The Deputy Ministers of the new government have been sworn in this evening (21) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.
Accordingly, a total of 29 Deputy Ministers were sworn in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake today.
New Deputy Ministers:
1. Prof. Anil Jayantha Fernando – Deputy Minister of Economic Development
2. Namal Karunaratne – Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock
3. Wasantha Jayatissa – Deputy Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment
4. Nalin Hewage – Deputy Minister of Vocational Education
5. R.M. Jayawardene – Deputy Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development
6. Gamagedara Dissanayake – Deputy Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs
7. T.B. Sarath – Deputy Minister of Housing
8. Rathna Gamage – Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources
9. Mahinda Jayasinghe – Deputy Minister of Labour
10. Aruna Jayasekara – Deputy Minister of Defence
11. Arun Hemachandra – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment
12. Anton Jayakody – Deputy Minister of Environment
13. Mohommed Muneer – Deputy Minister of National Integrity
14. Eranga Weeraratne – Deputy Minister of Digital Economy
15. Eranga Gunasekara – Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs
16. Chathuranga Abeysinghe – Deputy Minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development
17. Janith Ruwan Kodithuwakku – Deputy Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation
18. Dr. Namal Sudarshana – Deputy Minister of Women and Child Affairs
19. Ruwan Senarath – Deputy Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government
20. Dr. Prasanna Kumara Gunasena – Deputy Minister of Transport and Highways
21. Dr. Hansaka Wijemuni – Deputy Minister of Health and Mass Media
22. Upali Samarasinghe – Deputy Minister of Co-operative Development
23. Ruwan Chaminda Ranasinghe – Deputy Minister of Tourism
24. Sugath Thilakaratne – Deputy Minister of Sports
25. Sundaralingam Pradeep – Deputy Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure
26. Attorney-at-Law Sunil Watagala – Deputy Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs
27. Dr. Madhura Seneviratne – Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Education
28. Dr. Harshana Sooriyapperuma – Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning
29. Dr. Susil Ranasinghe – Deputy Minister of Land and Irrigation