Cabinet Office (Sri Lanka)

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Cabinet Office
Agency overview
Formed1947
Jurisdiction Government of Sri Lanka
Headquarters Republic Building, Colombo
Agency executive
  • W. M. D. J. Fernando [1] , Cabinet Secretary
Website www.cabinetoffice.gov.lk

The Cabinet Office is a department of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for supporting the Cabinet of Sri Lanka in its policy formulation process. The department was formed in 1947 when the first cabinet of the Dominion of Ceylon was formed, headed by The Rt Hon D.S. Senanayake, first Prime Minister of Ceylon. Headquarters for the office were located at the Republic Building, Colombo until 2022, when they moved to Lloyd's Building. The head of the Cabinet Office is the Cabinet Secretary.

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The first Cabinet Secretary was T. D. Perera, who concurrently held the post of Deputy Secretary to the Treasury. Administration was handled by the Assistant Secretary Bernard Peiris, who functioned as de facto Secretary until his appointment as Cabinet Secretary, thus becoming the third person to hold theoffice. The current Cabinet Secretary is W.M.D.J Fernando, [2] who has held the post since August 2020.

List of Cabinet Secretaries

See also

References

  1. 1 2 "The Extraordinary Gazette, No. 2411/50 of 2024.11.22 - Appointments & C., by the Presidents, No. 999/8 of 2024" (PDF). Presidential Secretariat. 22 November 2024. Archived (PDF) from the original on 22 November 2024. Retrieved 22 November 2024.
  2. ↑ "Secretaries to the Ministries – Presidential Secretariat of Sri Lanka" . Retrieved 2021-03-03.
  3. ↑ "Office Staff".
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