Attygalle new Finance Secy

Deputy Treasury Secretary S.R. Attygalle, was yesterday appointed as Finance and Economic Affairs Ministry Secretary and Treasury Secretary by President Maithripala Sirisena. Attygalle was thus far serving on release from the Central Bank of Sri Lanka (CBSL) as a Deputy Treasury Secretary, for over 10 years.

Attygalle holds a Masters (M.Sc.) Degree in Quantitative Development Economics from the University of Warwick, United Kingdom, and a Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) Degree in Physical Science from the University of Colombo.

He has also served as the Director General of the Department of Fiscal Policy and Department of Public Enterprises of the Ministry of Finance and Planning, and has contributed substantially to the Government’s endeavours in the fiscal consolidation process.

Attygalle had also served as a Director and Acting Chairman of National Savings Bank, a Director to the Board of Regional Development Bank, and also represented the Treasury as a Board Member in several Boards in key Government institutions, such as the Sri Lanka Ports Authority.

At present, Attygalle is representing the Treasury at the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka.