Swearing of New State Ministers & Deputy Ministers Commences (UPDATES)

Government Ministers and MPs have arrived at the Presidential Secretariat for the swearing in of new State Ministers and Deputy Ministers before the President at 10.30 am.

New State Ministers and Deputy Ministers  Swearing in are:

1. State  Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development and Rural Economy – Dilip Wedaarachchi

2. State Minister of Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management and Disaster Management – Palitha Range Bandara

3. State Minister of Sports, Provincial Councils and Local Government – Sriyani Wijewickrama

4. State Minister of Public Administration and Management, and Law and Order – Lakshman Seneviratne

5. State Minister of Plantation Industries -A.D. Champika Premadasa

6. State Minister of Higher Education and Cultural Affairs – Mohan Lal Grero

7. State Minister of Highways and Road Development – M.L.A.M. Hizbullah

8. State Minister of Mahaweli Development – Weerakumara Dissanayake

9. Deputy Minister of Lands and Parliamentary Reforms – Dunesh Gankanda

10. Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development and Rural Economy – Ameer Ali Shihabdeen

11. Deputy Minister of Social Empowerment -Ranjan Ramanayake

12. Deputy Minister of Science, Technology and Research, Skills Development and Vocational Training, and Hill Country Heritage – Karunarathna Paranawithana

13. Deputy Minister of Justice and Prison Reforms – Sarathie Dushmantha

14. Deputy Minister of Sustainable Development, Wildlife and Regional Development – Palitha Kumara Thewarapperuma

15. Deputy Minister of Telecommunication, Digital Infrastructure and Foreign Employment -Manusha Nanayakkara

16. Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and Wayamba Development – Muthu Sivalingam

17. Deputy Minister of National Integration, Reconciliation and Official Languages – Seyed Ali Zahir Moulana

18. Deputy Minister of Public Enterprise and Kandy Development – H. M. M. Harees