In a morning announcement today, President Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed ten Secretaries to various Ministries and two Chief Secretaries, with the appointments slated to take effect on January 1, 2024, as conveyed by the President’s Media Division (PMD).
The newly-appointed Ministerial Secretaries are:
- Ms. Wasantha Perera – Secretary, Ministry of Education
- Mr. M.N. Ranasinghe – Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Prisons Affairs & Constitutional Reforms
- Mr. Gunadasa Samarasinghe – Secretary, Ministry of Wildlife & Forest Resources Conservation
- Mr. A.C. Mohammad Nafeel – Secretary, Ministry of Water Supply & Estate Infrastructure
- Mr. W.P.P. Yasaratne – Secretary, Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils & Local Government
- Mr. Saman Darshana Pandikorala – Secretary, Ministry of Irrigation
- B.K.P. Chandrakeerthi – Secretary, Ministry of Environment
- Dr. Sulaksha Jayawardena – Secretary, Ministry of Power and Energy
- Eng. Ranjith Rubasinghe – Secretary, Ministry of Transport Highways
- Dr. Dharmasri Kumaratunga – Secretary, Ministry of Technology
The newly-appointed Provincial Chief Secretaries are:
- R.M.W.S. Samaradiwakara – Chief Secretary of North Central Province
- S.L.D.K. Wijayasinghe – Chief Secretary of the Western Province
