Four acting Ministers have been appointed to oversee key ministries during the absence of President Anura Kumar Dissanayake as he left for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to participate in the World Governments Summit 2025 at the invitation of His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of UAE.
Acting Ministers have been appointed for four ministries under the President’s purview: the Ministry of Digital Economy, the Ministry of Defence, and the Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development as well as the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism, which is overseen by Minister Vijitha Herath, who is also accompanying the President on his official visit.
The appointed acting ministers are as follows:
Acting Minister of Digital Economy – Deputy Minister of Digital Economy, Eranga Weeraratne
Acting Minister of Defence – Deputy Minister of Defence, Aruna Jayasekara
Acting Minister of Finance, Planning and Economic Development – Minister of Labour and Deputy Minister of Economic Development, Dr. Anil Jayanta Fernando
Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism – Deputy Minister of Foreign Employment, Arun Hemachandra
The Government is finalising a list of names to be posted as heads of Sri Lanka’s missions abroad with ex-Chief Justice Jayantha Jayasuriya assuming the position of Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York.
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