Four Sri Lanka Freedom Party (SLFP) Parliamentarians were today appointed as deputy ministers by President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat.

MPs Wijaya Dahanayake was appointed as Public Order Deputy Minister, Sanath Jayasuriya as Provincial Council and Rural Development Deputy Minister, Thilanga Sumathipala as Vocational Training Deputy Minister while Eric Weerawardane was appointed as Ports and Shipping Deputy Minister.