The appointment of new secretaries for 16 ministries, including the Prime Minister’s Secretary and the Cabinet Secretary, was conducted today (19) at the Presidential Secretariat under the leadership of Presidential Secretary Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake.
The list of appointments is as follows:
- Secretary to the Prime Minister – Mr. G.P. Saputanthri
- Secretary to the Cabinet – Mr. W.M.D.J. Fernando
- Senior Professor Kapila C.K. Perera – Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation
- Mr. K.M.M. Siriwardhana – Ministry of Finance, Treasury, and Economic Development
- Ms. J.M. Thilaka Jayasundara – Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development
- Mr. A.M.P.M.B. Athapaththu – Ministry of Buddha Sasana, Religious, and Cultural Affairs
- Mr. B.K. Prabath Chandrakirthi – Ministry of Plantations and Rural Infrastructure
- Mr. H.S.S. Thuyyakontha – Ministry of Defense
- Mr. D.W.R.B. Senevirathna – Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs
- Mr. U.G. Ranjith Ariyarathna – Ministry of Urban Development, Construction, and Housing
- Professor K.T.M. Udayanga Hemapala – Ministry of Power and Energy
- Mr. S. Aloka Bandara – Ministry of State Administration, Provincial Councils, and Local Government
- Mr. S.M. Piyathissa – Ministry of Labor
- Mr. A. Vimalenthirarajah – Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Food Security, and Cooperative Development
- Mr. D.P. Wickramasinghe – Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands, and Irrigation
- Mr. K.M.G.S.N. Kaluwawa – Ministry of Education, Higher Education, and Vocational Training
- Mr. A.H.M.U. Aruna Bandara – Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
- Ms. Aruni Ranaraja – Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment, and Tourism