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Colombo, May 24 (newsin.asia): Three military officers who were Secretaries to ministries in the Mahinda Rajapaksa government have been replaced in the reshuffle carried out by the Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa on Tuesday.
In the partial de-militarization, Adm.Prof. Jayanath Colombage, Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been replaced by Mrs.Aruni Wijewardena; Maj.Gen.Sanjeewa Munasinghe, Secretary Health has been replaced by S.J.S.Chandraguptha and Maj.Jagath Alwis has been replaced by S.Hettiarachchi.
Both Adm.Colombage and Maj.Gen.Jagath Alwis had resigned earlier.
Two army men, Maj.Gen. Kamal Gunaratne and Gen.Daya Ratnayake retain their ministers which are Defense and Industries respectively.
In the reshuffle, some Secretaries have retained their posts, some have been shifted to other ministries and some have been dropped.
The list of new Secretaries appointed to the Cabinet Ministries is as follows.
01: Mr. R.W.R. Pemasiri – Transport and Highways Ministry
02: Mr. M.M.P.K. Mayadunne – Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government Ministry
03: Mr. K.D.S. Ruwanchandra – Ports, Shipping and Aviation Ministry
04: Mr. S.T. Kodikara – Trade, Commerce and Food Security Ministry
05: Ms. Wasantha Perera – Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms Ministry
06: Mr. S. Hettiarachchi – Public Security Ministry
07: Mr. M.N. Ranasinghe – Education Ministry
08: Mr. M.P.D.U.K. Mapa Pathirana – Power and Energy Ministry
09: Ms. R.M.I. Ratnayake – Ministry of Fisheries
10: Mr. Monti Ranatunga – Ministry of Water Supply
11: Mr. U.D.C. Jayalal – Ministry of Irrigation
12: Mr. Anuradha Wijekoon – Sports and Youth Affairs Ministry
13: Dr. Anil Jasinghe – Ministry of Environment
14: Mr. Anusha Palpita – Ministry of Mass Media
15: Mr. M.B.R. Pushpakumara – Ministry of Agriculture
16: Mr. Somaratne Vidanapathirana – Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs Ministry
17: General (Retired) Daya Ratnayake – Ministry of Industries
18: Ms. Aruni Wijewardena – Ministry of Foreign Affairs
19: Mr. B.L.A.J. Dharmakeerthi – Ministry of Plantation Industries
20: Ms. R.M.C.M. Herath – Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation Ministry
21: Mr. S.J.S. Chandragupta – Ministry of Health
22: Mr. P.H.C. Ratnayake – Ministry of Urban Development and Housing
23: Mr. R.P.A. Wimalaweera – Ministry of Labor and Foreign Employment
Two Military Officers dropped
Colombo, May 24 (newsin.asia): Three military officers who were Secretaries in the Mahinda Rajapaksa government have been replaced in the reshuffle of ministerial Secretaries made by the Sri Lankan President on Tuesday.
In the partial de-militarization, Adm.Prof. Jayanath Colombage, Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has been replaced by Mrs.Arunit Wijewardena; Maj.Gen.Sanjeewa Munasinghe, Secretary Health has been replaced by S.J.S.Chandraguptha and Maj.Jagath Alwis has been replaced by S.Hettiarachchi.
Both Adm.Colombage and Maj.Gen.Jagath Alwis had resigned earlier.
Two army men, Maj.Gen. Kamal Gunaratne and Gen.Daya Ratnayake retain their ministers which are Defense and Industries respectively.
In the reshuffle, some Secretaries have retained their posts, some have been shifted to other ministries and some have been dropped.
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