New 21 member Cabinet of Ministers sworn in

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The new cabinet of the National People’s Power (NPP) government was sworn in today (18) before President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat.

The cabinet comprises 21 ministers, with President Dissanayake assuming responsibility for the portfolios of Defence, Finance, Planning, and Digital Economy.

Dr. Harini Amarasuriya took the oath as the Prime Minister, and the list of cabinet ministers and deputy ministers is as follows:

The full list of Cabinet of Ministers and their respective Ministerial portfolios are as follows:

1. Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya - Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education.

2. Vijitha Herath - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism

3. Prof. Chandana Abeyratne - Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government

4. Attorney-at-Law Harshana Nanayakkara - Minister of Justice and National Integration

5. Saroja Savithri Paulraj - Minister of Women and Child Affairs

6. K.D. Lalkantha - Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation

7. Anura Karunathilake - Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing

8. Ramalingam Chandrasekar - Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic Resources and Ocean Resources

9. Prof. Upali Pannillage - Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment

10. Sunil Handunneththi - Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development

11. Ananda Wijepala - Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs

12. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation.

13. Prof. Hiniduma Sunil Senevi - Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs

14. Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Health and Mass Media

15. Samantha Vidyarathna - Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure

16. Sunil Kumara Gamage - Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports

17. Wasantha Samarasinghe - Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development

18. Prof. Chrishantha Abeysena - Minister of Science and Technology

19. Prof. Anil Jayantha Fernando - Minister of Labour

20. Engineer Kumara Jayakody - Minister of Energy

21. Dr. Dammika Patabendi - Minister of Environment

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