The first cabinet of the National People’s Power (NPP) government officially took their oaths today (18) in a ceremony held at the Presidential Secretariat, with President Anura Kumara Dissanayake presiding.
In line with the President’s earlier commitment, the cabinet includes 21 ministers, among them the Prime Minister.The list of cabinet ministers and their respective portfolios is as follows:
- Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya – Minister of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Education
- Vijitha Herath – Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism
- Prof. Chandana Abeyrathna – Minister of State Administration, Provincial Councils, and Local Government
- Harshana Nanayakkara – Minister of Justice and National Integration
- Saroja Savithri Paulraj – Minister of Women and Child Affairs
- K.D. Lalkantha – Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land, and Irrigation
- Anura Karunathilake – Minister of Urban Development, Construction, and Housing
- Ramalingam Chandrasekar – Minister of Fisheries
- Upali Pannilage – Minister of Rural Development, Social Security, and Community Empowerment
- Sunil Hadunnetti – Minister of Industries and Entrepreneurship Development
- Ananda Wijepala – Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs
- Bimal Rathnayake – Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation
- Hiniduma Sunil Senevi – Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious, and Cultural Affairs
- Dr. Nalinda Jayatissa – Minister of Health and Mass Media
- Samantha Vidyarathna – Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure
- Sunil Kumara Gamage – Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs
- Wasantha Samarasinghe – Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security, and Cooperative Development
- Prof. Chrishantha Abeysena – Minister of Science and Technology
- Prof. Anil Jayantha Fernando – Minister of Labour
- Kumara Jayakody – Minister of Energy
- Dr. Dammika Patabendi – Minister of Environment