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Secretaries to Ministries (Cabinet)

MINISTRY

SECRETARY

EFFECTIVE DATE

1

Ministry of Defence, Public Security, Law and Order

Mr. Gotabaya

Rajapaksa

 

28.01.2007

 

2

Ministry of Finance and Planning

 

Mr. Sumith Abeysinghe

18.09.2008

 

3

Ministry of Nation Building and Estate Infrastructure Development

 

Mr. W. K. K. Kumarasiri

 

31.01.2007

 

4

Ministry of Religious Affairs and Moral Upliftment

 

Mr. Premadasa Kodituwakku

 

28.01.2007

 

5

Ministry of Internal Administration 

 

Dr. U Vidanapathirana

 

28.01.2007

6

Ministry of National Heritage

 

Mrs. S M  Karunaratne

31.01.2007

7

Ministry of Plantation Industries

 

Mr. J Abeywickrema

31.01.2007

8

Ministry of Justice and Law Reforms

 

Mr. Suhada Gamlath

28.01.2007

9

Ministry of Healthcare and Nutrition

 

Dr. H A P Kahandaliyanage

 

28.01.2007

10

Ministry of Ports and Aviation

 

Mr. T Hewage

05.05.2008

11

Ministry of Petroleum & Petroleum Resources Development

 

Mr. A P A  Gunasekera

28.01.2007

12

Ministry of Highways and Road Development

 

Mr. S Amarasekera

31.01.2007

13

Ministry of Agricultural Development and Agrarian Services

 

Mr. T M Abayawickrama

31.01.2007

14

Ministry of Education

 

Mr. Nimal Bandara

31.01.2007

15

Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs

 

Mr. D Dissanayake

28.01.2007

16

Ministry of Youth Empowerment and Socio Economic Development

 

Mr. A H Gamage

31.01.2007

17

Ministry of Posts & Telecommunication

 

Mr. W M Piyasena

28.01.2007

18

Ministry of Urban Development and Sacred Area Development

 

Dr. P Ramanujam

31.01.2007

19

Ministry of Social Services and Social Welfare

 

Mrs. V Jegarajasingham

28.01.2007

20

Ministry of Housing and Common Amenities

 

Mr. W B Ganegala

31.01.2007

21

Ministry of Community Development and Social Inequity Eradication

 

Mr. U A Seneviratne

28.01.2007

22

Ministry of Water Supply and Drainage

 

Mr. T Ashoka Peiris

31.01.2007

23

Ministry of Science and Technology

Mr. A N R Amaratunga

 

31.01.2007

24

Ministry of Constitutional Affairs and National Integration

 

Mrs. M S Wickremasinghe

31.01.2007

25

Ministry of Resettlement and Disaster Relief Services

 

Mr. A C M Razik

31.01.2007

26

Ministry of Plan Implementation

 

Mrs. Dhara Wijayatilake

31.01.2007

27

Ministry of Supplementary Plantation Crops Development

 

Mr. Tissa Warnasuriya

31.01.2007

28

Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

 

Mr. V Sumathipala (Acting)

31.01.2007

29

Ministry of Export Development & International Trade

 

Mr. S Ranugge

31.01.2007

30

Ministry of Power & Energy

 

Mr. M M C Ferdinando

31.01.2007

31

Ministry of Child Development and Women’s Empowerment

 

Mrs. Indrani Sugathadasa

31.01.2007

32

Ministry of Enterprise Development and Investment Promotion

 

31.01.2007

33

Ministry of Public Estate Management and Development

 

Mr. P Subasinghe

31.01.2007

34

Ministry of Land and Land Development

 

Mr. J R W Dissanayake

31.01.2007

35

Ministry of Youth Affairs

 

Mr. S Virithamulla

31.01.2007

36

Ministry of Mass Media and Information

 

Mr. A Dissanayake

31.01.2007

37

Ministry of Indigenous Medicine

 

Mr. Ashoka Malimage

31.01.2007

38

Ministry of Labour Relations and Manpower

 

Mr. M Madehahewa

31.01.2007

39

Ministry of Sports and Public Recreation

 

Mr. S Liyanagama

31.01.2007

40

Ministry of  Trade, Marketing Development, Co-Operatives and Consumer Services

 

Dr. R M K Ratnayake

31.01.2007

41

Ministry of Disaster Management and Human Rights

 

Mr. P D Amarasinghe

31.01.2007

42

Ministry of Construction and Engineering Services

 

Mr. Nissanka N Wijayaratne

31.01.2007

43

Ministry of Tourism

 

Mr. K A D George Micheal

05.05.2008

44

Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare

 

Mrs. R V Nanayakkara (Acting)

45

Ministry of Vocational and Technical Training

 

Mr. Tilak Hapangama

31.01.2007

46

Ministry of Rural Industries and Self-Employment Promotion

 

Mr. W A Nihal Somaweera

05.05.2008

47

Ministry of Local Government and Provincial Councils

 

Mr. H P C Herath

31.01.2007

48

Ministry of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources

 

Mr. G Piyasena

31.01.2007

49

Ministry of Livestock Development

 

Mr. S J Pathirana

31.01.2007

50

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

 

Dr. Palitha T B Kohona

28.01.2007

51

Ministry of Cultural Affairs

 

Mr. G L W Samarasinghe

31.01.2007

52

Ministry of Higher Education

 

Mrs. P G P Abeyratne

 

53

Ministry of Irrigation and Water Management

 

Mr. A D S Gunawardena

31.01.2007

54

Ministry of Industrial Development

 

Mr. W Guruge

31.01.2007

55

Ministry of Transport

 

Mr. D T P Collure

05.05.2008

56

Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources

Mr. M A R D Jayatilake

01.02.2007

 
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