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Three more Cabinet ministers, 19 State ministers and 22 Deputy Ministers of the national government commenced today at the Presidential Secretariat.<\/p>\n

\"Arundika<\/a><\/p>\n

Cabinet Ministers<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

01. Malik Samarawickrema – Minister of Development Strategy and International Trade<\/span><\/p>\n

02. Vijith Wijayamuni Soysa –\u00a0Minister of Irrigation and Water Management<\/span><\/p>\n

03. Faizer Mustapha – Minister of Local Government<\/span><\/p>\n

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

01 T.B. Ekanayake – State Minister of Land<\/span><\/p>\n

02 A.H.M. Fawzie – State Minister of National Integration<\/p>\n

03 Priyankara Jayaratne – State Minister of Law and Order<\/p>\n

04 Lakshman Yapa Abeywardane – State Minister of Finance<\/p>\n

05 Dilan Perera – State Minister of Highways<\/p>\n

06 Ravindra Samaraweera – State Minister of Labour and Trade Union<\/p>\n

07 Dilip Wedaarachchi – State Minister of Fisheries<\/p>\n

08 Niroshan Perera – State Minister of National Policy and Economic Development<\/p>\n

09 Palitha Range Bandara – State Minister of Vocational Training<\/p>\n

10 Ruwan Wijeyawardene – State Minister of Defence<\/p>\n

11 Mohan Lal Grero State – Minister of University Education<\/p>\n

12 Champilka Premadasa – State Minister of Industries and Commerce<\/p>\n

13 Vijayakala Maheswaran – State Minister of Child Affairs<\/p>\n

14 Vasantha Senanayake – State Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources<\/p>\n

15 Sujeewa Senasinghe – State Minister of International Trade<\/p>\n

16 Wasantha Aluvihare – State Minister of Agriculture<\/p>\n

17 Sudarshani Fernandopulle – State Minister of Water Supply<\/p>\n

18 V. Radhakrishnan – State Minister of Education<\/p>\n

19 A. L.M. Hizbullah – State Minister of Rehabilitation and Reconciliation<\/p>\n

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

01 Sumeda G. Jayasena – Deputy Minister of Wildlife<\/p>\n

02 Susantha Punchinilame – Deputy Minister of Public Administration<\/p>\n

03 Ameer Ali – Deputy Minister of Rural Economy<\/p>\n

04 Lasantha Alagiyawanna – Deputy Minister of Mega polis<\/p>\n

05 Indika Bandaranayake – Duputy Minister of Housing<\/p>\n

06 Faisal Cassim – Deputy Minister of Health<\/p>\n

07 Dunesh Gankanda – Deputy Minister of Disaster Management<\/p>\n

08 Dulip Wijesekara – Deputy Minister of Postal and Muslim affairs<\/p>\n

09 Lakshman Wasantha Perera – Deputy Minister of Plantation<\/p>\n

10 Nishantha Muthuhettigama – Deputy Minister of Ports and Shipping<\/p>\n

11 Anoma Gamage Deputy – Minister of Petroleum<\/p>\n

12 Harsha De Silva Deputy – Minister of Foreign Affairs<\/p>\n

13 Ranjan Ramanayake – Deputy Minister of Social Services<\/p>\n

14 Ajith P. Perera Deputy – Minister of Power and Energy<\/p>\n

15 Eran Wickramaratne – Deputy Minister of State entrepreneurship<\/p>\n

16 Ashoka Abeysinha – Deputy Minister of Transport<\/p>\n

17 Arundika Fernando Deputy – Minister of Home Affairs<\/p>\n

18 Tharanath Basnayake – Deputy Minister of Telecommunications & Digital Infrastructure<\/p>\n

19 H.M. Haris Deputy – Minister of Sports<\/p>\n

20 Karu Paranavithana – Deputy Minister of Provincial Council & Local Government<\/p>\n

21 Nimal Lansa – Deputy Minister of Tourism & Christian Affairs<\/p>\n

22 Siripala Gamlath – Deputy Minister of Foreign Employment<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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