Parliament High Posts Committee: 04 new appointments announced

January 24, 2023 at 1:52 PM

The Committee on High Posts approved four new appointments on Friday (20), the Parliament of Sri Lanka said in a statement.

Secretary General of the Parliament Dhammika Dasanayake said the Committee on High Posts approved the appointment of a new High Commissioner, an ambassador and two Chairpersons. 

Accordingly, Ms. Chitranganee Wagiswara received the approval of the Committee on High Posts to be appointed as the High Commissioner of Sri Lanka to the Commonwealth of Australia. 

Moreover, the Committee on High Posts approved the appointment of Mr. M. H. M. N. Bandara as the Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the State of Israel.

Dhammika Dasanayake further stated that the Committee on High Posts approved the appointment of Mr. Gunadasa Samarasinghe as the Secretary to the Ministry of Agriculture.

He further said that the Committee also approved the appointments of Mr. C. P. Athuluwage as the Chairman of the Road Development Authority and Mr. N. K. A. G. Naragala as the Chairman of the Development Lotteries Board.

The Committee on High Posts met in the Parliament on Friday (20) under the chairmanship of the Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana. (NewsWire)