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