The new Cabinet of Ministers of the National People’s Power (NPP) government was sworn in this morning (18) before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.
The Cabinet consists of 25 Ministers, including Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, and the new Deputy Ministers are expected to be appointed later. The list of Cabinet Ministers is 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
This marks the formation of the new NPP-led administration, with a focus on several key portfolios, including education, foreign affairs, justice, agriculture, and rural development. The appointment of Deputy Ministers is anticipated soon.
