List of Sri Lankan non-career Permanent Secretaries
This is a list of Sri Lankan Non Career Permanent Secretaries Who have been appointed as Permanent Secretaries,they are not from the Ceylon Civil Service or Sri Lanka Administrative Service, but are from different professions.
Academics
- Dr Wickrema Weerasooria - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Plan Implementation
- Professor Rajiva Wijesinha - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Disaster Management and Human Rights
- Professor Ranjith Arthenayake - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Science and Technology
- Professor Dayantha S Wijeyesekera - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Skills Development, Vocational and Technical Education
- Professor Stanley Kalpage - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Higher Education
- Professor G.B. Keerawella - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Ethnic Affairs and National Integration
- Dr Premadasa Udagama - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Education
- Dr Ranjit Amerasinghe - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Justice
- Dr Sunil Jayantha Navaratne - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Samurdhi, Rural Development, Parliamentary Affairs, Up-Country Development - from 2000. October to 2001 November, Ministry of Higher Education - from 2010 May - todate
Businessmen
- Dammika Perera - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Transport
Economist
- Dr Deshamanya Gamani Corea - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Planning and Economic Affairs
- A. S. Jayawardene - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Industries, Scientific Affairs and Finance
- Dr Lal Jayawardena - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Finance [1]
- Dr P.B Jayasundara - Permanent Secretary of the Treasury and the Ministry of Finance & Planning [2]
Engineers
- Dr Nath Amarakoon - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Housing and Construction
Lawyers
- Charitha Ratwatte - Permanent Secretary of the Treasury and the Ministries of Finance, Youth Affairs & Employment
- Dr. Palitha Kohona - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Nihal Jayawickrama - Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Justice and Law Reforms
- Mervyn Wijesinha - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Justice
- Suhada Gamalath - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Justice and Law Reforms
- Asoka Gunasekera - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunication [3]
Medical doctors
- Dr Somadasa Weeratunga - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Health
- Dr Gamini Wijesekera - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Highways and Transport
- Dr Tara De Mel - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Education
- Dr Nihal Jayathilaka - Permanent Secretary to Ministry of Local Government and Provincial Councils[4]
Media personalities and journalists
- Dr Anandatissa de Alwis - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of State [5]
- Anura Siriwardena - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Co-operative and Internal Trade
Military officers
Policemen
- Sydney de Zoysa - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Internal Security
- Cyril Herath - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Defence
Planters
- Ranjan Wijeratne - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Agricultural Development and Research
Uncategorized
- Mahinda Illeperuma - Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Transport
- Janadasa Peries - Permanent Secretary to the Ministry of Media and Information
- Hemasiri Fernando - Permanent Secretary to Ministry of Postal Services
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