New Appointments: 35 State Ministers And Three Deputy Ministers Take Oaths Before President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa

November 27, 2019

Thirty five state ministers and three deputy ministers took oaths before President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa this morning.

The swearing-in ceremony took place at the Presidential Secretariat.

The state and deputy ministers who took oaths this morning are as follows,

1.Chamal Rajapaksa - State Minister for Defence

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 Senaviratne - 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 Priyadharshana Yapa - State Minister for Trade & Consumer affaires

12. Susil Premjayantha - State Minister for International relations

13. Priyankara Jayaratne - State Minister for Indeginious 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 Abeygunawardana - 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

36. Nimal Lanza - Deputy Minister for Estate Development

37. Kanchana Wijesekara - Deputy Minister for Fisheries

38. Indika Anuruddha - Deputy Minister for State Administration, Provincial & Local Council