Gamini Senarath assumes duties as Secretary to the President

Gamini Senarath assumed duties today (19) as the new Secretary to the President. The letter of appointment was handed over by the President to Mr. Senarath at the Presidential Secretariat this morning.

Mr. Senarath, a Special Grade Officer in the Sri Lanka Administrative Service, has served as the Additional Secretary and Chief of Staff to the Fifth Executive President Mahinda Rajapaksa. He also served as the Prime Minister's Secretary in 2004-2005, 2019 and in the present government after Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa assumed office.

D.M. Anura Dissanayake was appointed as the new Secretary to the Prime Minister and his appointment letter was handed over by the President.

Mr. Dissanayake, a senior official of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service, served as the Secretary to the Ministry of Irrigation. He has held the post of Secretary to several Ministries and is an experienced public servant who has held many senior positions in the government sector.

Meanwhile, Ivan de Silva was appointed as the new Secretary to the Ministry of Irrigation and his appointment letter was handed over by the President.