Gamini Senarath takes over as Secretary to the President

19 Jan, 2022

Gamini Senarath assumed duties today as Secretary to the President replacing P.B Jayasundara.

Senarath served as the Prime Minister?s Secretary before being appointed as the Secretary to the President.

An experienced officer in the Public Service, Senarath was the Chief of Staff and Additional Secretary of then President Mahinda Rajapaksa during his tenure as the President.

Senarath read his first degree at the Kelaniya University and entered the Sri Lanka Administrative Service (SLAS) in 1984.

He has completed his Post Graduate degree in Information Technology at the University of Colombo. He has also followed a number of academic courses overseas. (Colombo Gazette)

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