Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
The Government presented the composition of the executive as of 17 February 2025, identifying President Anura Kumara Dissanayake’s ministerial portfolios and listing Cabinet Ministers and State Ministers with their assigned subjects. The statement sets out the allocation of responsibilities across key areas including finance, defence, education, health, agriculture, foreign affairs, infrastructure, public administration, justice, environment, social security, and digital economy.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 - President: Hon. Anura Kumara Dissanayake - Minister of Defence; Minister of Finance, Fiscal Management and Economic Development; and Minister of Digital Economy
¶ 02 - Cabinet of Ministers: - Prime Minister and Minister of Higher Education and Vocational Education; Leader of the House of Parliament: Hon. (Dr.) H.S.H. Amarasuriya - Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation; and Leader of the House: Hon. Bimal Ratnayake - Minister of Health and Mass Media; and Chief Government Whip: Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa - Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation: Hon. K.D. Lal Kantha - Minister of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism: Hon. Vijitha Herath - Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources: Hon. Ramalingam Chandraseker - Minister of Industries and Enterprise Development: Hon. Sunil Handunnetti - Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure: Hon. K.V. Samantha Vidyaratne - Minister of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Cooperative Development: Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe - Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government: Hon. (Prof.) A.H.M.H. Abeyrathna - Minister of Science and Technology: Hon. Krishantha Abeyseana - Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing: Hon. Anura Karunathilaka - Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports: Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage - Minister of Power and Energy: Hon. Kumara Jayakody - Minister of Labour: Hon. (Prof.) Anil Jayantha - Minister of Justice and National Integration: Hon. Attorney-at-Law Harshana Nanayakkara - Minister of Environment: Hon. (Dr.) Dammika Patabendige - Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment: Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage - Minister of Women and Children’s Affairs: Hon. Saroja Savitri Polraj - Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs: Hon. Ananda Wijepala - Minister of Buddhist Affairs, Religious and Cultural Affairs: Hon. (Dr.) Hiniduma Sunil Senevi
¶ 03 - State Ministers: - State Minister of Economic Development: Hon. (Prof.) Anil Jayantha - State Minister of Agriculture and Livestock: Hon. Namal Karunarathna - State Minister of Industries and Enterprise Development: Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe - State Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation: Hon. Janitha Ruwan Kodithuwakku - State Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources: Hon. Ratna Gamage - State Minister of Youth Affairs: Hon. Eranga Gunasekara - State Minister of Transport and Highways: Hon. (Dr.) Prasanna Gunaseena - State Minister of Environment: Hon. Anton Jayakody - State Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security: Hon. R.M. Jayawardena - State Minister of Labour: Hon. Mahinda Jayasinghe - State Minister of Defence: Hon. Maj. Gen. (Retd.) Aruna Jayasekara - State Minister of Sports: Hon. Sugath Thilakaratne - State Minister of Buddhist, Religious and Cultural Affairs: Hon. Gamagedara Dissanayake - State Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment: Hon. Wasantha Piyathissa - State Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure: Hon. Sundaralingam Pradeep - State Minister of National Integration: Hon. Muneer Moulafar - State Minister of Tourism: Hon. (Prof.) Ruwan Ranasinghe - State Minister of Lands and Irrigation: Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe - State Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs: Hon. Attorney-at-Law Sunil Watagala - State Minister of Health and Mass Media: Hon. (Dr.) Hansaka Wijemuni - State Minister of Digital Economy: Hon. Eranga Weeraratne - State Minister of Cooperative Development: Hon. Upali Samarasinghe - State Minister of Housing: Hon. T.B. Sarath - State Minister of Women and Children’s Affairs: Hon. (Dr.) Namal Sudarshana - State Minister of Finance and Fiscal Management: Hon. (Dr.) Harshana Suriyaapperuma - State Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government: Hon. P. Ruwan Senarath - State Minister of Education and Higher Education: Hon. (Dr.) Madhura Seneviratne - State Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Employment: Hon. Arun Hemachandra - State Minister of Vocational Education: Hon. Nalin Hewage
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- Hansard, Monday, 17 February 2025 ·No. 1740119376022420 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 February 2025. No. 1740119376022420. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/7124