Sri Lanka Freedom Party joined the government a short while ago, accepting a number of Cabinet, State and Deputy Ministerial portfolios.

President Media Unit stated that 11 SLFP MPs took oaths as Cabinet Ministers.

Following is the list of the eleven MP’s who took oaths as Cabinet Ministers before President Maithripala Sirisena.

They are as follows:

MP AHM Fowzie – Minister of Disaster Management
SB Navinne – Minister of Labor
Piyasena Gamage – Minister of Vocational and Technical Training
Dr. Sarath Amunugama – Minister of Higher Education and Research
SB Dissanayake – Minister of Rural Affairs
Janaka Bandara Tennakoon -Minister of Provincial and Local Government Development
Felix Perera – Minister of Special Projects
Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane – Minister of Parliament Affairs
Reginald Cooray – Minister of Aviation Services
Vijith Vijayamuni Zoysa – Minister of Irrigation
Mahinda Amaraweera – Minister of Fisheries

Meanwhile, Pavithra Vanniarachchi, Jeevan Kumaratunga, Mahinda Samarasinghe, C.B. Ratnayake and Dilan Perera took oaths as new State Ministers.

In addition, MPs Tissa Karaliyadda, Dayashritha Thisera, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, Lakshman Senewiratne, Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena, Lalith Dissanayaka, Jagath Pushpakumara, Lasantha Alagiyawanna, Sudharshani Fernandopulle and Shantha Bandara have been appointed as Deputy Ministers.

This follows the meeting that was convened by President Maithripala Sirisena at Presidential Secretariat at 2.00p.m for SLFP MPs.