Four first-time entrants to Parliament were elevated to Deputy Ministers this week, while several senior members who served as ministers under the previous regime were downgraded to State and Deputy ministers, as President Maithripala Sirisena made more appointments to the national unity government of the UNFGG and the SLFP. The first-time MPs appointed Deputy ministers [...]

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Four first-time entrants to Parliament were elevated to Deputy Ministers this week, while several senior members who served as ministers under the previous regime were downgraded to State and Deputy ministers, as President Maithripala Sirisena made more appointments to the national unity government of the UNFGG and the SLFP.

The first-time MPs appointed Deputy ministers are Anuradha Jayaratne, son of former Prime Minister D.M. Jayaratne, H.R.S. Dushmantha, son of former Minister H.R. Mitrapala, former Western PC member Nimal Lanza and former Secretary to the Media Minister, Karunaratne Paranavitana.

Five Cabinet ministers in the Mahinda Rajapaksa government namely, A.H.M. Fowzie, T.B. Ekanayaka, Dilan Perera, Priyankara Jayaratne and Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena were appointed State Ministers, while Sumeda Jayasena was appointed a Deputy Minister.

Of the 19 State ministers appointed, 11 are from the UNFGG, while eight are from the SLFP. Of the 24 Deputy Ministers appointed, 10 were from the UPFGG, while 14 are from the SLFP.

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