Committee on High Posts approves 8 appointments

The Committee on High Posts approved the appointments of two Ministry Secretaries and six Chairpersons of state institutions on May 12, Assistant Secretary General of Parliament, Mr. Tikiri K Jayathilake said.

On that account, the Committee on High Posts has approved the appointment of Mrs. Yamuna Perera as the new Secretary of the Ministry of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment.

The Committee also acceded to the appointment of Mr. R.M.W.S Samaradivakara as the new Secretary of the Ministry of Water Supply and Estate Infrastructure Development.

Besides, Mr. Jayathilake also brought out that the Committee on High Posts concurrently upheld the appointment of Mr. Sujeewa Rajapaksa as the Chairman of the People's Bank.

Moreover, the appointments of Prof. S.R.D Rosa as the Chairman of the Sri Lanka Atomic Energy Board, Mr. Ratnasiri Kalupahana as the Chairman of the State Engineering Corporation of Sri Lanka, Engineer Athula Galketiya as the Chairman of the Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau (CECB), Mrs. Stella Marapana as the Chairperson of the Public Performance Board and Mr. Jayantha Wijeratne as the Chairman of the National Aquaculture Development Authority have been approved by the Committee on High Posts.