වැඩබලන ජනාධිපති ලේකම් ලෙස චාන්දනී විජේවර්ධන මහත්මිය පත් කෙරේ
ජනාධිපති ලේකම් සමන් ඒකනායක මහතා ජනාධිපතිවරයා සමඟ ඉන්දීය නිල සංචාරයට එක්ව සිටින බැවින් වැඩබලන ජනාධිපති ලේකම් ලෙස චාන්දනී විජේවර්ධන මහත්මිය පත් කර තිබේ.
ජනාධිපති ලේකම්වරයා නැවත දිවයිනට පැමිණෙන තුරු එය ක්‍රියාත්මකය.
ජනාධිපති ලේකම් ධූරයෙහි වැඩ බැලීමට කාන්තාවක් පත් කෙරුණු ඉතිහාසයේ ප්‍රථම අවස්ථාව මෙයයි.
ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ රාජ්‍ය නිලධාරිනියක් වන චාන්දනී විජේවර්ධන මහත්මිය මේ වන විට ජනාධිපති ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ අතිරේක ලේකම්වරියක් ලෙස කටයුතු කරයි.
1994 වසරේ දී ශ්‍රී ලංකා ක්‍රම සම්පාදන සේවයට එක් වූ විජේවර්ධන මහත්මිය වසර 22ක් මහා භාණ්ඩාගාරයේ විවිධ තනතුරු හොඹවා ඇති අතර අවසානයේ ක්‍රමසම්පාදන දෙපාර්තමේන්තුවේ අධ්‍යක්ෂ ජනරාල්වරිය ලෙස කටයුතු කළාය.
එසේම අමාත්‍යාංශ ගණනාවක ජ්‍යෙෂ්ඨ තනතුරු දැරූ චාන්දනී විජේවර්ධන මහත්මිය 2015 වසරේ සිට 2019 වසර දක්වා සංවර්ධන උපායමාර්ග හා ජාත්‍යන්තර වෙළෙඳ කටයුතු අමාත්‍යාංශයේ ලේකම්වරිය ලෙස ද කටයුතු කරනු ලැබුවාය.
ගාල්ල සවුත්ලන්ඩ් බාලිකා විද්‍යාලයේ ආදි ශිෂ්‍යාවක් වන එතුමිය රුහුණ විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයෙන් ශාස්ත්‍රපති උපාධිය ලබාගත් අතර නෙදර්ලන්තයේ හෙග් විශ්වවිද්‍යාලයේ ප්‍රාදේශීය ආර්ථික සංවර්ධනය පිළිබඳ පශ්චාත් උපාධිධාරිනියක් ද වේ.
ஜனாதிபதியின் பதில் செயலாளராக சாந்தனி விஜேவர்தன நியமிப்பு
ஜனாதிபதியின் செயலாளர் சமன் ஏக்கநாயக்க, ஜனாதிபதி ரணில் விக்ரமசிங்கவுடன் இந்தியாவுக்கான உத்தியோகபூர்வ விஜயத்தில் இணைந்துள்ளதால் சாந்தனி விஜேவர்தன ஜனாதிபதியின் பதில் செயலாளராக நியமிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளார்.
இன்று (20) முதல் அமுலுக்கு வரும் வகையில் இந்த நியமனம் வழங்கப்பட்டுள்ளதுடன், ஜனாதிபதியின் செயலாளர் நாடு திரும்பும் வரை இது அமுலில் இருக்கும்.
ஜனாதிபதி பதில் செயலாளராக பெண் ஒருவர் நியமிக்கப்பட்டமை வரலாற்றில் இதுவே முதல் தடவையாகும்.
சிரேஷ்ட அரச அதிகாரியான சாந்தனி விஜேவர்தன தற்போது ஜனாதிபதியின் சிரேஷ்ட மேலதிக செயலாளராக கடமையாற்றி வருகின்றார்.1994 ஆம் ஆண்டு இலங்கை திட்டமிடல் சேவையில் இணைந்து கொண்ட திருமதி விஜேவர்தன, திறைசேரியில் 22 வருடங்களாக பல்வேறு பதவிகளை வகித்து வந்ததோடு இறுதியாக திட்டமிடல் திணைக்களத்தின் பணிப்பாளர் நாயகமாக பணியாற்றினார்.
2015 முதல் 2019 வரை அபிவிருத்தி மூலோபாயம் மற்றும் சர்வதேச வர்த்தக அமைச்சின் செயலாளராகவும் சாந்தனி விஜேவர்தன பணியாற்றியுள்ளார்.
காலி சவுத்லண்ட் பெண்கள் கல்லூரியின் பழைய மாணவியான இவர், ருஹுணு பல்கலைக்கழகத்தின் கலைப் பீடத்தில் முதுமானிப் பட்டம் பெற்றுள்ளதோடு நெதர்லாந்தின் ஹேக் நகரில் பிராந்திய பொருளாதார அபிவிருத்தி தொடர்பான பட்டப்பின் படிப்பை பூர்த்தி செய்துள்ளார்
Chandani Wijewardena appoints as Acting Secretary to the President
In a ground-breaking move, Ms. Chandani Wijewardena has been appointed as the Acting Presidential Secretary, marking the first time in Sri Lanka’s history that a woman has assumed this esteemed position. The appointment comes as President’s Secretary, Mr. Saman Ekanayake, accompanies the President on an official visit to India.
The momentous decision was announced today, 20th July, and will remain in effect until Mr. Saman Ekanayake returns to the island. Ms. Chandani Wijewardena, an accomplished senior civil servant, is currently serving as a Senior Additional Secretary to the President, bringing a wealth of experience and expertise to her new role.
Her illustrious career spans back to 1994 when she joined the Sri Lanka Planning Service. Over the course of 22 years, Ms. Wijewardena held various critical positions within the Treasury and ultimately rose to the position of Director General of the Planning Department. Her dedication and outstanding service have earned her recognition and respect within the civil service.
Notably, Ms. Chandani Wijewardena has also held significant leadership roles in various ministries. From 2015 to 2019, she served as the Secretary of the Ministry of Development Strategy and International Trade, contributing her insights and skills to the nation’s economic development.
Ms. Wijewardena’s academic journey is equally impressive. Alumni of Galle Southland Girls’ College, she pursued her Master’s degree at the Ruhuna University. Additionally, she holds a postgraduate degree in Regional Economic Development from The Hague University in the Netherlands, showcasing her commitment to continuous learning and professional growth.
As Acting Presidential Secretary, Ms. Chandani Wijewardena is poised to bring her wealth of experience, strategic acumen, and dedication to the service of the President and the nation. Her appointment represents a significant milestone for gender equality and serves as an inspiration for women across the country.