Western Province - Appointed Hon. Antony Nimal Lansa Waranakulasooriya as Acting Chief Minister, Acting Minister of Finance and Planning etc., Acting Minister of Agriculture etc., with effect from 31.01.2015, Hon. Ranjith Somawansha Kalawila Withanage as the Acting Minister of Transport, etc. with effect from 24.02.2015 and Hon. Antony Nimal Lansa Waranakulasooriya as Acting Chief Minister and Acting Minister of Finance and Planning with effect from 05.03.2015