Twenty new Secretaries to the Ministries have been appointed this evening (27).

Their letters of appointment were handed over by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa at the Presidential Secretariat.

New Secretaries appointed for the ministries are listed below.

1. Mrs. S.M. Mohammed - Secretary to Ministry of Tourism and Aviation Services
2. Mr. R.W.R. Pemasiri - Secretary to Ministry of Roads and Highways
3. Mr. J.J. Rathnasiri - Secretary to Ministry of Justice, Human Rights and Legal Reforms
4. Mr. Ravindra Hevawitharana - Secretary to Ministry of Plantation Industries and Export Agriculture
5. Mr. J.A. Ranjith - Secretary to Ministry of Industries and Supply Management
6. Mr. D.M.A.R.B. Dissanayake - Secretary to Ministry of Higher Education, Technology and Innovations
7. Mr. H.M. Gamini Seneviratne - Secretary to Ministry of Passenger Transport Management
8. Mr. W.A. Chulananda Perera - Secretary to Ministry of Information and Communication Technology
9. Mrs. Wasantha Perera - Secretary to Ministry of Power and Energy
10. Mr. M.M.P.K. Mayadunne - Secretary to Ministry of Ports and Naval Affairs
11. Mr. S. Hettiarachchi - Secretary to Ministry of Public Administration, Internal Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government
12. Mr. R.P. Aryasinghe - Secretary to Ministry of Foreign Affairs
13. Mrs. A.S.M.S. Mahanama - Secretary to Ministry of Women and Child Affairs and Social Security
14. Mrs. J.M.C. Jayanthi Wijetunga - Secretary to Ministry of Environment and Wildlife Resources
15. Mr. R.A.A.K. Ranawaka - Secretary to Ministry of Land and Land Development
16. Mr. M.P.D.U.K. Mapapathirana - Secretary to Ministry of Industrial Exports and Investment Promotion
17. Mrs. R.M.I. Rathnayake - Secretary to Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources
18. Mrs. P.S.M. Charles - Secretary to Ministry of Health and Indigenous Medicine
19. Mr. N.B. Monty Ranatunga - Secretary to Ministry of Small and Medium Enterprises and Enterprise Development
20. Prof. Priyath Banduwickreme - Secretary to Ministry Urban Development, Water Supply and Housing Facilities