8 new appointments including 6 chairmans approved

May 19, 2023 at 11:47 AM

The Committee on High Posts approved the appointments of two ministry secretaries and six chairpersons of state institutions recently (12).

According to a Parliament statement, the Committee on High Posts has approved the following appointment:

Ministry Secretaries:

  • Mrs. Yamuna Perera -Secretary to the Ministry of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment.
  • Mr. R.M.W.S Samaradivakara – Secretary to the Ministry of Water Supply and Estate Infrastructure Development.

Chairpersons:

  • Mr. Sujeewa Rajapaksa – Chairman of the People’s Bank.
  • Prof. S.R.D Rosa – Chairman of the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board
  • Mr. Ratnasiri Kalupahana – Chairman of the State Engineering Corporation of Sri Lanka
  • Eng. A. Galketiya – Chairman of the Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau (CECB)
  • Mrs. Stella Marapana – Chairperson of the Public Performance Board
  • Mr. Jayantha Wijeratne – Chairman of the National Aquaculture Development Authority 

The appointments were approved when the Committee on High Posts met in Parliament recently (12) under the chairmanship of the Speaker Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena.

Members of Parliament John Senaviratne, (Attorney at Law) Talatha Athukorala, Udaya Gammanpila, (Dr.) Sudarshanee Fernandopulle and Dharmalingam Siddharthan also participated in the meeting. (NewsWire)