The appointment of the new Secretary to the Prime Minister, the Cabinet Secretary and Secretaries for 16 Ministries was held at the Presidential Secretariat today (19). The ceremony was officiated by the Secretary to the President, Dr. Nandika Sanath Kumanayake. The list of appointees is as follows: 01 Mr. G.P Saputhanthri Secretary to the Prime Minister 02 Mr. W.D.M. J Fernando Secretary to the Cabinet 03 Senior Prof. Kapila C.K. Perera Ministry of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation 04 Mr. K.M.M. Siriwardana Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development 05 Mrs. J.M. Thilaka Jayasundara Ministry of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development 06 Mr. A.M.P.M. B. Atapattu Ministry of Buddhasasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs 07 Mr. B.K. Prabath Chandrakeerthi Ministry of Plantation and Community Infrastructure 08 Mr. H.S.S. Thuyacontha Ministry of Defence 09 Mr. D.W.R.B. Seneviratne Ministry of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs 10 Mr. U. G. Ranjith Ariyaratne Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing 11 Prof. K.T.M. Udayanga Hemapala Ministry of Energy 12 Mr. S. Aloka Bandara Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government 13 Mr. S.M. Piyatissa Ministry of Labour 14 Mr. K.A. Wimalenthirarajah Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-operative Development 15 Mr. D. P. Wickremasinghe Ministry of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation 16 Mr. K.M.G.S.N. Kaluwewa Ministry of Education, Higher education and Vocational education 17 Mr. A.H.M.U. Aruna Bandara Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports 18 Mrs. Aruni Ranaraja Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Foreign Employment and Tourism