President Ranil Wickremesinghe has made several appointments to key positions within the government. According to the President’s Media Division (PMD), these appointments will officially take effect on January 01, 2024.
The newly-appointed secretaries to various ministries 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
In addition to the ministerial secretaries, two chief secretaries have also been appointed for provincial administrations:
1. R.M.W.S. Samaradiwakara – Chief Secretary of North Central Province
2. S.L.D.K. Wijayasinghe – Chief Secretary of the Western Province.
