Former Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Patali Champika Ranawaka was sworn in as Minister of Power and Energy before President Mahinda Rajapaksa this afternoon. Minister Ranawaka himself an electrical engineer had earlier worked in the power and energy sector.

Among the other ministers sworn in today are the following

Prime Minister D.M.Jayaratne-Minister of Buddhism and Religious Affairs
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake-State Management and Reforms
G.L.Peiris-Foreign Affairs
Nimal Siripala de Silva- Irrigation
A.H.M.Fowzie-Disaster Management
Maithripala Sirisena-Health
Susil Premajayantha-Petroleum
Dinesh Gunawardena-Water Supply and Drainage
Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena-Agriculture
Douglas Devananda-Traditional Industry and Small Entrepreneur Development
D.E.W.Gunasekara - Rehabilitation
Rishard Bathirudeen-Industrial Development
Basil Rajapaksa- Economic Development
Anura Priyadharshana Yapa-Environment
Athauda Seneviratne-Justice
Bandula Gunawardena-Education
Wimal Weerawansa- Construction, Engineering, Housing and Public Utilities
Mahinda Samarasinghe-Plantation Industries
Dr. Rajitha Senaratne-Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
Piyasena Gamage-Indeginous Medicine
Janaka Bandara Tennakoon-Lands
Felix Perera-Social Service
C.B.Ratnayaka-Sports
Kumara Welgama-Transport
.Dullas Allahapperuma-Youth Affairs and Employment
.Johnston Fernando-Co-operatives and Internal Trade