{"id":662,"date":"2020-09-28T07:59:45","date_gmt":"2020-09-28T07:59:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chiefsec.wp.gov.lk\/web\/?p=662"},"modified":"2020-09-30T09:30:19","modified_gmt":"2020-09-30T09:30:19","slug":"%e0%b6%b1%e0%b7%80-%e0%b6%b4%e0%b7%8a%e2%80%8d%e0%b6%bb%e0%b6%b0%e0%b7%8f%e0%b6%b1-%e0%b6%bd%e0%b7%9a%e0%b6%9a%e0%b6%b8%e0%b7%8a%e0%b6%ad%e0%b7%94%e0%b6%b8%e0%b7%92%e0%b6%ba-%e0%b6%bb%e0%b7%8f-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chiefsec.wp.gov.lk\/web\/?p=662&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Mrs. J.M.C. JayanthiWijethungeassumes duties as the Chief Secretary of the Western Province."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-4waa-514e119facf047bb6c199bbf7b71ee70\">\n.flex_column.av-4waa-514e119facf047bb6c199bbf7b71ee70{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-4waa-514e119facf047bb6c199bbf7b71ee70 av_one_full  avia-builder-el-0  avia-builder-el-no-sibling  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '   ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kfp6vb7m-bcdb824f58e1cf13096a863f571488ad\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-kfp6vb7m-bcdb824f58e1cf13096a863f571488ad{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-kfp6vb7m-bcdb824f58e1cf13096a863f571488ad .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-kfp6vb7m-bcdb824f58e1cf13096a863f571488ad .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-kfp6vb7m-bcdb824f58e1cf13096a863f571488ad av-special-heading-h3  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_hr  avia-builder-el-first '><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >Mrs. J.M.C. JayanthiWijethungeassumes duties as the Chief Secretary of the Western Province.<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-kf2aeil1-a0cfb1e375427d821296e74715fed56b\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-kf2aeil1-a0cfb1e375427d821296e74715fed56b{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-kf2aeil1-a0cfb1e375427d821296e74715fed56b hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-2  el_after_av_heading  el_before_av_textblock '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-kf2a1cdx-ff878b489f2368532d8eccd179a2d21e'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BlogPosting\" itemprop=\"blogPost\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mrs. J.M.C. JayanthiWijethunge who has been appointed as the Chief Secretary of the Western Province commenced her duties on 05.02.2020 at the Office of the Chief Secretary located in Western Provincial Council Building Complex in Battaramulla.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">She holds a Bachelor of Arts degree (Second Upper) fromthe University of Colombo andalso a Post-Graduate Diploma in Public Management from Postgraduate Institute. Further, she holds a Master\u2019s Degree in Public Management and she also holds a postgraduate diploma in Human Resource Management from the Victoria University of Manchester.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Mrs. J.M.C Jayanthi Wijethunge, who is a special grade officer in Sri Lanka Administrative Service, has served as the Chief Secretary of the Western Province from 01.04.2013 \u2013 20.09.2016.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Prior to her re-appointment to the post of Chief Secretary of the Western Province, she has served as the secretary to the Ministry of Environment and Wild life Resource,the Secretary to the Ministry of Justice and Prison Reforms and the Secretary to the State Ministry of Higher Education.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Further, Mrs. J.M.C. Jayanthi Wijethunge is a talented officer in Sri Lanka Administrative Service with immense experience as she has served as the Assistant Commissioner of theDepartment of Labor, the Assistant Commissioner (Registration of Title)of Land Departmentof Settlement, Assistant Director ofPensions, Deputy Director (Establishment) of Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs, Senior Assistant Secretary (Acting) of Ministry of Plan Implementation and Parliamentary Affairs, Divisional Secretary of Negombo, Director (Establishment) of Ministry of Public Administration and Home Affairs and as the Secretary to the Western Provincial Ministry of Education and Local Government and<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Secretaries to the Ministries of the Western Province, Deputy Chief Secretaries, Department Heads and public officers participated in a ceremony organized for her assumption of duties.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" 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