Mrs. Gilma Dahanayake

Mrs. Gilma Dahanayake

Additional Secretary (Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Food Security and Co-Operative Development), Government SUN Focal Point in Sri Lanka.
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Biography

Career highlights

Member of Year 2000 Batch, Sri Lanka Administrative Service

Assistant Secretary, Assistant Secretary (Procurement), Director, Ministry of Health (2001-2007)

Director (Dev.), Director (Planning), Ministry of Mass Media (2009-2010)

Senior Assistant Secretary, Ministry of Internal Trade & Co-operatives (2011-2014)

Director (Dev.), Ministry of Food Security (2015)

Director (Dev.), Ministry of Rural Economy (2016-2019)

Additional Secretary, Ministry of Trade (2020)

Additional Secretary, Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Food Security (2021-2024)

Actg. Director General, Department of Commerce (2022-2023)

Education

Master’s Degree, Master of Arts (Sociology) - University of Kelaniya (2014)

Post Graduate Diploma in Economic Development - University of Colombo (2005)

Post Graduate Diploma in Management - University of Rajarata (2002)

Bachelor of Science (B.Sc.) in Biological Science - University of Ruhuna (1997)