Southern Province Ministers
Rasika SOMARATHNA
Former Chief Minister of Southern Province, Shan Wijayalal De Silva
took oaths before President Mahinda Rajapaksa as the new Chief Minister
of the Province yesterday.
He was followed by four other elected members who were sworn in as
Ministers of the newly elected Council in a ceremony held at the
Presidential Secretariat.
Other elected UPFA members too were sworn in during yesterday’s
ceremony. This is a second successive term for the new Chief Minister.
He first assumed duties as the Chief Minister of Southern Province in
2004. The portfolios assigned to the new Ministers are as follows: Shan
Wijayalal De Silva – Finance and Planning, Justice and Law, Transport,
Drainage and Water Supply, Power, Engineering Services, Health,
Indigenous Medicine and Local Government Minister. Hemal Gunasekara –
Southern Province Land and Land Development, Irrigation, Roads and
Highways, Information, Rural and Estate Infrastructure Development
Minister V.K. Indika – Southern Province Education and Cultural Affairs,
Food Supply and Distribution, Trade and Cooperative Development Minister
Dayawansha Ariyathilake Gamage – Sports and Youth Affairs, Rural
Industries, Rural Development, Tourism, Economic Promotions, Social
Welfare, Child Protection Services, Women’s Affairs, Building and
Constructions, Manpower and Employment Minister. Wijaya Bindu
Weerasinghe – Agricultural and Agrarian Development, Livestock
Development, Fisheries and Environmental Affairs Minister.
In addition the General Secretary of the SLFP, Minister Maithripala
Sirisena requested the UPFA elected members to consider the following
for other main posts in the Council which is scheduled to sit shortly.
Chairman – Mohan Priyadarshana De Silva
Vice Chairman – Dharmavijaya Wijesekera Dahanayake
Leader of the House – D.V. Upul
Chief Government Whip - Justin Galappaththi
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