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New State Ministers & Deputy Ministers sworn in

He new apotintment2017Under the new Cabinet reshuffle four State Ministers and four Deputy Ministers were sworn in before President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat, yesterday (31).



The Following is the list of Ministers who were sworn in their new portfolios:


State Ministers


Hon. Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena State Minister of Public Enterprise Development
Hon. Palitha Range Bandara State Minister of Irrigation
Hon. Wasantha Parakrama Senanayake State Minister of Foreign Affairs
Hon. Eran Wickramaratne State Minister of Finance



Deputy Ministers


Hon. Harsha De Silva Deputy Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs
Hon. Ranjan Ramanayake Deputy Minister of Social Empowerment , Welfare and Kandyan Heritage
Hon. Karunaratne Paranavithane Deputy Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training
Hon. Lasantha Alagiyawanna Deputy Minister of Finance and Mass Media
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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