29 Deputy Ministers sworn in

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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