The secretaries to twelve ministries were appointed by President Maithripala Sirisena at the Presidential Secretariat this afternoon.
The new Ministry Secretaries appointed are as follows;
Hemasiri Fernando – Secretary to the Ministry of Defence
Dr. D. M. R. B. Dissanayake – Secretary to the Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment
R. P. Ariyasinghe – Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
L.P. Jayampathy – Secretary to the Ministry of Ports and Shipping
K.D.S. Ruwanchandra -0Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture
Dr. B. B. S. Batagoda -Secretary to the Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy
Padmasiri Jayamanna -0Secretary to the Ministry of Education and High Education
H.T. Kamal Padmasiri – Secretary to the Ministry of Provincial Councils, Local Government and Sports
V. Sivagnanasothi – Secretary to the Ministry of Rehabilitation, Resettlement, Northern Development and Hindu Religious Affairs
M.M.P.K. Mayadunne – Secretary to the Ministry of Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Development and Rural Economic Affairs
Ms. S.M.Mohamed – Secretary to the Ministry of Upcountry New Villages, Infrastructure Facilities and Community Development
S. Hettiarachchi – Secretary to the Min
