ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka President Anura Dissanayake has appointed the following ministers to run the National People’s Power administration after sweeping the general elections.
1. Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Training – Harini Amarasuriya
2. Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism – Vijitha Herath
3. Minister of Public Administration and local government – Chandana Abeyratne
4. Minister of Justice and National Integration – Harshana Nanayakkara
5. Minister of Women and Child Affairs – Saroja Paulraj
6. Minister of Agriculture, Livestock and Land – Don Lalkantha
7. Minister of urban Development, Construction, Housing – Anura Karunathilaka
8. Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources – Ramalingam Chandrasekar
9. Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment – Upali Pannilage
10. Minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development – Sunil Handunetti
11. Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs – Ananda Wijepala
12. Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation – Bimal Rathnayaka
13. Minister of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs – Hiniduma Sunil Senevi
14. Minister of Health and Mass Media – Nalinda Jayatissa
15. Minister of Plantations and Community Infrastructure – Samantha Vidyarathne
16. Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports – Sunil Kumara Gamage
17. Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development – Wasantha Samarasinghe
18. Minister of Science and Technology – Krishantha Abeysena
19. Minister of Labour – Anil Jayantha Fernando
20. Minister of Energy – Kumara Jayakody
21. Minister of Environment – Dhammika Patabendi
(Colombo/Nov18/2024)