Secretaries appointed to new Ministries
Posted by Editor on January 19, 2015 - 6:19 pm
President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed the following Secretaries to the new Ministries today (19) while Mr. E.M.S.B. Ekanayake has been appointed as Secretary to the Prime Minister and Mr.Sumith Abeysinghe as Secretary to the Cabinet of Ministers.
| Ministry | Secretary | |
| 1 | Defence | Mr. B.M.U.D. Basnayake |
| 2 | Mahaweli Development & Environment | Mr. N. Rupasinghe |
| 3 | Policy Planning, Economic Affairs,Child,Youth & Cultural Affairs | Prof. K.Liyanage |
| 4 | Public Order , Disaster Management & Christian Affairs | Mr. T.M.K.B.Tennakoon |
| 5 | Home Affairs & Fisheries | Mr. S.D.A.B.Borelessa |
| 6 | Food Security | Mr. P.H.J.B. Sugathadasa |
| 7 | Foreign Affairs | Mrs. C. Wagishwara |
| 8 | Buddha Sasana, Public Administration, Provincial Councils, Local Government & Democratic Governance | Mr. J. Dadallage |
| 9 | Plantation Industries | Mr. A.M. Jayawickrema |
| 10 | Finance | Dr. R.H.S.Samaratunga |
| 11 | Urban Development, Water Supply & Drainage | Mr.K. Hettiarachchi |
| 12 | Power & Energy | Dr. .M.S. Batagoda |
| 13 | Health & Indigenous Medicine | Dr. D.M.R.B. Dissanayake |
| 14 | Irrigation & Agriculture | Mr.B. Wijayarathne |
| 15 | Highways, Higher Eucation & Investment Promotion | Mr. U.R.Seneviratne |
| 16 | Lands | Dr. I.H.K Mahanama |
| 17 | Housing & Samurdhi | Mr. P.H.L. Wimalasiri Perera |
| 18 | Justice & Labour Relations | Ms.W.F. Kamalini de Silva |
| 19 | Mass Media & Parliamentary Affairs | Mr. K.Paranavithana |
| 20 | Tourism & Sports | Mr.M.I.M Rafeek |
| 21 | Ports, Shipping & Aviation | Mr.L.P. Jayampathy |
| 22 | Industry & Commerce | Mr. W.H.Karunarathne |
| 23 | Plantation Infrastructure Development | Mr.V.Sivagnanasothy |
| 24 | Resettlement, Reconstruction & Hindu Religious Affairs | Mrs. R. Nadarajapillai |
| 25 | Education | Mr. Upali Marasinghe |
| 26 | Foreign Employment | Mr. G.S.Vithanage |
| 27 | Social Services,Welfare & Livestock | Ms. D.K.R. Ekanayake |
| 28 | Women’s Affairs | Mrs. W.S. Karunaratne |
| 29 | Muslim Religious Affairs & Posts | Mr. Abdul Majeed |
| 30 | State Ministry of Culture | Ms. H.D.S. Malkanthi |
| 31 | State Ministry of Education | Mr. D. Nanayakkara |
| 32 | State Ministry of Aviation | Mr. D. Saranapala |
| 33 | State Ministry of Power & Energy | Mr. H.M.B.C. Herath |
| 34 | State Ministry of Fisheries | Mr. Nimal Dharmasiri Hettiarachchi |
| 35 | State Ministry of Children’s Affairs | Mr. S.S. Miyanawala |
| 36 | State Ministry of Higher Education | Mr. P. Ranepura |
| 37 | State Ministry of Defence | Mr. A.P.G. Kithsiri |
| 38 | State Ministry Plantation Industries | Ms. R. Wijialudchumi |
| 39 | State Ministry of Youth Affairs | Ms. N.D. Sugathadasa |
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