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President Anura Kumara Dissanayake yesterday appointed 29 Deputy Ministers supporting the Cabinet of 23 Ministers.
Of the 29 deputies, is Labour Minister Prof. Anil Jayantha Fernando, who will also serve as Deputy Minister of Economic Development. As exclusively reported by the Daily FT on Monday, Dr. Harshana Sooriyapperuma was appointed as Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning, and Chathuranga Abeysinghe as Deputy Minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development.
The list of Deputy Ministers is as follows;
1. Prof. Anil Jayantha Fernando – Deputy Minister of Economic Development
2. Namal Karunarathne – Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock
3. Wasantha Piyathissa – Deputy Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment
4. Nalin Hewage – Deputy Minister of Vocational Education
5. R.M. Jayawardena – Deputy Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security
6. Gamagedara Dissanayake – Deputy Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs
7. T.B. Sarath – Deputy Minister of Housing
8. Rathna Gamage – Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources
9. Mahinda Jayasinghe – Deputy Minister of Labour
10. Aruna Jayasekara – Deputy Minister of Defence
11. Arun Kemachandra – Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment
12. Anton Jayakody – Deputy Minister of Environment
13. Mohommed Muneer – Deputy Minister of National Integrity
14 Eranga Weerarathne – Deputy Minister of Digital Economy
15 Eranga Gunasekara – Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs
16 Chathuranga Abeysinghe – Deputy Minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development
17 Janith Ruwan Kodithuwakku – Deputy Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation
18 Dr. Namal Sudarshana – Deputy Minister of Women and Child Affairs
19 Ruwan Senarath – Deputy Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Governance
20 Dr. Prasanna Kumara Gunasena – Deputy Minister of Transport and Highways
21 Dr. Hansaka Wijemuni – Deputy Minister of Health and Media
22 Upali Samarasinghe – Deputy Minister of Co-operative Development
23 Ruwan Chaminda Ranasinghe – Deputy Minister of Tourism
24 Sugath Thilakarathne – Deputy Minister of Sports
25 Sundaralingam Pradeep – Deputy Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure
26 Attorney Sunil Watagala – Deputy Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs
27 Dr. Madhura Senevirathne – 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