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, 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