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

Deputy Ministers

7 April 2026 ·Opening: Opening: Parliament Session - Administrative Announcements and Personnel

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Several Deputy Ministers across portfolios were listed in relation to the sitting, indicating the composition of ministerial representation on 7 April 2026. No substantive remarks, questions, policy proposals, or legislative arguments are provided in the supplied text beyond the names and offices of the Deputy Ministers.

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¶ 01 - Deputy Minister of Finance and Planning - Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayanta - Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Livestock - Hon. Namal Karunarathna - Deputy Minister of Industries and Enterprise Development - Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe - Deputy Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation Services - Hon. Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku - Deputy Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Marine Resources - Hon. Rathna Gamake - Deputy Minister of Urban Development - Hon. Eranga Gunasekara - Deputy Minister of Transport and Highways - Hon. (Dr.) Prasanna Gunaseana - Deputy Minister of Environment - Hon. Anran Jayakody - Deputy Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security - Hon. R.M. Jayawardena - Deputy Minister of Labour - Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe - Deputy Minister of Defence - Hon. Major General (Retd.) Aruna Jayasekara - Deputy Minister of Sports - Hon. Sugath Dilekarathna - Deputy Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs - Hon. Gamagedara Dissanayake - Deputy Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment - Hon. Wasantha Piyathissa - Deputy Minister of Plantation and Social Infrastructure Facilities - Hon. Sundaralingam Pradeep - Deputy Minister of Religious and Cultural Affairs - Hon. Muneer Mulabar - Deputy Minister of Tourism - Hon. Yawan Ranasinghe - Deputy Minister of Lands and Irrigation - Hon. (Dr.) Sushil Ranasinghe - Deputy Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs - Hon. Attorney-at-Law Sunil Wadagala - Deputy Minister of Health - Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni - Deputy Minister of Digital Economy - Hon. Eranga Weerarathna - Deputy Minister of Cooperative Development - Hon. Upali Samarasinghe - Deputy Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply - Hon. D.P. Sarath - Deputy Minister of Women and Children’s Affairs - Hon. (Dr.) Namal Sudarshana - Deputy Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government - Hon. P. Ruwan Senarath - Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Education - Hon. (Dr.) Madura Senevirathna - Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment - Hon. Arun Hemachandra - Deputy Minister of Vocational Training - Hon. Nalin Hewage - Deputy Minister of Mass Media - Hon. (Dr.) (Miss) Kaushalya Ariyarathna - Deputy Minister of Power and Energy - Hon. Arkam Ilyas - Deputy Minister of Lands and Irrigation - Hon. Aravinda Senarath - Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs - Hon. Dinindu Saman Hennayaka - Deputy Minister of Economic Development - Hon. Nishantha Jayawira

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Hansard, Tuesday, 7 April 2026 ·No. 23476 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Deputy Ministers. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 April 2026. No. 23476. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/380