• Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa the Govt. Whip and Cabinet Spokesperson 
• Min. Secys. appointed 

Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation Bimal Rathnayake has been appointed as the Leader of the House. 

This appointment was made during the new Government’s inaugural Cabinet of Ministers meeting Chaired by President Anura Kumara Dissanayake which was held yesterday (19) at the Presidential Secretariat.

Meanwhile, Minister of Health and Mass Media Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa has been appointed as the Chief Government Whip of the new Government, during the inaugural Cabinet meeting held yesterday, while also being appointed the Cabinet Spokesperson.

Elsewhere, the appointment of the new Secretary to the Prime Minister, the Cabinet Secretary and Secretaries for 16 Ministries was held at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo yesterday, officiated by the Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake. The list of appointees is as follows: G.P. Saputhanthri – Secretary to the Prime Minister, W.D.M.J. Fernando – Secretary to the Cabinet, Prof. Kapila C.K. Perera – Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation, K.M.M. Siriwardana – Ministry of Finance, Planning, and Economic Development, J.M. Thilaka Jayasundara – Ministry of Industry, and Entrepreneurship Development, A.M.P.M.B. Atapattu – Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, B.K. Prabath Chandrakeerthi – Ministry of Plantation, and Community Infrastructure, H.S.S. Thuyacontha – Ministry of Defence, D.W.R.B. Seneviratne – Ministry of Public Security, and Parliamentary Affairs, U.G. Ranjith Ariyaratne – Minister of Urban Development, Construction, and Housing, Prof. K.T.M. Udayanga Hemapala – Ministry of Energy, S. Aloka Bandara – Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils, and Local Government, S.M. Piyatissa – Ministry of Labour, K.A. Wimalenthirarajah – Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Food Security, and Co-operative Development, D. P. Wickremasinghe – Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land, and Irrigation, K.M.G.S.N. Kaluwewa – Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, A.H.M.U. Aruna Bandara – Ministry of Youth Affairs, and Sports, and Aruni Ranaraja – Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism.