Presidential Secretariat - Appointed Hon. Nimal Siripala de Silva MP. as the Minister of Transport & Civil Aviation & Hon. Lakshman Kiriella MP. as Minister of Higher Education & Highways w.e.f. 14.10.2015. Appointed Hon. Mohan Lal Grero MP. as the State Minister of Higher Education w.e.f. 14.10.2015. Appointed Hon. Ashoka Abeysinghe MP. as the Deputy Minister of Transport & Civil Aviation w.e.f. 14.10.2015.