State Ministers
A group of State Ministers for multiple portfolios was identified in Parliament on 9 September 2025, covering economic development, agriculture, industries, ports, fisheries, youth, transport, environment, trade, labour, defence, sports, religious and cultural affairs, social security, plantations, integration, tourism, lands, public security, health, digital economy, cooperatives, housing, women and children, local government, education, foreign affairs, and vocational education. The entry records the composition of State Ministerial responsibilities rather than a substantive debate contribution, proposal, or question.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 - State Minister of Economic Development - 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. Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku - State Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources - Hon. Ratna Gamage - State Minister of Youth Affairs - Hon. Eranga Gunasekara - State Minister of Transport and Highways - Hon. (Dr.) Prasanna Gunasekara - 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 Plantation and Rural Infrastructure - Hon. Sundaralingam Pradeep - State Minister of National Integration - Hon. Muneer Moulafar - State Minister of Tourism - Hon. (Prof.) Ruwan Ranasinghe - State Minister of Lands and Irrigation - Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe - State Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs - Hon. Attorney-at-Law Sunil Watagala - State Minister of Health and Mass Media - Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni - State Minister of Digital Economy - Hon. Eranga Weerarathna - State Minister of Cooperative Development - Hon. Upali Samarasinghe - State Minister of Housing - Hon. T.B. Sarath - State Minister of Women and Children’s 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 Senewiratne - State Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment - Hon. Arun Hemachandra - State Minister of Vocational Education - Hon. Nalin Hewage
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 9 September 2025 ·No. 1757672711095734 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: State Ministers. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 September 2025. No. 1757672711095734. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/9608