President Ranil Wickremesinghe has appointed 10 Secretaries to Ministries and 2 Chief Secretaries, as announced by the President's Media Division (PMD) this morning.

These appointments, which are set to take effect on January 1, 2024, mark a strategic effort to streamline governance and enhance efficiency within various ministries. 

The newly-appointed Ministerial Secretaries and their respective ministries are:

1. Ms. Wasantha Perera – Secretary, Ministry of Education
2. Mr. M.N. Ranasinghe - Secretary, Ministry of Justice, Prisons Affairs & Constitutional Reforms
3. Mr. Gunadasa Samarasinghe - Secretary, Ministry of Wildlife & Forest Resources Conservation
4. Mr. A.C. Mohammad Nafeel - Secretary, Ministry of Water Supply & Estate Infrastructure
5. Mr. W.P.P. Yasaratne - Secretary, Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils & Local Government
6. Mr. Saman Darshana Pandikorala - Secretary, Ministry of Irrigation
7. B.K.P. Chandrakeerthi – Secretary, Ministry of Environment
8. Dr. Sulaksha Jayawardena - Secretary, Ministry of Power and Energy
9. Eng. Ranjith Rubasinghe - Secretary, Ministry of Transport Highways
10. Dr. Dharmasri Kumaratunga - Secretary, Ministry of Technology

Additionally, two Chief Secretaries have been appointed to oversee key administrative functions