IPS gets a new look, new chairman

President, Mahinda Rajapaksa has reconstituted the Board of Governors of the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS), appointing Prof. Buddhadasa Hewavitharana, Emeritus Professor of Economics, University of Peradeniya as the chairman of its board

The new chairman is a founder member of the IPS since it was established in 1989 and succeeds Dr. Gamani Corea, who was the founder chairman of the IPS.

The two other founder members reappointed are Dr. Godfrey Gunatilleke, Emeritus Chairman, Marga Institute and Prof. W.D Lakshman, Professor of Economics, University of Colombo. Prof. S.T Hettige, Professor of Sociology, University of Colombo is the newly appointed member. In addition to these appointed members, the Board consists of three ex-officio members -- Dr. P.B. Jayasundera, Secretary, Ministry of Finance and Planning, Nivard Cabraal, Governor, Central Bank, and B. Abegunawardena, Director-General, Department of National Planning. Dr. Saman Kelegama is the Executive Director of the Institute.

At the first meeting of the new Board, Prof. Hewavitharana from the chair proposed an appreciation to the out-going Chairman, which was duly adopted by the Board.