Veteran politician Dinesh Gunawardena appointed Sri Lanka's new PM

Senior politician Dinesh Gunawardena on Friday took over as Sri Lanka's prime minister as President Ranil Wickremesinghe swore in his new Cabinet

Sri Lanka, Dinesh Gunawardena
Sri Lanka PM Dinesh Gunawardena
Press Trust of India Colombo
1 min read Last Updated : Jul 22 2022 | 11:37 AM IST

Senior politician Dinesh Gunawardena on Friday took over as Sri Lanka's prime minister as President Ranil Wickremesinghe swore in his new Cabinet.

A stalwart of Sri Lankan politics, Gunawardena, 73. earlier served as the foreign minister and education minister. He was appointed as Home Minister in April by then President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

The prime minister's post fell vacant after Wickremesinghe, 73, was on Thursday sworn in as the country's eighth president after Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled the country and then resigned as president.

He has called for bipartisanship to address the unprecedented economic crisis the country is facing.

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Topics :sri lankaEconomic Crisis

First Published: Jul 22 2022 | 11:37 AM IST

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