Bhathiya Barukanda
The appointment of the new Secretary to the Prime Minister, the Cabinet Secretary and Secretaries for 16 Ministries was held at the Presidential Secretariat today (19). The ceremony was officiated by the Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake.
The list of appointees is as follows:
| Mr. G.P Saputhanthri | Secretary to the Prime Minister |
| Mr. W.D.M. J Fernando | Secretary to the Cabinet |
| Senior Prof. Kapila C.K. Perera | Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation |
| Mr. K.M.M. Siriwardana | Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development |
| Mrs. J.M. Thilaka Jayasundara | Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development |
| Mr. A.M.P.M. B. Atapattu | Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs |
| Mr. B.K. Prabath Chandrakeerthi | Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure |
| Mr. H.S.S. Thuyacontha | Ministry of Defence |
| Mr. D.W.R.B. Seneviratne | Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs |
| Mr. U. G. Ranjith Ariyaratne | Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing |
| Prof. K.T.M. Udayanga Hemapala | Ministry of Energy |
| Mr. S. Aloka Bandara | Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government |
| Mr. S.M. Piyatissa | Ministry of Labour |
| Mr. K.A. Wimalenthirarajah | Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development |
| Mr. D. P. Wickremasinghe | Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation |
| Mr. K.M.G.S.N. Kaluwewa | Ministry of Education, Higher education and Vocational education |
| Mr. A.H.M.U. Aruna Bandara | Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports |
| Mrs. Aruni Ranaraja | Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism |
