10 new Ministerial Secretaries and 2 Provincial Chief Secretaries appointed

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed 10 Secretaries to Ministries and 2 Chief Secretaries this morning (Dec.22).

The appointments come into effect on January 01, 2024, the President’s Media Division (PMD) mentioned.

The newly-appointed ministerial secretaries are as follows:

      

1. Ms. Wasantha Perera – Secretary, Ministry of Education

2. Mr. M.N. Ranasinghe - Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Prisons Affairs & Constitutional Reforms

3. Mr. Gunadasa Samarasinghe - Secretary, Ministry of Wildlife & Forest Resources Conservation

4. Mr. A.C. Mohammad Nafeel - Secretary, Ministry of Water Supply & Estate Infrastructure

5. Mr. W.P.P. Yasaratne - Secretary, Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils & Local Government

6. Mr. Saman Darshana Pandikorala - Secretary, Ministry of Irrigation

7. B.K.P. Chandrakeerthi – Secretary, Ministry of Environment

8. Dr. Sulaksha Jayawardena - Secretary, Ministry of Power and Energy

9. Eng. Ranjith Rubasinghe - Secretary, Ministry of Transport Highways

10. Dr. Dharmasri Kumaratunga - Secretary, Ministry of Technology