Council of Ministers
The Council of Ministers listed the Cabinet portfolios and the Ministers holding them as of 9 September 2025, including the Prime Minister’s responsibilities for education, higher education and vocational education, and key ministerial assignments across transport, health, agriculture, foreign affairs, justice, public security, and other sectors. The statement served as a procedural record of the composition and distribution of ministerial responsibilities within the Government.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education - Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation 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 Chandrasekar - Minister of Industries and Enterprise Development - Hon. Sunil Handunnetti - Minister of Plantation and Rural Infrastructure - Hon. K.V. Samantha Vidyaratna - 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. Abeyrathna - Minister of Science and Technology - Hon. (Prof.) Krishantha Abeysena - Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing - Hon. Anura Karunathilaka - Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports - Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage - Minister of Power and Energy - Hon. Kumara Jayakody - 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 Children’s Affairs - Hon. Saroja Savitri Polraj - Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs - Hon. Ananda Wijepala - Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs - Hon. (Dr.) Hiniduma Sunil Senevi
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 9 September 2025 ·No. 1757672711095734 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Council of Ministers. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 September 2025. No. 1757672711095734. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/9607