New Cabinet of Ministers takes oath before Sri Lanka’s President Ranil Wickremesinghe
Posted by Editor on July 22, 2022 - 1:30 pm

The new Cabinet of Ministers of the interim government took oaths before Sri Lankan President Ranil Wickremesinghe in the Prime Minister’s Office this afternoon (July 22).
- Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena – Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils & Local Government
- Douglas Devananda – Minister of Fisheries
- Susil Premajayantha – Minister of Education
- Bandula Gunawardena – Minister of Transport, Highways & Mass Media
- Keheliya Rambukwella – Minister of Health & Water Supply
- Mahinda Amaraweera – Minister of Agriculture, Forest Resources & Wildlife
- Dr. Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe – Minister of Justice, Prison Affairs & Constitutional Reforms
- Harin Fernando – Minister of Tourism & Lands
- Ramesh Pathirana – Minister of Industries & Plantation Industries
- Prasanna Ranatunga – Minister of Urban Development
- Ali Sabry – Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Vidura Wickramanayake – Minister of Buddhashasana, Religious Affairs & Cultural Affairs
- Kanchana Wijesekera – Minister of Power & Energy
- Naseer Ahamed – Minister of Environment
- Roshan Ranasinghe – Minister of Sports, Youth & Irrigation
- Manusha Nanayakkara – Minister of Labour & Foreign Employment
- Tiran Alles – Minister of Public Security
- Nalin Fernando – Minister of Trade, Commerce & Food Security
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Hats off to Hon Ali Sabry (Foreign Minister) and Hon Ramesh Pathirana (Minister of Industries & Plantation Industries).
New blood, red and pure; urge them to go out guns blazing thanks to Prezzo RW and PM DG.
Goodbye Prof GLP; the use-by date expired long time ago.