Appointed Hon. A. R. Bathiudeen as the Minister of Industry & Commerce etc. with effect from 13.03.2019 Hon. Ranil Wickramasinghe resigned from Minister of National Policies Economics Affairs Resettlement & Rehabilitation etc. with effect from 18.03.2019 - Appointed Hon. Ranil Wickramasinghe as the Minister of National Policies, Economics Affairs etc. with effect from 18.03.2019