VIDEO: Nine MPs sworn in as Deputy Ministers

Nine MPs were sworn in as Deputy Ministers before the President at the Presidential Secretariat a short while ago, the Presidential Media Unit confirmed.

The new deputy ministers include,

1. Sanath Jayasuriya - Ministry of Postal Services

2. Lakshman Perera - Ministry of Industry and Commerce

3. Sarath Weerasekara - Labour Ministry

4. Y.G. Padmasiri - Agriculture Ministry

5. Anthony Victor Perera - Coconut Development and Janatha Estate Ministry

6. Hemal Gunasekera - Ministry of Cooperatives and Internal Trade Affairs

7. Mohan Lal Grero - Education Ministry

8. Nishantha Mutuhettigama - Ministry of Minor Export Crops

9. Sarath Mutukumarana - Ministry of Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms