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No other govt. until 2020-president declares : 3 more cabinet ministers; 24 dep. Ministers; 19 State ministers swear in

 (Lanka-e-News -09.Sep.2015, 10.30PM) Along with three more cabinet ministers, 19 State ministers and 21 deputy ministers took oaths this evening before President Maithripala. 3 deputy ministers did not attend the oath ceremony.  

‘This government will not last long  some say , some others say this government will topple . But until 2020 , don’t expect another government , and none should expect that’ president Maithripala said in so many words . The president made this abundantly clear when giving the ministerial appointments . ‘The former president is now an M.P. after having been a president.  Hence , a cabinet  minister now taking up a deputy minister post is no big issue’ President further stated. 

State Minister

01 T.B. Ekanayake - State  Minister of Land
02 A.H.M. Fauzi - State Minister of National Integration
03 Priyankara Jayaratne - State Minister of Law and Order
04 Lakshman Yapa Abeywardane - State Minister of Finance
05 Dilan Perera - State Minister of Highways
06 Ravindra Samaraweera - State Minister of Labour and Trade Union
07 Dilip Wedaarachchi - State Minister of Fisheries
08 Niroshan Perera - State Minister of National Policy and Economic Development
09 Palitha Range Bandara - State Minister of Vocational Training
10 Ruwan Wijeyawardene - State Minister of Defence
11 Mohan Lal Grero - State Minister of University Education
12 Champilka Premadasa - State Minister of Industries and Commerce
13 Vijayakala Maheswaran - State Minister of Child Affairs
14 Wasantha Senanayake - State Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources
15 Sujeewa Senasinghe - State Minister of International Trade
16 Wasantha Aluvihare - State Minister of Agriculture
17 Sudarshani Fernandopulle - State Minister of Water Supply
18 V. Radhakrishnan - State Minister of Education
19 A. L.M. Hizbullah - State Minister of Rehabilitation and Reconciliation
 
Deputy Ministers

01 Sumeda G. Jayasena - Deputy Minister of Wildlife
02 Susantha Punchinilame - Deputy Minister of Public Administration
03 Ameer Ali - Deputy Minister of Rural Economy
04 Lasantha Alagiyawanna - Deputy Minister of Mega polis
05 Indika Bandaranayake - Duputy Minister of Housing
06 Faisal Cassim - Deputy Minister of Health
07 Dunesh Gankanda - Deputy Minister of Disaster Management
08 Dulip Wijesekara - Deputy Minister of Postal and Muslim affairs
09 Lakshman Wasantha Perera - Deputy Minister of Plantation
10 Nishantha Muthuhettigama - Deputy Minister of Ports and Shipping
11 Anoma Gamage - Deputy Minister of Petroleum
12 Harsha De Silva - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs
13 Ranjan Ramanayake - Deputy Minister of Social Services
14 Ajith P. Perera - Deputy Minister of Power and Energy
15 Eran Wickramaratne - Deputy Minister of State entrepreneurship
16 Ashoka Abeysinha - Deputy Minister of Transport
17 Arundika Fernando - Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
18 Tharanath Basnayake - Deputy Minister of Telecommunications & Digital Infrastructure
19 H.M. Haris - Deputy Minister of Sports
20 Karunarathna Paranavithana - Deputy Minister of Provincial Council & Local Government
21 Nimal Lansa - Deputy Minister of Tourism & Christian Affairs
22 Siripala Gamlath - Deputy Minister of Foreign Employment
23 Anuradha Jayarathne - Deputy Minister of Mahaweli Development
24 S. Dushmantha - Deputy Minister of Judiciary 

Last 3 did not attend the oath ceremony today  

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