New State and Deputy Ministers
Nineteen State Ministers and 21 Deputy Ministers were sworn in before
President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat last
week, completing the first step of the national consensus government
aimed at creating a new political culture. The 22nd Deputy was sworn in
later.
All Deputy and State Ministers took a pledge collectively to protect
the Constitution of the country before being sworn in before the
President. Seven out of 19 State Ministers were appointed from the Sri
Lanka Freedom Party while the rest was appointed from the United
National Party.
[State Ministers]
1. T.B. Ekanayake - Land
2. A.H.M. Fowzie- National Integration
3. Priyankara Jayaratne - Law and Order
4. Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena - Finance
5. Dilan Perera - Highways
6. Ravindra Samaraweera - Labour and Trade Union
7. Dilip Wedaarachchi - Fisheries
8. Niroshan Perera - National Policy and Economic Development
9. Palitha Range Bandara - Vocational Training
10. Ruwan Wijewardene - Defence
11. Mohan Lal Grero - University Education
12. Champika Premadasa - Industries and Commerce
13. Vijayakala Maheswaran - Child Affairs
14. Wasantha Senanayake - Irrigation and Water Resources
15. Sujeewa Senasinghe - International Trade
16. Wasantha Aluwihare - Agriculture
17. Sudarshani Fernandopulle - Water Supply
18. V. Radhakrishnan - Education
19. A. L.M. Hizbullah - Rehabilitation and Reconciliation
[Deputy Ministers]
1. Sumeda G. Jayasena- Wildlife
2. Susantha Punchinilame - Public Administration
3. Ameer Ali - Rural Economy
4. Lasantha Alagiyawanna - Megapolis and Western Development
5. Indika Bandaranayake – Housing and Construction
6. Faizal Cassim – Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine
7. Dunesh Gankanda - Disaster Management
8. Dulip Wijesekara - Postal and Muslim affairs
9. Lakshman Wasantha Perera – Plantation Industries
10. Nishantha Muthuhettigama - Ports and Shipping
11. Anoma Gamage - Petroleum and Petroleum
12. Dr. Harsha De Silva - Foreign Affairs
13. Ranjan Ramanayake - Social Empowerment and Welfare
14. Ajith P. Perera - Power and Renewable Energy
15. Eran Wickramaratne - State Enterprise Development
16. Ashoka Abeysinghe - Transport
17. Arundika Fernando -Tourism & Christian Affairs
18. Tharanath Basnayake - Telecommunications & Digital Infrastructure
19. H.M. Haris - Sports
20. Karunaratna Paranawithana - Provincial Council & Local Government
21. Nimal Lansa - Home Affairs
22. Siripala Gamlath - Foreign Employment |
