{"id":43054,"date":"2015-09-09T21:14:05","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T01:14:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=43054"},"modified":"2015-09-09T21:14:49","modified_gmt":"2015-09-10T01:14:49","slug":"3-cabinet-ministers-19-state-ministers-and-21-deputy-ministers-appointed-to-good-governance-govt-of-president-maithripala-sirisena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=43054","title":{"rendered":"3 Cabinet Ministers, 19 State Ministers and 21 Deputy Ministers Appointed to “Good Governance” Govt of President Maithripala Sirisena."},"content":{"rendered":"

Three more Cabinet Ministers have been sworn in by President Maithripala Sirisena.The new appointments bring the total number of Cabinet Ministers to 46.Two more vacancies in the Cabinet remain to be filled.<\/p>\n

19 State and 21 Deputy Ministers have also been appointed to the Good Governance Government of President Maithripala Sirisena. A number of them are loyalists of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa . Some of the new appointees were allegedly involved in criminal activity
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United People\u2019s Freedom Alliance (UPFA) National List MP Faizer Mustapha was sworn in as Minister of Local Government and Provincial Councils while UPFA National List MP Vijith Wijayamuni Zoysa took oaths as Minister of Irrigation and Water Management.<\/p>\n

United National Party (UNP) National List MP Malik Samarawickrama was sworn in as the Minister of Development Strategies & International Trade.<\/p>\n

The new appointments bring the total number of Cabinet Ministers to 46. Forty-two Cabinet Ministers took oaths on September 4. Minister of Foreign Affairs Mangala Samaraweera was sworn in on August 24 before the visit of a US delegation led by Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Biswal.<\/p>\n

Two more vacancies in the Cabinet remain to be filled.<\/p>\n

A total of 19 State and 21 Deputy Ministers have also been appointed to the Good Governance Government of President Maithripala Sirisena. A number of them are loyalists of former President Mahinda Rajapaksa . Some of the new appointees were allegedly involved in criminal activity.<\/p>\n


\nThe names of new appointees to Govt and allocated portfolios are – <\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

State Ministers<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Dilan Perera \u2013 State Minister of Highways
\n2. T.B. Ekanayake \u2013 State Minister of Lands
\n3. Priyankara Jayaratne \u2013 State Minister of Law and Order & Prison Reforms
\n4. Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena \u2013 State Minister of Finance
\n5. A.H.M. Fowzie \u2013 State Minister of National Integration and Reconciliation
\n6. Ravindra Samaraweera \u2013 State Minister of Labour and Trade Union Relations
\n7. V. Radakrishnan \u2013 State Minister of Education
\n8. Palitha Range Bandara \u2013 State Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training
\n9. Dilip Wedarachchi \u2013 State Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development
\n10. Niroshan Perera \u2013 State Minister of National Policy and Economic Affairs
\n11. Ruwan Wijewardene \u2013 State Minister of Defence
\n12. M.L.A.M. Hizbullah \u2013 State Minister of Resettlement and Rehabilitation
\n13. Mohan Lal Grero \u2013 State Minister of University Education
\n14. Champika Premadasa \u2013 State Minister of Industry and Commerce
\n15. Vijayakala Maheshwaran \u2013 State Minister of Children\u2019s Affairs
\n16. Sujeewa Senasinghe \u2013 State Minister of International Trade
\n17. Wasantha Senanayake \u2013 State Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management
\n18. Wasantha Aluwihare \u2013 State Minister of Agriculture
\n19. Sudarshani Fernandopulle \u2013 State Minister of Urban Planning and Water Supply<\/em><\/p>\n


\nDeputy Ministers<\/strong><\/p>\n

1. Sumeda G. Jayasena \u2013 Deputy Minister of Sustainable Development and Wildlife
\n2. Susantha Punchinilame \u2013 Deputy Minister of Public Administration and Management
\n3. Ameer Ali \u2013 Deputy Minister of Rural Economic Development
\n4. Lasantha Alagiyawanna \u2013 Deputy Minister of Megapolis and Western Development
\n5. Indika Bandaranayake \u2013 Deputy Minister of Housing and Construction
\n6. Faisal Cassim \u2013 Deputy Minister of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine
\n7. Dulip Wijesekara \u2013 Deputy Minister of Postal, Postal Services and Muslim Affairs
\n8. Lakshman Wasantha Perera \u2013 Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries
\n9. Nishantha Muthuhettigama \u2013 Deputy Minister of Ports and Maritime Affairs
\n10. Dunesh Gankanda \u2013 Deputy Minister of Disaster Management
\n11. Anoma Gamage \u2013 Deputy Minister of Fuel and Petroleum Gas
\n12. Harsha De Silva \u2013 Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
\n13. Ajith P. Perera \u2013 Deputy Minister of Power and Renewable Energy
\n14. Eran Wickramaratne \u2013 Deputy Minister of State Enterprise Development
\n15. Ranjan Ramanayake \u2013 Deputy Minister of Social Empowerment and Welfare
\n16. Ashoka Abeysinha \u2013 Deputy Minister of Transport
\n17. Nimal Lansa \u2013 Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
\n18. Tharanath Basnayake \u2013 Deputy Minister of Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructure
\n19. H. M. Haris \u2013 Deputy Minister of Sports
\n20. Karunarathna Paranawithana \u2013 Deputy Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government
\n21. Arundika Fernando \u2013 Deputy Minister of Tourism and Christian Affairs
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Three more Cabinet Ministers have been sworn in by President Maithripala Sirisena.The new appointments bring the total number of Cabinet Ministers to 46.Two more vacancies in the Cabinet remain to be filled. 19 State and 21 Deputy Ministers have also been appointed to the Good Governance Government of President Maithripala Sirisena. A number of them …<\/p>\n

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