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Sri Lanka’s new Cabinet of Ministers sworn in; AKD retains crucial ministries ;PM- Harini

(November 18, 2024)

The new Cabinet of Ministers of the National People’s Power (NPP) government were sworn in before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake this morning.

The new Cabinet of Ministers comprises of 21 Ministers including the Prime Minister.

The new Deputy Ministers have to be appointed later.

President Anura Kumara Dissanayake will retain the ministerial portfolios of Defence, Finance, Economic Development and Digital Economy.

The Cabinet Ministers of the new government:

  1. PM Dr. Harini Amarasuriya – Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education
  2. Vijitha Herath – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism
  3. Prof. Chandana Abeyrathna – Minister of State Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government
  4. Harshana Nanayakkara – Minister of Justice and National Integration
  5. Saroja Savithri Paulraj – Minister of Women and Child Affairs
  6. K.D. Lalkantha – Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation
  7. Anura Karunathilake – Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing
  8. Ramalingam Chandrasekar – Minister of Fisheries
  9. Upali Pannilage – Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment
  10. Sunil Hadunnetti – Minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development
  11. Ananda Wijepala – Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs
  12. Bimal Rathnayake – Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation
  13. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi – Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs
  14. Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa – Minister of Health and Mass Media
  15. Samantha Vidyarathna – Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure
  16. Sunil Kumara Gamage – Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs
  17. Wasantha Samarasinghe – Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development
  18. Prof. Chrishantha Abeysena – Minister of Science and Technology
  19. Prof. Anil Jayantha Fernando – Minister of Labour
  20. Kumara Jayakody – Minister of Energy
  21. Dr. Dammika Patabendi – Minister of Environment

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