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Appointment of New Secretaries for 15 Ministries, Including Prime Minister’s and Cabinet Secretaries

(-Colombo, September 25, 2024-)

New secretaries have been appointed for 15 ministries, including the positions of Prime Minister’s Secretary and Cabinet Secretary.
The full list of appointments is as follows:

  1. Mr. G.P. Saputantri – Secretary to the Prime Minister
  2. Mr. W.M.D.J. Fernando – Cabinet Secretary
  3. Mr. K.D.S. Ruwanchandra – Secretary to the Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation
  4. Mr. K.M.M. Siriwardena – Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development, Policy Formulation, Planning, and Tourism
  5. Mrs. Aruni Wijewardena – Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
  6. Ms. J.M.T. Jayasundara – Secretary to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
  7. Mr. K. Maheson – Secretary to the Ministry of Women, Children, Youth Affairs, and Sports
  8. Mr. M.M. Naimuddin – Secretary to the Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Food Security, Cooperative Development, Industry, and Entrepreneurship Development
  9. Mr. A.M.P.M.B. Atapattu – Secretary to the Ministry of Rural and Urban Development, Housing, and Construction
  10. Mr. Palitha Gunaratne Mahipala – Secretary to the Ministry of Health
  11. Mr. W.P.P. Yasaratne – Secretary to the Ministry of Justice, Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils, Local Government, and Labour
  12. Mr. B.K. Prabhath Chandrakeerthy – Secretary to the Ministry of Environment, Wildlife, Forest Resources, Water Supply, Plantation, and Community Infrastructure
  13. Mr. M.P.N.M. Wickramasinghe – Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Livestock, Irrigation, Fisheries, and Aquatic Resources
  14. Mr. H.S.S. Thuiyakontha – Secretary to the Ministry of Defence
  15. Mr. D.W.R.B. Seneviratne – Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security
  16. Mr. Ranjith Ariyaratne – Secretary to the Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, National Integration, Social Security and Mass Media
  17. Professor K.T.M. Udayanga Hemapala – Secretary to the Ministry of Energy
GP Saputhanthri Appointed As The New PM Secretary
WMDJ Fernando Appointed As The Cabinet Secretary
KMM Siriwardena Appointed As The Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development, Policy Formulation, Planning, and Tourism
Aruni Wijewardena Appointed As The Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
JMT Jayasundara Appointed As The Secretary to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
K Maheson Appointed As The Secretary to the Ministry of Women, Children, Youth Affairs, and Sports
MM Naimuddin Appointed As The Secretary to the Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Food Security, Cooperative Development, Industry, and Entrepreneurship Development
AMPMB Atapattu Appointed As The Secretary to the Ministry of Rural and Urban Development, Housing, and Construction
Palitha Gunaratne Mahipala Appointed As The Secretary to the Ministry of Health
WPP Yasaratne Appointed As The Secretary to the Ministry of Justice, Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils, Local Government, and Labour
BK Prabhath Chandrakeerthy Appointed As The Secretary to the Ministry of Environment, Wildlife, Forest Resources, Water Supply, Plantation, and Community Infrastructure
MPNM Wickramasinghe Appointed As The Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Livestock, Irrigation, Fisheries, and Aquatic Resources
HSS Thuiyakontha Appointed As The Secretary to the Ministry of Defence
DWRB Seneviratne Appointed As The Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security
Ranjith Ariyaratne Appointed As The Secretary to the Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, National Integration, Social Security and Mass Media
KTM Udayanga Hemapala Appointed As The Secretary to the Ministry of Energy