industries and Self-employment Promotion	23 November 2005
		Deputy Minister of Power and Energy	2010
SLFP	Sanath Jayasuriya	Deputy Minister of Postal Services	2013
SLFP	Tissa Karalliyadde	Non-Cabinet Minister of Indigenous Medicine	23 November 2005
		Deputy Minister of Religious Affairs	23 November 2005
SLFP	Nirmala Kotalawala	Deputy Minister of Education	23 November 2005	2010
		Deputy Minister of Highways	2010	2010
		Deputy Minister of Ports and Highways	2010	2013
		Project Minister of Ports and Highways	2013
SLFP	Jeewan Kumaranatunga	Non-Cabinet Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs	23 November 2005
SLFP	M. N. Abdul Majeed	Non-Cabinet Minister of Co-operatives and Co-operative Development	23 November 2005
		Deputy Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government	23 November 2005
SLFP	H. R. Mithrapala	Deputy Minister of Trade & Commerce	23 November 2005
		Deputy Minister of Livestock Development	2010
SLFP	V. Muralitharan	Deputy Minister of Resettlement	2010
SLFP	Faiszer Musthapha	Deputy Minister of Environment	2010	2010
		Deputy Minister of Technology and Research	2010	2013
		Deputy Minister of Investment Promotion	2013	2014
SLFP	Nishantha Muthuhettigama	Deputy Minister of Minor Export Crop Promotion	2013
SLFP	Sarath Chandrasiri Muthukumarana	Deputy Minister of Rehabilitation & Prison Reforms	2013
LSSP	Y. G. Padmasiri	Deputy Minister of Agriculture	2013
SLFP	Dilan Perera	Deputy Minister of Justice and Law Reforms	23 November 2005
		Deputy Minister of Constitutional Affairs and National Integration	23 November 2005
		Deputy Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs	2010
SLFP	Felix Perera	Non-Cabinet Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources	23 November 2005
SLFP	Lakshman Wasantha Perera	Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce	2013
UNP (D)	Neomal Perera	Deputy Minister of Co-operatives and Internal Trade	2010	2010
		Deputy Minister of External Affairs	2010
SLFP	Victor Anthony Perera	Deputy Minister of Coconut Development and Janatha Estate Development	2013
UNP (D)	Susantha Punchinilame	Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development	2010	2013
		Deputy Minister of Economic Development	2013
SLFP	A. P. Jagath Pushpakumara	Non-Cabinet Minister of Rural Livelihood Development	23 November 2005	2010
		Deputy Minister of Social Services and Social Welfare	23 November 2005	2010
		Deputy Minister of Agriculture	2010	2010
UCPF	Velusami Radhakrishnan	Deputy Minister of Botanical Gardens and Public Recreation	2014	2014
SLFP	Chamal Rajapaksa	Non-Cabinet Minister of Agricultural Development	23 November 2005
SLFP	Nirupama Rajapaksa	Deputy Minister of Water Supply and Drainage	2010
SLFP	Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe	Non-Cabinet Minister for State Banks Development	23 November 2005
SLFP	Jayatissa Ranaweera	Non-Cabinet Minister of Textile Industry Development	23 November 2005
		Deputy Minister of Mahaweli Development	23 November 2005
SLFP	C. B. Rathnayake	Non-Cabinet Minister of Estate Infrastructure and Livestock Development	23 November 2005
SLFP	Mervyn Silva	Deputy Minister of Labour	23 November 2005	2010
		Deputy Minister of Mass Media and Information	2010	2010
		Deputy Minister of Highways	2010	2010
CWC	Muthu Sivalingam	Deputy Minister of Economic Development	2010
SLFP	Ranjith Siyambalapitiya	Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning	23 November 2005
		Deputy Minister of Higher Education	23 November 2005
		Deputy Minister of Economic Development	2010	2010
SLFP	Sripathi Sooriyarachchi	Non-Cabinet Minister of Skills Development and Public Enterprise Reforms	23 November 2005
		Deputy Minister of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion	23 November 2005
SLFP	Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa	Deputy Minister of Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms	2010	2010
		Deputy Minister of Education	2010	2013
UNP (D)	C. A. Suriyaarachchi	Deputy Minister of Social Services	2010
SLFP	Dayasritha Thissera	Deputy Minister of Ports and Aviation	23 November 2005
		Deputy Minister of Ports and Aviation	2010	2010
SLFP	Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi	Non-Cabinet Minister of Samurdhi and Poverty Alleviation	23 November 2005
SLFP	W. A. Wiswa Warnapala	Non-Cabinet Minister of Parliamentary Affairs	23 November 2005
SLFP	Gunaratna Weerakoon	Non-Cabinet Minister of Regional Development	23 November 2005
		Deputy Minister of Housing and Construction	23 November 2005
		Deputy Minister of National Heritage and Cultural Affairs	2010	2010
SLFP	Sarath Weerasekara	Deputy Minister of Labour and Labour Relations	2013
SLFP	Kumara Welgama	Non-Cabinet Minister of Industrial Development	23 November 2005
SLFP	Ratnasiri Wickremanayake	Deputy Minister of Defence	23 November 2005
SLFP	Duleep Wijesekera	Deputy Minister of Disaster Management	2010

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