Thirty five state ministers and three deputy ministers took oaths before President Gotabhaya Rajapaksa this morning.

The swearing-in ceremony took place at the Presidential Secretariat.

The state and deputy ministers who took oaths this morning are as follows,

1.Chamal Rajapaksa - State Minister for Defence

2. Vasudeva Nanayakkara - State Minister for Water Supply

3. Gamini Lokuge - State Minister for Urban Development

4. Mahinda Yapa - State Minister for Irrigation & Rural development

5. SB Dissanayake - State Minister for Land

6. John Senaviratne - State Minister for Economic & Policy Development

7. Mahinda Samarasinghe - State Minister for State Administration

8. CB Ratnayake - State Minister for Train Services

9. Lakshman Yapa - State Minister for Information

10. Susantha Punchinilame - State Minister for SME development

11. Anura Priyadharshana Yapa - State Minister for Trade & Consumer affaires

12. Susil Premjayantha - State Minister for International relations

13. Priyankara Jayaratne - State Minister for Indeginious Medicine

14. Ranjith Siyambalapitiya - State Minister for Education Services

15. Mahindananda Aluthgamage - State Minister for Power

16. Duminda Dissanayake - State Minister for Youth Affaires

17. Rohitha Abeygunawardana - State Minister for Energy

18. Dayasiri Jayasekara - State Minister for Industries

19. Lasantha Alagiyawanna - State Minister for State Management

20. Keheliya Rambukwella - State Minister for Investment Promotion

21. Arundika Fernando - State Minister for Tourism Promotion

22. Thilanga Sumathipala - State Minister for Technology & Innovation

23. Mohan Priyadharshana - State Minister for Human Rights & Law reforms

24. Vijitha Beragoda - State Minister for Women & Child affaires

25. Roshan Ranasinghe - State Minister for Mahaweli

26. Janaka Wakkumbura - State Minister for Export Agriculture

27. Vidura Wickramanayake - State Minister for Agriculture

28. Shehan Semasinghe - State Minister for Development banks & Loans

29. Kanaka Herath - State Minister for Ports Development.

30. Dilum Amunugama - State Minister for Transport Service Management

31. Lohan Ratwatte - State Minister for Highways Development

32. Wimalaweera Dissanayake - State Minister for Wildlife

33. Jayantha Samaraweera - State Minister for Environment

34. Sanath Nishantha - State Minister for Fisheries

35. Tharaka Balasuriya - State Minister for Social Security

36. Nimal Lanza - Deputy Minister for Estate Development

37. Kanchana Wijesekara - Deputy Minister for Fisheries

38. Indika Anuruddha - Deputy Minister for State Administration, Provincial & Local Council