State/Deputy Ministers

3 February 2026 ·Opening: Opening and Parliamentary Announcements

Parliamentary Procedure

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A series of State Ministers were listed for 2026-02-03, covering portfolios including finance, agriculture, industry, ports, fisheries, urban development, transport, environment, trade, labour, defence, health, education, foreign affairs, energy, lands, youth affairs, and economic development. The entry records the composition of deputy/state ministerial responsibilities rather than a substantive debate speech, and no specific policy argument, legislative proposal, question, or demand is included.

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¶ 01 - State Minister of Finance and Planning – Hon. (Dr.) Anil Jayantha - 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. Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku - State Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Marine 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 Buddhist Religious, Religious and Cultural Affairs – Hon. Gamagedara Dissanayake - State Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment – Hon. Vasantha Piyathissa - State Minister of Plantation and Rural Infrastructure – Hon. Sundaralingam Pradeep - State Minister of Religious and Cultural Affairs – Hon. M. M. Moulafar - State Minister of Tourism – Hon. (Prof.) Ruwan Ranasinghe - State Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs – Hon. Attorney-at-Law Sunil Watagala - State Minister of Health – Hon. (Dr.) H. D. 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. Ruwan Senarath - State Minister of Education and Higher Education – Hon. (Dr.) Madhura Seneviratne - 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 Ariyaratne - State Minister of Power and Energy – Hon. Arkam 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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Source: Hansard, Tuesday, 3 February 2026 ·No. 23252 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: State/Deputy Ministers. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 February 2026. No. 23252. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8601