President Ranil Wickremesinghe appointed ten Ministry Secretaries and two Chief Secretaries today (Dec 22).

According to the government, the appointments will be effective from 01st January 2024.

The newly appointed officials are as follows:

• Ms. Wasantha Perera – Secretary to the Ministry of Education

• Mr. M.N. Ranasinghe – Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Prisons & 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

• Mr. B.K.P. Chandrakeerthi – Secretary to the Ministry of Environment

• Dr. Sulaksha Jayawardena – Secretary, Ministry of Power and Energy,

• Eng. Mr. Ranjith Rubasinghe – Secretary, Ministry of Transport and Highways

• Dr. Dharmasri Kumaratunga – Secretary, Ministry of Technology

• Mr. R.M.W.S. Samaradiwakara as the Chief Secretary of the North Central Province

• Miss. S.L.D.K. Wijayasinghe as the Chief Secretary of the Western Province