25 New Ministry Secretaries Appointed

Cabinet Secretary and 25 New Ministry Secretaries Appointed

by Zulfick Farzan 13-08-2020 | 6:00 PM

Colombo (News 1st);  The appointment of 25 new Secretaries to Ministries took place on Thursday (13) evening, announced the President's Media Division.

The appointments were made by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

The Cabinet Secretary and Secretaries to the Ministries are as follows:

01. W. M. D. J. Fernando - Cabinet Secretary

02. R. W. R. Premasiri - Ministry of Highways

03. S. R. Attygalle - Ministry of Finance

04. J. J. Ratnasiri - Ministry of Public Services, Provincial Councils and Local Government

05. Jagath Wijeweera - Ministry of Mass Media

06. Ravindra Hewavitharana - Ministry of Plantations

07. Anura Dissanayake - Ministry of Irrigation

08. W. A. Chulananda - Ministry of Industries

09. Wasantha Perera - Ministry of Power

10. S. Hettiarachchi - Ministry of Tourism

11. R. A. A. K. Ranawaka - Ministry of Lands

12. U. K. Mapa Pathirana - Ministry of Labour

13. R. M. I. Ratnayake - Ministry of Fisheries

14. Major General (Retired) Kamal Gunaratne - Ministry of Defence

15. M. K. B. Harischandra - Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Conservation

16. N. B. Monty Ranatunga - Ministry of Transport

17. Dr. Priyath Bandu Wickrama - Ministry of Water Supply

18. J. M. B. Jayawardena - Ministry of Trade

19. Major General Sanjeewa Munasinghe - Ministry of Health

20. Major General (Retired) A. K. Sumedha Perera - Ministry of Agriculture

21. Anuradha Wijekoon - Ministry of Youth and Sports Affairs

22. K. D. R. Olga - Ministry of Energy

23. Admiral (Retired) Prof. Jayanath Colombage - Ministry of Foreign Affairs

24. Dr. Anil Jasinghe - Ministry of Environment

25. Professor Kapila Perera - Ministry of Education

26. Sirinimal Perera - Ministry of Urban Development and Housing