Ten Deputy Ministers and eight State Ministers were appointed by the President this morning, in the third Cabinet reshuffle since the unity government took over in 2015.

Yesterday, eighteen changes were made to the Cabinet. More on that here.

Meanwhile, these were the appointments made today: 

Deputy Ministers

H. M. M. Harees: Public Enterprise and Kandy Development.

Seyed Ali Zahir Moulana: National Integration, Reconciliation and Official Languages.

Muthu Sivalingam: Internal Affairs and Wayamba Development.

Manusha Nanayakkara: Telecommunication, Digital Infrastructure and Foreign Employment.

Palitha Kumara Thewarapperuma: Sustainable Development, Wildlife and Regional Development.

Sarathie Dushmantha: Justice and Prison Reforms.

Karunarathna Paranawithana: Science, Technology and Research, Skills Development and Vocational Training, and Hill Cou...

Ranjan Ramanayake: Social Empowerment.

Dunesh Gankanda: Lands and Parliamentary Reforms.

Ameer Ali Shihabdeen: Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development and Rural Economy.

State Ministers

Weerakumara Dissanayake: Mahaweli Development.

Sriyani Wijewickrama: Sports, Provincial Councils and Local Government.

Lakshman Seneviratne: Public Administration and Management, and Law and Order.

A.D. Champika Premadasa: Plantation Industries.

Mohan Lal Grero: Higher Education and Cultural Affairs.

M.L.A.M. Hizbullah: Highways and Road Development.

Dilip Wedaarachchi: Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development and Rural Economy.

Palitha Range Bandara: Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management and Disaster Management.