Mrs Harini Amarasuriya appointed as New Prime Minister
Wednesday September 25, 2024
The new Prime Minister and Cabinet sworn in
Parliamentarian Dr. Harini Amarasuriya was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka, today (24) at the Presidential Secretariat. She took the oath in the presence of Honourable President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
Additionally, the Cabinet of Ministers was appointed, and they are as follows:
Hon. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake
01 Defence
02 Finance, Economic Development, Policy Formulation, Planning and Tourism
03 Energy
04 Agriculture, Land, Livestock, Irrigation, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
Hon. Harini Amarasuriya
05 Justice, Public Administration, Provincial Councils, Local Government and Labour
06 Education, Science and Technology
07 Women, Child and Youth Affairs and Sports
08 Trade, Commercial, Food Security, Co-operative Development, Industries and Entrepreneur Development
09 Health
Hon. Vijitha Herath
10 Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, National Integration, Social Security and Mass Media
11 Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation
12 Public Security
13 Foreign Affairs
14 Environment, Wildlife, Forest Resources, Water Supply, Plantation and Community, Infrastructure
15 Rural and Urban development, Housing and Construction
MP Lakshman Nipunaarachchi, Former MPs Sunil Handunnetti, Bimal Ratnayake, Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa, Wasantha Samarasinghe, Secretary to the President Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake, Secretary to the Ministry of Defence and H.S. Sampath Thuyacontha were also present at the event.
President’s Media Division (PMD)