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09 Dec, 2019
New secretaries were appointed to State Ministries today.
The new secretaries received their letters of appointment from the Secretary to the President Dr. P. B. Jayasundera at the Presidential Secretariat today, the President’s offie said.
The new secretaries are:
| 1 | Mr. S. H. Harischandra | State Ministry of Water Supply Facilities |
| 2 | Prof. Ranjith Dissanayake | State Ministry of Urban Development |
| 3 | Mr. S. Senanayake | State Ministry of Irrigation and Rural Development |
| 4 | Mr. M. C. L. Rodrigo | State Ministry of Land and Land Development |
| 5 | Ms. S. H. A. N. D. Abeyratne | State Ministry of Economic and Policy Development |
| ?6 | Mr. B. K. S. Ravindra | State Ministry of? Public?Administration and Local Government |
| ?7 | Mr. D. A. W. Wanigasooriya | State Ministry of? Railway Services |
| ?8 | Prof. Sunanda Madduma Bandara | State Ministry of? Information and Communication Technology |
| ?9 | Ms. D. S. Wijesekara | State Ministry of? Small and Medium Scale Enterprise Development |
| 10 | Ms. L. D. Senanayake | State Ministry of? International Cooperation |
| 11 | Miss. R. S. M. V. Seneviratne | State Ministry of? Indigenous Medicine Services |
| 12 | Ms. A. S. Padmalatha | State Ministry of? Women and Child Affairs |
| 13 | ?Mr. K. H. D. K. Samarakoon | State Ministry of? Power |
| 14 | Mr. M. A. B. V. Bandaranayake | state Ministry of? Youth Affairs |
| 15 | Mr. M. Devasurendra | State Ministry of? Energy |
| 16 | Mr. S. G. Wijayabandu | State Ministry of? Public Management and Accounting |
| ?17 | Mr. S. Arumeinayagam | State Ministry of? Investments Promotion |
| 18 | Mr. M. S. S. S. Fernando | State Ministry of? Tourism Promotion |
| 19 | Mr. C. S. Lokuhetti | State Ministry of? Technology and Innovation |
| 20 | Ms. G. C. Karunaratne | State Ministry of? Human Rights and Legal Reforms |
| ?21 | Mr. A. Senanayake | State Ministry of? Mahaweli Development |
| 22 | Mr. M. I. Amir | State Ministry of? Export Agriculture |
| 23 | Mr. D. D. Mataraarachchi | State Ministry of? Development Banks and Loan Schemes |
| ?24 | Mr. N. P. V. C. Piyathilleke | State Ministry of? Ports Development |
| ?25 | Miss. E. M. M. R. K. Ekanayake | State Ministry of? ?Transport Services Management |
| ?26 | Miss. K. W. T. N. Amaratunge | State Ministry of? Road Development |
| 27 | Miss. A. K. W. W. M. N. K. Weerasekara | State Ministry of? Wildlife Resources |
| ?28 | Ms. W. A. D. C. Rupasinghe | State Ministry of? Environment |
| 29 | ?Mr. K. A. K. R. Dharmapala | State Ministry of? Fisheries and Freshwater Fishing Industries |
| ?30 | Miss. K. G. A. Alawatta | State Ministry of? Social Security |
| 31 | Miss. R. Vijayalechchumi | State Ministry of? Community Development |
| ?32 | Mr. Anuradha Wijekoon | State Ministry of? Tea Industries Development |
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