9 December 2019 08:27 pm
Thirty-two new State Ministry secretaries received their letter of appointments from the Secretary to the President Dr. P.B.Jaysundara at the President Secretariate this evening.
The new State Ministry 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 |