ECONOMYNEXT – Sri Lanka President Anura Dissanayake has appointed the following ministers to run the National Peopleâ€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)
