Swearing-in of 04 State Minister posts and 03 Deputy Minister posts

Swearing-in of 04 State Minister posts and 03 Deputy Minister posts

Under the shuffle of new board of Ministers, 04 State Ministers and 03 Deputy Ministers who were appointed at President's Office were sworn-in this morning (31) in the presence of Hon. President Maithripala Sirisena. Their names are as follows:

State Minister positions

01. Mr. Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena -- State Minister of Public development Enterprise

02. Mr. Palitha Rangebandara -- State Minister of Irrigation

03. Mr. Wasantha Parakrama Senanayaka -- State Minister of Foreign Affairs

04. Mr. Eran Wickremaratna -- State Minister of Finance

Deputy State Minister positions

01. Mr. Harsha de Silva -- Deputy State Minister of National Policy and Economic Affairs

02. Mr. Ranjan Ramanayaka -- Deputy State Minister of Social Empowerment, Welfare and Kandyan Heritage

03. Mr. Karunaratna Paranavithana -- Deputy Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training