The new Prime Minister and Cabinet sworn in

Published on: September 25, 2024

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 Honourable President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Additionally, the Cabinet of Ministers was appointed, and they are as follows:

Hon. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake

Defence
Finance, Economic Development, Policy Formulation, Planning and Tourism
Energy
Agriculture, Land, Livestock, Irrigation, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources

Hon. Harini Amarasuriya

5. Justice, Public Administration, Provincial Councils, Local Government and Labour
6. Education, Science and Technology
7. Women, Child and Youth Affairs and Sports
8. Trade, Commercial, Food Security, Co-operative Development, Industries and Entrepreneur Development
9. Health

Hon. 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.

Mission

The Presidential Media Division is fully responsible for socializing the views, actions, decisions and statements of His Excellency the President through the media. Electronic, print and new media will contribute to this through a credible and engaging approach.

The media department works as a source of information on the subject of the President’s vision and mission by maintaining good coordination with public and private media organizations and journalists.

National policies, plans and measures are explained to the people through the use of high quality media. Identify the fallacies and reveal the truth.