Presidential Secretariat
The Old Parliament Building the near the Galle Face Green, now the Presidential Secretariat
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| Formed | 1978 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Sri Lanka |
| Headquarters | Old Parliament Building, Colombo |
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| Website | Official website |
The Presidential Secretariat is the office of the President of Sri Lanka. It provides the administrative and institutional framework for the exercise of the duties, responsibilities and powers vested in the President by the Constitution. The Presidential Secretariat is located in the Old Parliament Building in Colombo.
The head of the Presidential Secretariat is the Secretary to the President (also known as the President's Secretary), who is ex officio the most senior civil servant and head of the Sri Lanka Administrative Service. The current President's Secretary is P.B. Abeykoon. The post as its roots from the post of Secretary to the Governor-General of Ceylon.
President's Office will be concerned with the following aspects of governance:-
The Presidential Secretariat includes the following Divisions:
The following institutions fall within the purview of the Secretary to the President;
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