10th Parliament· 154 sittings on record · 30,475 speeches · latest 10 June 2026

State Ministers

6 January 2026 ·Opening: Opening of Parliament and Official Business

Parliamentary Procedure
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A list of State Ministers and their portfolios was presented for the record on 6 January 2026, covering finance, agriculture, industries, transport, defence, health, education, foreign affairs, power and energy, and other key sectors. The entry identifies the ministers responsible for each State Ministry, establishing the ministerial assignments relevant to subsequent parliamentary business and oversight.

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¶ 01 - State Minister of Finance and Treasury — Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayanta - State Minister of Agriculture and Livestock — Hon. Namal Karunaratne - State Minister of Industries and Enterprise Development — Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe - State Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation — Hon. Ruwan Kodithuwakku - State Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources — Hon. Ratna Gamage - State Minister of Urban Development — Hon. Eranga Gunasekara - State Minister of Transport and Highways — Hon. (Dr.) Prasanna Gunasena - State Minister of Environment — Hon. Anton Jayakody - State Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security — Hon. R.M. Jayawardena - State Minister of Labour — Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe - State Minister of Defence — Hon. Major General (Retd.) Aruna Jayasekara - State Minister of Sports — Hon. Sugath Thilakaratne - State Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs — Hon. Gamagedara Dissanayake - State Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment — Hon. Wasantha Piyatissa - State Minister of Plantations and Community Infrastructure — Hon. Sundaralingam Pradeep - State Minister of Religious and Cultural Affairs — Hon. Muneer Moulafar - State Minister of Tourism — Hon. (Prof.) Ruwan Ranasinghe - State Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs — Hon. Attorney-at-Law Sunil Vatagala - State Minister of Health — Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni - State Minister of Digital Economy — Hon. Eranga Weerarathna - State Minister of Cooperative Development — Hon. Upali Samarasinghe - State Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply — Hon. T.B. Sarath - State Minister of Women and Child Affairs — Hon. (Dr.) Namal Sudarshana - State Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government — Hon. P. Rawan Senarath - State Minister of Education and Higher Education — Hon. (Dr.) Madhura Senevirathna - State Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment — Hon. Arun Hemachandra - State Minister of Vocational Education — Hon. Nalin Hewage - State Minister of Mass Media — Hon. (Dr.) Kaushalya Ariyarathna - State Minister of Power and Energy — Hon. Arkham Ilyas - State Minister of Lands and Irrigation — Hon. Aravinda Senarath - State Minister of Youth Affairs — Hon. Dinindu Saman Hennayake - State Minister of Economic Development — Hon. Nishantha Jayawira

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Hansard, Tuesday, 6 January 2026 ·No. 23111 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: State Ministers. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 January 2026. No. 23111. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17453