Several new ministers sworn in
Posted by Editor on November 9, 2018 - 8:58 pm
Four new ministers took their oaths before President Maithripala Sirisena this evening at the President’s Official Residence in Colombo.
The Ministers are:
Hon Udaya Gammanpila – Minister of Buddha Sasana & Religious Affairs
Hon A L M Hisbullah – Minister of Town Planning and Water Supplies
Hon C B Ratnayake – Minister of Post & Telecommunications
Hon S M Chandrasena – Minister of Plantation Industries
Hon Johnston Fernando – Minister of Commerce, Consumer Affaires and Christian Affairs
Hon Gamini Lokuge – Minister of Labour, Foreign Employment and Petroleum Resource Development
Hon Mahinda Yapa Abeywardane – Minister of Industries & Commerce
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