Deputy Ministers

8 April 2025 ·Opening: Opening: Parliament commencement, President's Message, Announcements, and Committee Listings

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Multiple Deputy Ministers were listed as holding portfolios across economic development, agriculture, industry, transport, environment, trade, labour, defence, health, education, foreign affairs and other sectors on 8 April 2025. No substantive debate, policy statement, proposal, question or argument is included in the provided text beyond the identification of the Deputy Ministers and their respective ministries.

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¶ 01 - Deputy Minister of Economic Development - Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayanta - Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock - Hon. Namal Karunaratne - Deputy Minister of Industry and Enterprise Development - Hon. Sathuranga Abeysinghe - Deputy Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation - Hon. Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku - Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Marine Resources - Hon. Ratna Gamaga - Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs - Hon. Eranga Gunasekara - Deputy Minister of Transport and Highways - Hon. (Dr.) Prasanna Gunasena - Deputy Minister of Environment - Hon. Anran Jayakodi - Deputy Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security - Hon. R. M. Jayawardana - Deputy Minister of Labour - Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe - Deputy Minister of Defence - Hon. Major General (Retd.) Aruna Jayasekara - Deputy Minister of Sports - Hon. Sugath Tilakaratna - Deputy Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs - Hon. Gamagedara Dissanayake - Deputy Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Social Empowerment - Hon. Wasantha Piyathissa - Deputy Minister of Plantation and Social Infrastructure Facilities - Hon. Sundaralingam Pratheep - Deputy Minister of National Integration - Hon. Munir Mulabar - Deputy Minister of Tourism - Hon. Saman Ranasinghe - Deputy Minister of Lands and Irrigation - Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe - Deputy Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs - Hon. Attorney Sunil Wadagala - Deputy Minister of Health and Mass Media - Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni - Deputy Minister of Digital Economy - Hon. Eranga Weerarathna - Deputy Minister of Cooperative Development - Hon. Upali Samarasinghe - Deputy Minister of Housing - Hon. D. P. Sarath - Deputy Minister of Women and Children’s Affairs - Hon. (Dr.) Namal Sudarshana - Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning - Hon. (Dr.) Harshan Suriya Peruma - Deputy Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government - Hon. P. Gayan Senarath - Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Education - Hon. (Dr.) Madhura Seneviratna - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment - Hon. Arun Hemachandra - Deputy Minister of Vocational Training - Hon. Nalin Hewage

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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 8 April 2025 ·No. 1747715041076408 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Deputy Ministers. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 April 2025. No. 1747715041076408. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/14978