Namal given new state ministerial portfolio

Namal given new state ministerial portfolio

June 3, 2021   03:18 pm

Minister Namal Rajapaksa has been sworn in as the new State Minister of Digital Technology and Entrepreneurship Development.

This appointment comes in addition to his Cabinet portfolio as the Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports.

Minister Rajapaksa took oath in his new portfolio before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today (June 03), President’s Media Division stated.

In a twitter message after being sworn in, the minister said he is honored to have been appointed to the position and that together with the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports this opens the future for youth entrepreneur development and brings us a step closer to the digitalization of Sri Lanka. 

 

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