List of ministries of Sri Lanka

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Previous Constitutions

* 1931
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Executive

President of Sri Lanka (10th)

* Anura Kumara Dissanayake

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Ministerial portfolios

* Defence
* Finance, Planning and
Economic Development
* Digital Economy

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Administration

* Dissanayake I
* Dissanayake II

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* Presidential Secretariat

Prime Minister of Sri Lanka (16th)

* Harini Amarasuriya

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Ministerial portfolios

* Education, Higher Education and
Vocational Education

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Parliament of Sri Lanka (17th)

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* Speaker (23rd)

* Jagath Wickramaratne

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* Deputy Speaker and
Chairman of Committees

* Rizvie Salih

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* Deputy Chairperson of Committees

* Hemali Weerasekara

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* Leader of the Opposition

* Sajith Premadasa

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* Leader of the House

* Bimal Rathnayake

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* Nalinda Jayatissa

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* Gayantha Karunathilaka

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Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs

* Cabinet Minister

* Ananda Wijepala

Judiciary

Supreme Court of Sri Lanka

* Chief Justice (48th)

* Murdu Fernando

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* Justices of the Supreme Court

Court of Appeal of Sri Lanka

* President of the Court of Appeal

* M. T. Mohammed Laffar (acting)

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Attorney General's Department

* Attorney General (49th)

* Parinda Ranasinghe Jr.

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* Solicitor General

* Viraj Dayaratne

Ministry of Justice

* Cabinet Minister

* Harshana Nanayakkara

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* R. M. A. L. Rathnayake

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* Provincial council

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* Galle
* Gampaha
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* Jaffna
* Kalutara
* Kandy
* Kegalle
* Kilinochchi
* Kurunegala
* Mannar
* Matale
* Matara
* Monaragala
* Mullaitivu
* Nuwara Eliya
* Polonnaruwa
* Puttalam
* Ratnapura
* Trincomalee
* Vavuniya

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* District Secretariats
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* Grama Niladhari divisions
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* Towns
* Capital city

Devolution

* 13th Amendment
* Indo-Sri Lanka Accord

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* Provincial Councils
* Governors
* Chief Ministers
* Councillors

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* Local government
* Municipal Councils
* Urban Councils
* Pradeshiya Sabhas

Ministry of Provincial Councils
and Local Government

* Cabinet Minister

* Chandana Abayarathna

Central Bank

* Governor

* Nandalal Weerasinghe

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* Currency
* Banknotes
* Economy

Ministry of Finance

* Cabinet Minister

* Anura Kumara Dissanayake

Foreign relations

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

* Cabinet Minister

* Vijitha Herath

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The parliament of the Sri Lanka has set of ministers. They are categorized either as the ministers of cabinet and non cabinet. According to the 19th amendment the number of cabinet ministers is limited to 28.

## List of ministries

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* Ministry of Defence
* Minister of Defence
* Ministry of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies
* Minister of Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies
* Ministry of Technology
* Minister of Technology
* Ministry of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment
* Minister of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment
* Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Aviation
* Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation
* Ministry of Investment Promotion
* Minister of Investment Promotion
* Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government
* Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government
* Ministry of Fisheries
* Minister of Fisheries
* Ministry of Education
* Minister of Education
* Ministry of Transport and Highways
* Minister of Transport and Highways
* Ministry of Mass Media
* Minister of Mass Media
* Ministry of Health
* Minister of Health
* Ministry of Water Supply
* Minister of Water Supply
* Ministry of Agriculture
* Minister of Agriculture
* Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation
* Minister of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation
* Ministry of Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms
* Minister of Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms
* Ministry of Tourism and Lands
* Minister of Tourism and Lands
* Ministry of Plantation Industries
* Minister of Plantation Industries
* Ministry of Industries
* Minister of Industries
* Ministry of Urban Development and Housing
* Minister of Urban Development and Housing
* Ministry of Foreign Affairs
* Minister of Foreign Affairs
* Ministry of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs
* Minister of Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs
* Ministry of Power and Energy
* Minister of Power and Energy
* Ministry of Environment
* Minister of Environment
* Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs
* Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs
* Ministry of Irrigation
* Minister of Irrigation
* Ministry of Labour and Foreign Employment
* Minister of Labour and Foreign Employment
* Ministry of Public Security
* Minister of Public Security
* Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Food Security
* Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security

## Former ministries

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* Ministry of Economic Development
* Ministry of External Affairs and Defence
* Ministry of Highways, Ports & Shipping (briefly Ministry of Highways and Investment Promotion)
* Ministry of Livestock and Rural Community Development
* Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
* Ministry of Productivity Promotion
* Ministry of Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development

## See also

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* Sri Lanka portal

* Cabinet of Sri Lanka
* Presidential Secretariat
* Cabinet Office (Sri Lanka)

## References

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1. ^ "Cabinet of Ministers and the Ministries and the assignment of Subjects and Functions and Departments, Public Corporations and Statutory Institutions" (PDF). documents.gov.lk. Retrieved 26 July 2022.

## External links

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* Government of Sri Lanka Official Web Portal
* List of Cabinet Ministries of Sri Lanka
* List of Cabinet Ministers of Sri Lanka

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Ministries of Sri Lanka

Culture and education|

* Buddha Sasana, Religious and Cultural Affairs
* Education

Agriculture, exports, and resources|

* Agriculture
* Environment
* Fisheries
* Irrigation
* Plantation Industries
* Tourism and Lands
* Water Supply
* Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation

Health, employment, and wellbeing|

* Health
* Labour and Foreign Employment
* Sports and Youth Affairs
* Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment

Law, finance, and politics|

* Finance, Economic Stabilization and National Policies
* Foreign Affairs
* Industries
* Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms
* Mass Media
* Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government
* Public Security
* Trade, Commerce and Food Security

Development and forces|

* Defence
* Investment Promotion
* Ports, Shipping and Aviation
* Power and Energy
* Technology
* Transport and Highways
* Urban Development and Housing

Defunct|

* Civil Aviation
* Education Services
* External Affairs and Defence
* Highways, Ports & Shipping
* Indigenous Medicine
* Mass Media
* Muslim Religious Affairs
* Parliamentary Affairs

* Government of Sri Lanka
* Cabinet

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