New Secretaries Appointed Across 15 Ministries including PM and cabinet Secretary

New appointments for secretaries have been made for 15 key ministries, including the pivotal roles of Prime Minister’s Secretary and Cabinet Secretary, as confirmed by the President’s Media Division (PMD). The restructured leadership aims to streamline operations across critical sectors.

Here’s the list of newly appointed Secretaries:

1. G.P. Saputhanthri – Prime Minister’s Secretary
2. W.M.D.J. Fernando – Cabinet Secretary
3. K.D.S. Ruwanchandra – Secretary, Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation
4. K.M.M. Siriwardena – Secretary, Ministry of Finance, Economic Development, Policy Formulation, Planning, and Tourism
5. Aruni Wijewardena – Secretary, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
6. J.M.T. Jayasundara – Secretary, Ministry of Education, Science, and Technology
7. K. Maheson – Secretary, Ministry of Women, Children, Youth Affairs, and Sports
8. M.M. Naimuddin – Secretary, Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Food Security, Cooperative Development, Industry, and Entrepreneurship Development
9. A.M.P.M.B. Atapattu – Secretary, Ministry of Rural and Urban Development, Housing, and Construction
10. Palitha Gunaratne Mahipala – Secretary, Ministry of Health
11. W.P.P. Yasaratne – Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils, Local Government, and Labour
12. B.K. Prabhath Chandrakeerthy – Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Wildlife, Forest Resources, Water Supply, Plantation, and Community Infrastructure
13. M.P.N.M. Wickramasinghe – Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Livestock, Irrigation, Fisheries, and Aquatic Resources
14. H.S.S. Thuiyakontha – Secretary, Ministry of Defence
15. D.W.R.B. Seneviratne – Secretary, Ministry of Public Security
16. Ranjith Ariyaratne – Secretary, Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, National Integration, Social Security, and Mass Media
17. K.T.M. Udayanga Hemapala – Secretary, Ministry of Energy

This reshuffle is expected to enhance administrative efficiency across Sri Lanka’s diverse governance sectors.

Last modified: September 25, 2024