▁in ▁parliament ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁Deput y ▁Minister ▁of ▁Sk ills ▁Development , ▁V oc ational ▁Training ▁and ▁Techn ical ▁Education ▁Ministry ▁a ▁post ▁he ▁held ▁till ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁his ▁first ▁term , ▁President ▁Mah inda ▁Raj ap ak sa ▁appointed ▁D iss an ay ake ▁as ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Minister ▁of ▁Port ▁and ▁A viation ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁During ▁this ▁time ▁he ▁sat ▁in ▁the ▁cabinet ▁as ▁the ▁acting ▁minister ▁on ▁several ▁occasions . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁Non - ▁Cab inet ▁Minister ▁of ▁Pet role um ▁Resources . ▁During ▁this ▁time , ▁the ▁Ministry ▁started ▁to ▁explore ▁for ▁oil ▁around ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁sea ▁and ▁decided ▁to ▁exc av ate ▁the ▁Mann ar ▁bas in . ▁His ▁attempts ▁to ▁introduce ▁Bio ▁F uel , ▁however , ▁was ▁not ▁a ▁success . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁he ▁cont ested ▁the ▁General ▁E lection ▁and ▁obtained ▁ 1 0 , 1 3 8 4 ▁votes , ▁retain ing ▁his ▁seat ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁the ▁Deput y ▁Minister ▁of ▁Post s ▁and ▁Tele communic ations ▁before ▁being ▁appointed ▁as ▁Deput y ▁Minister ▁of ▁Youth ▁Affairs ▁and ▁Sk ills ▁Development ▁in ▁the ▁res h uffle ▁that ▁followed . ▁At ▁the ▁moment ▁he ▁is ▁the ▁Hon . ▁Cab inet ▁Minister ▁of ▁Education ▁Services ▁and ▁recorded ▁as ▁the ▁young est ▁Cab inet ▁Minister ▁of ▁the ▁Cab inet / Par liament ▁of