5 June, 2021
Minister Namal Rajapaksa was sworn in as the new State Minister of Digital Technology and Entrepreneurship Development. This appointment comes in addition to his Cabinet portfolio as the Minister of Youth and Sports. Minister Rajapaksa took oaths in his new portfolio before President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Thursday (June 3). In a twitter message after being sworn in, the Minister said he is honoured to have been appointed to the position and that together with the Ministry of Youth and Sports this opens the future for youth entrepreneur development and brings us a step closer to the digitalisation of Sri Lanka.