President appoints new secretaries to 08 ministries, extends tenure of three

President appoints new secretaries to 08 ministries, extends tenure of three

December 27, 2022   04:04 pm

President Ranil Wickremesinghe has reshuffled the secretaries of eight ministries with effect from January 01, 2023 and extended the tenure of the secretaries of three ministries for another year.

Accordingly, the Secretary to the Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils & Local Government Mr. M.M.P.K. Mayadunne has been transferred to the Minister of Transport ^ Highways.

Mr. H.K.D.W.M.N.B. Hapuhinne, who served as the Secretary to the Ministry of Women Child Affairs & Social Empowerment, has been transferred to the Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils & Local Government.

In the meantime, the Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment Mrs. M. Yamuna Perera has been appointed the Secretary to the Ministry of Women Child Affairs & Social Empowerment.

Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils & Local Government Mr. M.M. Naimuddin was meanwhile appointed as the Secretary to the Ministry of Investment Promotion.

Mr. R.M.W.S. Samaradivakara, the Additional Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture, will now serve as the Secretary to the Ministry of Tourism and Lands.

Mr. A.M.P.M. B. Atapattu, Senior Secretary to the President has been appointed as the Secretary to the Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Food Security.

Meanwhile, Commissioner General of the Department for Registration of Persons Mr. P.V. Gunatillake has been appointed to the Ministry of Public Security and Jaffna District Secretary Mr. K. Mahesan to the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs.

In addition, the tenure of the Secretary to the Ministry of Justice, Prison Affairs & Constitutional Reform Mrs. Wasantha Perera, the Secretary to the Ministry of Education Mr. M.N. Ranasinghe and the Secretary to the Ministry of Irrigation Mr. U.D.C. Jayalal was extended for one year.

These new appointments will be effective from January 01, 2023, according to the President’s Media Division (PMD).

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