44 new Ministry Secretaries appointed

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Forty four new Ministry Secretaries were appointed today at a ceremony at the Presidential Secretariat in the presence of Presidential Secretary P.B. Abeykoon.

Secretary to the Prime Minister,Saman Ekanayake and Cabinet Secretary Sumith Abeysinghe were also present at the occasion.

The new Ministry Secretaries are as follows

01	Ministry of Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs	C. Sivagnanasothi
02	Ministry of Finance	Dr. R. H. S. Samarathunga
03	Ministry of Labour and Trade Union Relations	S. M. Gotabhaya Jayaratne
04	Minister of Parliamentary Reform and Mass Media	W. M. V. Narampanawa
05	Ministry Education	W. M. Bandusena
06	Ministry of Primary Industries	J. K. D. Amarawardana
07	Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment	Udaya R. Seneviratne
08	Ministry of Transport	Nihal Somaweera
09	Ministry of Mineral Oil and Petrolium Gas	Mrs. W. S. Karunaratne
10	Ministry Buddha Sasana	Wasantha Ekanayake
11	Ministry of Postal Service & Muslim Affairs	P. H. L. Wimalasiri Perera
12	Ministry of Tourism Development and Christian Affairs	P. H. J. B. Sugathadasa
13	Ministry of Foreign Employment	G. S. Vithanage
14	Ministry of Disaster Management	S. S. Miyanawala
15	Ministry of Justice	Padmasiri Jayamanna
16	Ministry of Sustainable Development and Wild Life	R. M. D. B. Meegasmulla
17	Ministry of National Dialogue	Mrs. V. B. P. K. Weerasinghe
18	Ministry of Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine	Upali Marasinghe
19	Ministry of Southern Development	Gamini Rajakaruna
20	Ministry of Plantations	A. M. Jayawickrama
21	Ministry of Sports	Dr. D. M. R. B. Dissanayake
22	Ministry of Agriculture	B. Wijayaratne
23	Ministry of Home Affairs	J. J. Rathnasiri
24	Ministry of Power and Renewable Energy	Dr. B. B. S. Batagoda
25	Ministry of Ports and Shipping	L. P. Jayampathi
26	Ministry of Policy Planning and Economic Affairs	M. I. F. Rafeek
27	Ministry of Lands	Dr. I. H. K. Mahanama
28	Ministry of Public Administration and Management	J. Dadallage
29	Ministry of Rural Economy	Mrs. D. K. R. Ekanayake
30	Ministry of Upcountry New Villages, Infrastructure Facilities and Community Development	Mrs. R. Nadarasapille
31	Ministry of Industry and Commerce	T. M. K. B. Thennakoon
32	Ministry of Foreign Affairs	Mrs. C. Vageeshwara
33	Ministry of Megapolice and Western Development	N. Rupasinghe
34	Ministry of Defence	Karunasena Hettiarachchi
35	Ministry of Skill Development and Vocational Training	P. Ranepura
36	Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs	D. Swarnapala
37	Ministry of Social Empowerment and Welfare	M. Senevirathne
38	Ministry of Technology, Technical Education and Employment	Mrs. R. Vijayalakshmi
39	Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources	Mrs. W. M. M. R. Adhikari
40	Ministry of University Education and Highways	D. C. Dissanayake
41	Ministry of Housing and Construction	Mrs. W. K. K. Athukorala
42	Ministry of Law and Order and Prisons Reform	Jagath Wijeweera
43	Ministry of Women and Children’s Affairs	Mrs. Chandrani Senarathne
44	Ministry of Public Enterprise Development	Ravindra Hewawitharana

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Comments - 7

justicia Tuesday, 08 September 2015 08:06 PM

I do hope secretaries for Power,Telecom,Health, Agriculture, Higher education, and similar ministries are senior Engineers,Medical Doctors, Scientists, Educationist - Not square pegs in round holes.

Marie Tuesday, 08 September 2015 11:36 PM

This news article would have been more informative if the educational qualifications of the new secretaries were given.

mal Wednesday, 09 September 2015 07:50 AM

By appointing certain lackies of former government in a crucial ministry such as defence seem new government too suffering from Pakinson and all shoutings were nothing but election gimmicks. The cases eventually will die down. Feeling sorry for people wanted justice.

Technocrats Wednesday, 09 September 2015 08:04 AM

In other countries most of the top Ministers are technocrats.

Rusitha Wednesday, 09 September 2015 08:08 AM

@justicia. Not always. The Secretary should be a person who can take excellent decisions by leading such professionals. The Secretary post of a Ministry is much more similar to the position of CEO at Private Sector Company. For an example, the CEO of an Airline company is not essential to be a PILOT.

Ministers Wednesday, 09 September 2015 08:23 AM

Definitely, the same criteria should be applied in appointing Ministers. BUT Alas how many can we find in our bunch !

brains Wednesday, 09 September 2015 04:58 PM

YES . "Not always" That settles the case.

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