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Update:New State Ministers & Deputy Ministers appointed
Four new State Ministers and three new Deputy Ministers were appointed by President Maithripala Sirisena today, Presidential Secretariat, said.
The new State Ministers are as follows:
Wasantha Senanayake - Foreign Affairs State Minister
Eran Wickramaratne - Finance State Minister
Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena - Public Enterprise Development State Minister
Palitha Range Bandara -Irrigation State Minister
The new Deputy Ministers are as follows:
Harsha de Silva - National Policies and Economic Affairs Deputy Minister
Ranjan Ramanayeka- Social Empowerment Welfare and Kandyan Heritage Deputy Minister
Karunarathna Paranawithana - Skills Development and Vocational Training Deputy Minister
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