Harini Amarasuriya sworn in as Sri Lanka’s New Prime Minister

Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, a National People’s Power (NPP) MP, was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.

Dr. Amarasuriya was sworn in a short while ago in front of Sri Lankan President Anura Kumara Dissanayake at the Presidential Secretariat in Colombo.

Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has made history as the third female Prime Minister of Sri Lanka.

Subsequently, Prime Minister Amarasuriya took her oath as the Minister of several ministries in front of President Anura Kumara Dissanayake.

Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya has been given the following Ministerial portfolios:

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