Two new appointments were made to the Northern Province on Wednesday in health and agriculture.
Dr G Gunaseelan appointed as the province's new Minister of Health, Indigenous Medicine, Probation and Childcare Services. Mr K Sivanesan was appointed as the Minister of Agriculture, Agrarian Services, Animal Husbandry, Irrigation, Fisheries, Water Supply and Environment.
Both men were sworn in before the Northern Province's governor, Reginald Cooray in Jaffna.
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