New Secretaries appointed to 10 ministries

New Secretaries were appointed to 10 ministries recently. They received their letters of appointment from President Maithripala Sirisena on 7 June at the President’s Official Residence.

Following is the list of the new Secretaries:

Ministry of Transport and Civil Aviation – G.S. Vithanage

Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine – Udaya R. Senevirathne

Petroleum Resources Development – Upali Marasinghe

Plantation Industries – J.A. Ranjith

Science Technology and Research – Shirani Weerakoon

Labour, Trade Union Relations and Sabaragamuwa Development – S.A.N. Saranathissa

Irrigation and Water Resource Management – Jayantha Wijeyrathne

Regional Development – A.P.G. Kithsiri

Development Activities – L.D. Senanayake

Mahaweli Development and Environment – Anura Dissanayake