(COLOMBO, LANKAPUVATH) –The new State Ministers and Deputy Ministers of the interim government were sworn-in this morning before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa and Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.
A total number of 35 State Ministers and 3 Deputy Ministers took oaths before the President.
Following members of parliament have been appointed as state and deputy ministers:
State Ministers:
1.Chamal Rajapaksa – State Minister for Defense
2. Vasudeva Nanayakkara – State Minister for Water Supply
3. Gamini Lokuge – State Minister for Urban Development
4. Mahinda Yapa – State Minister for Irrigation & Rural development
5. SB Dissanayake – State Minister for Land
6. John Seneviratne – State Minister for Economic & Policy Development
7. Mahinda Samarasinghe – State Minister for State Administration
8. CB Ratnayake – State Minister for Train Services
9. Lakshman Yapa – State Minister for Information
10. Susantha Punchinilame – State Minister for SME development
11. Anura Priyadarshana Yapa – State Minister for Trade & Consumer affaires
12. Susil Premajayantha – State Minister for International relations
13. Priyankara Jayaratne – State Minister for Indigenous Medicine
14. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya – State Minister for Education Services
15. Mahindananda Aluthgamage – State Minister for Power
16. Duminda Dissanayake – State Minister for Youth Affaires
17. Rohitha Abeygunawardena – State Minister for Energy
18. Dayasiri Jayasekara – State Minister for Industries
19. Lasantha Alagiyawanna – State Minister for State Management
20. Keheliya Rambukwella – State Minister for Investment Promotion
21. Arundika Fernando – State Minister for Tourism Promotion
22. Thilanga Sumathipala – State Minister for Technology & Innovation
23. Mohan Priyadharshana – State Minister for Human Rights & Law reforms
24. Vijitha Beragoda – State Minister for Women & Child affaires
25. Roshan Ranasinghe – State Minister for Mahaweli
26. Janaka Wakkumbura – State Minister for Export Agriculture
27. Vidura Wickramanayake – State Minister for Agriculture
28. Shehan Semasinghe – State Minister for Development banks & Loans
29. Kanaka Herath – State Minister for Ports Development.
30. Dilum Amunugama – State Minister for Transport Service Management
31. Lohan Ratwatte – State Minister for Highways Development
32. Wimalaweera Dissanayake – State Minister for Wildlife
33. Jayantha Samaraweera – State Minister for Environment
34. Sanath Nishantha – State Minister for Fisheries
35. Tharaka Balasuriya – State Minister for Social Security
Deputy Ministers:
1. Nimal Lanza – Deputy Minister of Community Empowerment and Estate Infrastructure Development
2. Kanchana Wijesekara – Deputy Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development
3. Indika Anuruddha – Deputy Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government
