Cabinet Reshuffle: Parliamentary Report Cards of Newly Appointed Ministers

Abstract

On October 23, 2023, a cabinet reshuffle took place, during which the ministerial portfolios of four MPs - Keheliya Rambukwella, Ramesh Pathirana, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya and Mahinda Amaraweera - were changed. Considering this, VR's Manthri Team analysed their performance during the 8th and 9th parliament. It is based on analysis of Hansard data from September 2015 to February 2020 and August 2020 to August 2023. This includes overall ranks, district ranks, attendance in parliament sittings, total number of productive interventions they made in 8th and 9th parliaments. The topics they have contributed most are Justice, Defense & Public Order, Economy and Finance, Governance, Administration and Parliamentary Affairs, Trade & Industry, Education, Natural Resources & Environment, Agriculture, Plantations, Livestock & Fisheries, Health, Technology, Communications & Energy and Urban Planning, Infrastructure and Transportation.