New State Ministers and Deputy Ministers sworn

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Two new State Ministers and five Deputy Ministers were sworn in before President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat, today (June 12).

According to a statement by the President's media division the following State Ministers were sworn in:

Ranjith Aluvihare - State Minister of Tourism and Christian Religious Affairs
Lucky Jayawardena - State Minister of Hill Country New Villeges, Infrastructure and Community Development

The newly appointed Deputy Ministers are as follows:
Kader Masthan - Deputy Minister of Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affaris
Angajan Ramanathan - Deputy Ministers of Agriculture
Ajith Mannapperuma - Deputy Minister of Environment
Edward Gunesekara - Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs and Wayamba Development
Nalin Bandara - Deputy Minister of Public Administration and Management and Law and Order

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