New secretaries to ministries announced
The new Prime Ministerial secretary, Cabinet Secretary and ministry secretaries have been announced.
The full list of appointments is as follows:
Mr. G.P. Saputantri – Secretary to the Prime Minister
Mr. W.M.D.J. Fernando – Cabinet Secretary
Mr. K.D.S. Ruwanchandra – Secretary to the Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation
Mr. K.M.M. Siriwardena – Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development, Policy Formulation, Planning, and Tourism
Mrs. Aruni Wijewardena – Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Ms. J.M.T. Jayasundara – Secretary to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
Mr. K. Maheson – Secretary to the Ministry of Women, Children, Youth Affairs, and Sports
Mr. M.M. Naimuddin – Secretary to the Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Food Security, Cooperative Development, Industry, and Entrepreneurship Development
Mr. A.M.P.M.B. Atapattu – Secretary to the Ministry of Rural and Urban Development, Housing, and Construction
Mr. Palitha Gunaratne Mahipala – Secretary to the Ministry of Health
Mr. W.P.P. Yasaratne – Secretary to the Ministry of Justice, Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils, Local Government, and Labour
Mr. B.K. Prabhath Chandrakeerthy – Secretary to the Ministry of Environment, Wildlife, Forest Resources, Water Supply, Plantation, and Community Infrastructure
Mr. M.P.N.M. Wickramasinghe – Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Livestock, Irrigation, Fisheries, and Aquatic Resources
Mr. H.S.S. Thuiyakontha – Secretary to the Ministry of Defence
Mr. D.W.R.B. Seneviratne – Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security
Mr. Ranjith Ariyaratne – Secretary to the Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, National Integration, Social Security and Mass Media
Professor K.T.M. Udayanga Hemapala – Secretary to the Ministry of Energy