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 President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.
Additionally, the Cabinet of Ministers was appointed, and they are as follows:
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
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
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.
Meanwhile, new secretaries have been appointed for 15 ministries, including the positions of Prime Minister's Secretary and Cabinet Secretary. The full list of appointments is as follows:
- Mr. G.P. Saputantri - Secretary to the Prime Minister
- Mr. W.M.D.J. Fernando - Cabinet Secretary
- Mr. K.D.S. Ruwanchandra - Secretary to the Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation
- Mr. K.M.M. Siriwardena - Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development, Policy Formulation, Planning, and Tourism
- Mrs. Aruni Wijewardena - Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Ms. J.M.T. Jayasundara - Secretary to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
- Mr. K. Maheson - Secretary to the Ministry of Women, Children, Youth Affairs, and Sports
- Mr. M.M. Naimuddin - Secretary to the Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Food Security, Cooperative Development, Industry, and Entrepreneurship Development
- Mr. A.M.P.M.B. Atapattu - Secretary to the Ministry of Rural and Urban Development, Housing, and Construction
- Mr. Palitha Gunaratne Mahipala - Secretary to the Ministry of Health
- Mr. W.P.P. Yasaratne - Secretary to the Ministry of Justice, Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils, Local Government, and Labour
- Mr. B.K. Prabhath Chandrakeerthy - Secretary to the Ministry of Environment, Wildlife, Forest Resources, Water Supply, Plantation, and Community Infrastructure
- Mr. M.P.N.M. Wickramasinghe - Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Livestock, Irrigation, Fisheries, and Aquatic Resources
- Mr. H.S.S. Thuiyakontha - Secretary to the Ministry of Defence
- Mr. D.W.R.B. Seneviratne - Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security
- Mr. Ranjith Ariyaratne - Secretary to the Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, National Integration, Social Security and Mass Media
- Professor K.T.M. Udayanga Hemapala - Secretary to the Ministry of Energy