New State and Deputy Ministers Appointed

The swearing in ceremony of the new State and Deputy Ministers of the national government commenced a short while ago at the Presidential Secretariat.
T.B. Ekanayake – State Minister of Land
Priyankara Jayaratne – State Minister of Law and Order
Lakshman Yapa Abeywardane – State Minister of Finance
Dilan Perera – State Minister of Highways
Ravindra Samaraweera – State Minister of Labour and Trade Union
Dilip Wedaarachchi – State Minister of Fisheries
Niroshan Perera – State Minister of National Policy and Economic Development

Palitha Range Bandara – State Minister of Vocational Training
Ruwan Wijeyawardene– State Minister of Defence
Mohan Lal Grero – State Minister of University Education
Champilka Premadasa – State Minister of Industries and Commerce
Vijayakala Maheswaran – State Minister of Child Affairs
Wasantha Senanayake – State Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources
Sujeewa Senasinghe–State Minister of International Trade
Wasantha Aluvihare – State Minister of Agriculture
Sudarshani Fernandopulle – State Minister of Water Supply

Appointed Deputy Ministers 

Sumeda G. Jayasena– Deputy Minister of Wildlife
Susantha Punchinilame – Deputy Minister of Public Administration
Ameer Ali – Deputy Minister of Rural Economy
Lasantha Alagiyawanna– Deputy Minister of Mega polis
Indika Bandaranayake – Deputy Minister of Housing
Faisal Cassim – Deputy Minister of Health
Dulip Wijesekara – Deputy Minister of Postal and Muslim affairs
Lakshman Wasantha Perera – Deputy Minister of Plantation
Nishantha Muthuhettigama – Deputy Minister of Ports and Shipping