President reshuffles his cabinet amidst health crisis

Seven Ministers were handed new portfolios today in a cabinet reshuffle which got underway at the Presidential Secretariat a short while ago. 

One of the notable changes was that of the Health Minister. Pavithra Wanniarachchi was sworn in as the Transport Minister while Keheliya Rambukwella was sworn in as the new Health Minister. 

Other changes were - 

Cabinet Reshuffle - 

GL Pieris - Foreign Affairs

Dinesh Gunawardena - Education 

Gamini Lokuge - Power

Dullas Allahapperuma - Media

Pavithra Wanniarachchi - Transport 

Keheliya Rambukwella - Health

Namal Rajapaksa - Apart from Youth and Sports, he gets development coordination observation Ministry. 

(JAMILA HUSAIN)