New Deputy Ministers sworn in

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has appointed 29 deputy ministers to key portfolios in the National People's Power (NPP) government.

They were sworn in this evening (21) at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

The names of the Deputy Ministers are as follows: 

01. Prof. Anil Jayantha Fernando - Deputy Minister of Economic Development 
02. Mr. Namal Karunaratne - Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock
03. Mr. Wasantha Piyathissa - Deputy Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment 
04. Mr. Nalin Hewage - Deputy Minister of Vocational Education
05. Mr. R.M. Jayawardene - Deputy Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development
06. Mr. Gamagedara Dissanayake - Deputy Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs 
07. Attorney-at-Law T.B. Sarath - Deputy Minister of Housing 
08. Mr. Rathna Gamage - Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources 
09. Mr. Mahinda Jayasinghe - Deputy Minister of Labour
10. Mr. Aruna Jayasekara - Deputy Minister of Defence 
11. Mr. Arun Hemachandra - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment
12. Mr. Anton Jayakody - Deputy Minister of Environment
13. Mr. Mohommed Muneer - Deputy Minister of National Integrity
14. Mr. Eranga Weeraratne - Deputy Minister of Digital Economy
15. Mr. Eranga Gunasekara - Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs
16. Mr. Chathuranga Abeysinghe - Deputy Minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development
17. Mr. Janith Ruwan Kodithuwakku - Deputy Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation
18. Dr. Namal Sudarshana - Deputy Minister of Women and Child Affairs
19. Mr. 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. Mr. Upali Samarasinghe - Deputy Minister of Co-operative Development
23. Mr. Ruwan Chaminda Ranasinghe - Deputy Minister of Tourism
24. Mr. Sugath Thilakaratne - Deputy Minister of Sports
25. Mr. 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