Srı Lanka New Cabınet Mınısters And Deputıes Sworn

epa02129233 Sri Lanka?s Gampaha district parliamentarianyounger brother of the President Basil Rajapaksa (L) receives his cabinet ministerial portfolio of Economic Development from President Mahinda Rajapaksa (R) while president?s secretary Lalith Weeratunge (C) looks on at the presidential secretariat in Colombo 23 April 2010. The new cabinet of ministersdeputies of the United People?s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) which obtained 144 seats from the 225-member parliament, were sworn in 23 April. While those appointed held ministerial portfolios in the previous UPFA government prior to the April elections, the ministries were changed this time over. Most urged the new government to curtail the number of ministries as against the previous cabinet of over a 100hence the new cabinet has been pruned to 37 cabinet ministries39 deputy ministries.  EPA/PRESIDENT'S MEDIA DIVISION HANDOUT  EDITORIAL USE ONLY/NO SALES