Sri Lankan Tamil-origin Ms Khamshajiny Gunaratnam, known as Kamzy, was appointed Norway’s Minister of Transport last month (September), according to local media.
She replacing Mr Jon-Ivar Nygård as transport and is responsible for policies relating to the transport of people and goods, as well as postal services.
Last week, she met Sri Lanka’s Minister of Transport Mr Bimal Rathnayakefor discussions on road safety, sustainable transport and national reconciliation.
Born in Jaffna, Sri Lanka in 1988, Ms Kamzy moved to Norway with her family as a young child.
She entered the Oslo City Council in 2007 at the age of 19 and went on to serve as Oslo’s deputy mayor from 2015 to 2021. She was elected to Norway’s Parliament, the Storting, in 2021 and was re-elected for the 2025-2029 term.
Ms Kamzy has continued to maintain an interest in developments in Sri Lanka during her political career in Norway. In February 2026, she raised Sri Lanka’s human rights situation during a debate in the Norwegian Parliament, recalling that she was born in war-torn Sri Lanka. AGENCIES
