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title: "New Secretaries appointed for 15 ministries including PM’s Secretary"
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date: 2024-09-24
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# New Secretaries appointed for 15 ministries including PM’s Secretary

***1. Mr. G.P. Saputhanthri - Secretary to the Prime Minister
2. Mr. W.M.D.J. Fernando - Cabinet Secretary
3. Mr. K.D.S. Ruwanchandra - Secretary to the Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports, and Civil Aviation
4. Mr. K.M.M. Siriwardena - Secretary to the Ministry of Finance, Economic Development, Policy Formulation, Planning, and Tourism
5. Mrs. Aruni Wijewardena - Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
6. Ms. J.M.T. Jayasundara - Secretary to the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology
7. Mr. K. Maheson - Secretary to the Ministry of Women, Children, Youth Affairs, and Sports
8. Mr. M.M. Naimuddin - Secretary to the Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Food Security, Cooperative Development, Industry, and Entrepreneurship Development
9. Mr. A.M.P.M.B. Atapattu - Secretary to the Ministry of Rural and Urban Development, Housing, and Construction
10. Mr. Palitha Gunaratne Mahipala - Secretary to the Ministry of Health
11. Mr. W.P.P. Yasaratne - Secretary to the Ministry of Justice, Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils, Local Government, and Labour
12. Mr. B.K. Prabhath Chandrakeerthy - Secretary to the Ministry of Environment, Wildlife, Forest Resources, Water Supply, Plantation, and Community Infrastructure
13. Mr. M.P.N.M. Wickramasinghe - Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Livestock, Irrigation, Fisheries, and Aquatic Resources
14. Mr. H.S.S. Thuiyakontha - Secretary to the Ministry of Defence
15. Mr. D.W.R.B. Seneviratne - Secretary to the Ministry of Public Security
16. Mr. Ranjith Ariyaratne - Secretary to the Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs, National Integration, Social Security and Mass Media
17. Professor K.T.M. Udayanga Hemapala - Secretary to the Ministry of Energy***