{"id":62305,"date":"2018-12-21T19:42:22","date_gmt":"2018-12-22T00:42:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=62305"},"modified":"2018-12-21T19:42:22","modified_gmt":"2018-12-22T00:42:22","slug":"three-non-cabinet-ministers-along-with-seventeen-state-and-seven-deputy-ministers-sworn-in-before-president-maithripala-sirisena","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dbsjeyaraj.com\/dbsj\/?p=62305","title":{"rendered":"Three Non – Cabinet Ministers Along With Seventeen State and Seven Deputy Ministers Sworn in Before President Maithripala Sirisena."},"content":{"rendered":"

President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday appointed three non-Cabinet Ministers, 17 State Ministers, and seven Deputy Ministers at a ceremony held in the Presidential Secretariat in the evening. <\/strong><\/p>\n

United National Party Parliamentarian Dr. Harsha de Silva was appointed as the Minister of Economic Reforms and Public Distribution, while Ajith P. Perera was appointed as Minister of Digital Infrastructure and Information Technology, and Sujeewa Senasinghe was appointed Science Technology and Research Minister. <\/p>\n

Eran Wickramaratne was assigned his former portfolio as the State Minister of Finance while Vijayakala Maheswaran took oaths as the State Minister of Education.<\/p>\n

Ranjan Ramanayake was sworn in as the new State Minister of Highways and Road Development, while Ruwan Wijewardena was appointed as the State Minister of Defence. <\/p>\n

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The full list of appointments is given below:<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Non-Cabinet Ministers<\/strong><\/p>\n

Dr. Harsha de Silva \u2013Economic Reforms and Public Distribution Minister <\/p>\n

Ajith P. Perera \u2013 Digital Infrastructure and Information Technology Minister<\/p>\n

Sujeewa Senasinghe \u2013 Science Technology and Research Minister<\/em><\/p>\n

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

Eran Wickremeratne \u2013 State Minister of Finance <\/p>\n

Ranjan Ramanayake \u2013 State Minister of Highways and Road Development <\/p>\n

Vijayakala Maheswaran \u2013 State Minister of Education <\/p>\n

J. C. Alawathuwala \u2013 State Minister of Internal and Home Affairs, and Provincial Councils and Local Government <\/p>\n

Ranjith Aluvihara \u2013 State Minister of Tourism Development <\/p>\n

Wasantha Aluvihara \u2013 State Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Rural Economic Affairs<\/p>\n

Lucky Jayawardene \u2013 State Minister of City Planning and Water Supply <\/p>\n

Niroshan Perera \u2013 State Minister of National Policy and Economic Affairs <\/p>\n

Ruwan Wijewardena \u2013 State Minister of Defence <\/p>\n

Champika Premadasa \u2013 State Minister of Power and Renewable Energy <\/p>\n

Ashoka Abeysinghe \u2013 State Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation <\/p>\n

Faizal Cassim \u2013 State Minister of Health, Nutrition, and Indigenous Medicine <\/p>\n

H. M. M. Harees \u2013 State Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government <\/p>\n

Ameer Ali \u2013 State Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation, and Rural Economic Affairs <\/p>\n

Dilip Wedaarachchi \u2013 State Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources <\/p>\n

A. Z. M. Zeid \u2013 State Minister of Social Empowerment <\/p>\n

Vadivel Suresh \u2013 State Minister of Plantation Industries <\/em><\/p>\n

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

Anoma Gamage \u2013 Petroleum Resources Development Deputy Minister<\/p>\n

Edward Gunasekara \u2013 Land and Parliamentary Reforms Deputy Minister<\/p>\n

Nalin Bandara \u2013 Development Strategies, International Trade Deputy Minister<\/p>\n

Ajitha Mannapperuma \u2013 Environment Deputy Minister<\/p>\n

Karunaratne Paranawithana \u2013 Skills Development and Vocational Training Deputy Minister<\/p>\n

Buddhika Pathirana \u2013 Industry and Commerce Deputy Minister<\/p>\n

Palitha Thewarapperuma \u2013 Social Empowerment Deputy Minister<\/em><\/p>\n

Courtesy:Daily FT<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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President Maithripala Sirisena yesterday appointed three non-Cabinet Ministers, 17 State Ministers, and seven Deputy Ministers at a ceremony held in the Presidential Secretariat in the evening. United National Party Parliamentarian Dr. Harsha de Silva was appointed as the Minister of Economic Reforms and Public Distribution, while Ajith P. Perera was appointed as Minister of Digital …<\/p>\n

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