Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet of Ministers sworn in
November 18, 2024 10:09 am
The new Cabinet of Ministers of the National People’s Power (NPP) government were sworn in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, a short while ago.
The swearing-in ceremony was held at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo this morning (18).
The new Cabinet of Ministers comprises of 21 Ministers including the Prime Minister while the new Deputy Ministers will reportedly be appointed later on.
Accordingly, the new Cabinet will be limited to 21 Ministers, whereas President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will retain the ministerial portfolios of Defence, Finance, Planning, Economic Development and Digital Economy, according to the President’s Media Division (PMD).
The Cabinet Ministers of the new government are as follows:
- PM Dr. Harini Amarasuriya – Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education
- Vijitha Herath – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism
- Prof. Chandana Abeyrathna - Minister of State Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government
- Harshana Nanayakkara - Minister of Justice and National Integration
- Saroja Savithri Paulraj - Minister of Women and Child Affairs
- K.D. Lalkantha - Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation
- Anura Karunathilake - Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing
- Ramalingam Chandrasekar - Minister of Fisheries
- Upali Pannilage - Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment
- Sunil Hadunnetti - Minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development
- Ananda Wijepala - Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs
- Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation
- Hiniduma Sunil Senevi - Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs
- Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media
- Samantha Vidyarathna - Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure
- Sunil Kumara Gamage - Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs
- Wasantha Samarasinghe - Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development
- Prof. Chrishantha Abeysena - Minister of Science and Technology
- Prof. Anil Jayantha Fernando - Minister of Labour
- Kumara Jayakody - Minister of Energy
- Dr. Dammika Patabendi - Minister of Environment
