
President Maithripala Sirisena today appointed non-cabinet Ministers, State Ministers and Deputy Ministers at the Presidential Secretariat.
Three non-cabinet ministers, 17 State Ministers and 7 Deputy Ministers took oaths.
Non-Cabinet Ministers:
- Dr Harsha de Silva - Minister of Economic Reforms and Public Distribution (non-Cabinet)
- Ajith P. Perera - Minister of Digital Infrastructure and Information Technology (non-Cabinet)
- Sujeewa Senasinghe - Minister of Science, Technology and Research (non-Cabinet)
State Ministers:
- Eran Wickramaratne - State Minister of Finance
- Vijayakala Maheswaran - State Minister of Education
- J.C. Alawathuwala - State Minister of Internal and Home Affairs and Local Government and Provincial Councils
- Ranjan Ramanayake - State Minister of Highways and Road Development
- Ali Zahir Moulana - State Minister of Social Empowerment
- Ruwan Wijewardena - State Minister of Defence
- Ranjith Aluwihare - State Minister of Tourism Development
- Wasantha Aluwihare - State Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Rural Economic Affairs
- Lucky Jayawardena - State Minister of Town Planning and Water Supply
- Niroshan Perera - State Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs
- Champika Premadasa - State Minister of Power and Renewable Energy
- Ashoka Abeysinghe - State Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation
- Faizal Cassim - Health Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine
- H.M.M. Harees - State Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government
- Ameer Ali - State Minister of Agriculture, Irrigation and Rural Economic Affairs
- Dilip Wedaarachchi - State Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development
- Vadivel Suresh - State Minister of Plantation Industries
Deputy Ministers:
- Buddhika Pathirana - Deputy Minister of Industry and Commerce
- Nalin Bandara - Deputy Minister of Development Strategies and International Trade
- Anoma Gamage - Deputy Minister of Petroleum Resources Development
- Edward Gunasekara - Deputy Minister of Lands and Parliamentary Reforms
- Ajith Mannapperuma - Deputy Minister of Environment
- Karunaratna Paranavithana - Deputy Minister of Skills Development and Vocational Training
- Palitha Thewaraperuma - Deputy Minister of Social Empowerment