Dinesh Gunawardena appointed as Sri Lanka's new Prime Minister

Dinesh Gunawardena was sworn in as Sri Lanka’s new Prime Minister on Friday, in the presence of President Ranil Wickremesinghe at the Prime Minister’s Office in the capital, Colombo.
22.07.2022 09:51:10 / English News

It has been the first appointment made by President Ranil Wickremesinghe on his first day in office.

Gunawardena has served as a member of parliament, cabinet minister, and Leader of the House in the Parliament of Sri Lanka. He is the current leader of the left-wing Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (MEP) party since 1983. (ILKHA)