10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

Cabinet of Ministers

6 January 2026 ·Opening: Opening of Parliament and Official Business

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The Cabinet of Ministers list records the composition of the Government as at 6 January 2026, naming the Prime Minister and ministers responsible for each portfolio. It sets out key ministerial responsibilities across education, transport, health, agriculture, foreign affairs, industry, public administration, justice, energy, labour, security, housing, and other sectors, serving as a procedural statement of Cabinet membership rather than a debate contribution.

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¶ 01 - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education — Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development and Leader of the House of Parliament — Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Health and Mass Media and Chief Government Whip — Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation — Hon. K.D. Lal Kantha - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism — Hon. Vijitha Herath - Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources — Hon. Ramalingam Chandraseker - Minister of Industries and Enterprise Development — Hon. Sunil Handunnetti - Minister of Plantations and Community Infrastructure — Hon. K.V. Samantha Vidyarathna - Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development — Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe - Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government — Hon. (Prof.) A.H.M.H. Abeyrathne - Minister of Science and Technology — Hon. (Prof.) Krishantha Abeysena - Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation — Hon. Anura Karunathilaka - Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports — Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage - Minister of Power and Energy — Hon. Kumara Jayakodi - Minister of Labour — Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayanta - Minister of Justice and National Integration — Hon. Attorney-at-Law Harshana Nanayakkara - Minister of Environment — Hon. (Dr.) Dammika Patabendige - Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment — Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage - Minister of Women and Child Affairs — Hon. Saroja Sachithri Polraj - Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs — Hon. Ananda Wijepala - Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs — Hon. (Dr.) Hiniduma Sunil Senevi - Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply — Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe

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Hansard, Tuesday, 6 January 2026 ·No. 23111 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Cabinet of Ministers. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 January 2026. No. 23111. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17452