SLFP Parliamentarians Lakshman Yapa Abeywardena, Ranjith Siyambalapitiya, Chandrasiri Sooriyaarachchi, Hemal eGunasekara and Pandu Bandaranayake were appointed as ministers by president Maithripala Sirisena a short while ago.

Abeywardena has been appointed as a Cabinet Minister while Siyambalapitiya, Gunasekara and Bandaranayake have been named as State Ministers.

Chandrasiri Sooriyaarachchi has been given a Deputy Ministerial portfolio.

These ministers are expected to fill the posts vacated by four SLFP ministers who resigned last week.

Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena, State Minister of Housing and Samurdhi Dilan Perera, State Minister of Public Administration and Democratic Governance C.B. Rathnayake and State Minister of Environment Pavithra Wanniarachchi resigned from their ministerial portfolios on May 21.