Dinesh Gunewardena sworn in as new PM

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Senior politician Dinesh Gunawardena was appointed as the new Prime Minister by President Ranil Wickremesinghe.Anura Dissanayake was appointed as Secretary to the Prime Minister.

Gunawardena has served as a Member of Parliament since 1983 and been a Cabinet Minister, and Leader of the House. He is the current leader of the Mahajana Eksath Peramuna (MEP) party since 1983.

Born on 2 March 1949, Gunawardena is the son of Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Founder Philip Gunawardena and Kusumasiri Gunawardena.

He received his primary and secondary education from Royal College, Colombo and was a classmate of President Wickremesinghe. He later studied at the Netherlands School of Business, graduating with a diploma in business administration and management. He later joined the University of Oregon, graduating with a B.B.A. degree in international business.