Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs (Sri Lanka)

Government ministry of Sri Lanka

Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairsක්‍රීඩා හා යෞවන කටයුතු අමාත්‍යාංශය
இளைஞர் மற்றும் விளையாட்டுத்துறை அமைச்சு

Ministry overview
Formed| 1966
Jurisdiction| Government of Sri Lanka
Minister responsible|

* Harin Fernando, Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs

Website| www.mos.gov.lk
Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs of Sri Lanka

Incumbent
Harin Fernando

since 27 November 2023

Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs
Appointer| The President with advice of Prime Minister
Inaugural holder| Kiri Banda Ratnayake
Formation| 1972
Website| www.mos.gov.lk

The Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs[1] (Sinhala: ක්‍රීඩා හා යෞවන කටයුතු අමාත්‍යාංශය; Tamil: இளைஞர் மற்றும் விளையாட்டுத்துறை அமைச்சு) is a ministry in the Government of Sri Lanka whose role is to promote the role of sports in Sri Lankan culture and society.[2] As of 27 November 2023, Harin Fernando is the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, an appointment to the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.[3]

## History

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The ministry was initially created in 1966 to help bring the varied sports initiatives together as part of the portfolio of the Ministry of Nationalised Services.[4][5] The first Minister was V. A. Sugathadasa, the first Secretary was Dr. H. S. R. Gunawardena and the first Director was Austin Rajakaruna. In 1970 the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Sports was established. In 1989 this entity was renamed the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and subsequently in 2000 as the Ministry of Tourism and Sports. In 2004 it was called the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, in 2007 the Ministry of Sports and Public Recreation of Sports and finally in 2010 the Ministry of Sports.

As of 2022 it is called the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs.

## List of ministers

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Parties

Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna

Name  | Portrait  | Party  | Tenure

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| V. A. Sugathadasa |  | United National Party | 1966 - 1970
| Kiri Banda Ratnayake |  | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 1972 - 1977
| Vincent Perera |  | United National Party | 1977 - 1988
| Nanda Mathew |  | United National Party | 1989 - 1993
| S. B. Dissanayake |  | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 1994 - 2001
| Mangala Samaraweera |  | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 2001
| Lakshman Kiriella |  | United National Party | 2001 - 2002
| Johnston Fernando |  | United National Party | 2002 - 8 April 2004
| Jeewan Kumaranatunga |  | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 8 April 2004 - 28 January 2007
| Gamini Lokuge |  | United National Party (D)  | 28 January 2007 - 23 April 2010
| C. B. Rathnayake |  | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 23 April 2010 - 22 November 2010
| Mahindananda Aluthgamage[6] |  | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 22 November 2010 – 12 January 2015
| Navin Dissanayake |  | United National Party | 19 January 2015 - 4 September 2015
| Dayasiri Jayasekara |  | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 4 September 2015 - 12 April 2018
| Faiszer Musthapha |  | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 12 April 2018 - 15 December 2018
| Harin Fernando |  | United National Party | 20 December 2018 - 15 November 2019
| Dullas Alahapperuma |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 22 November 2019 – 12 August 2020
| Namal Rajapaksa |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 12 August 2020 – 3 April 2022
| Roshan Ranasinghe |  | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 23 May 2022 – 27 November 2023
| Harin Fernando |  | Samagi Jana Balawegaya | 27 November 2023 - present

## References

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1. ^ "Extra Gazette No. 2281/41 of 27.05.2022 (Duties and Functions)" (PDF). documents.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
2. ^ Madhushani, A. A. L. (1 December 2019). "Challenges in Integrity of Sport: Current Practices and Preventive Approaches of Sport Corruption in Sri Lanka". Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research. 84 (1): 21–26\. doi:10.2478/pcssr-2019-0023. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
3. ^ "Harin Fernando appointed as Sri Lanka's new sports minister". Asian News International. 27 November 2023. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
4. ^ Biyanwila, S. Janaka (2018). "Development and Sports in Sri Lanka". Sports and the Global South. pp. 179–217\. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-68502-1_6. ISBN 978-3-319-68501-4. `{{cite book}}`: `|journal=` ignored (help)
5. ^ "Former Ministers & Secretaries". Ministry of Sports. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
6. ^ Clementine, Rex. "When failures boast of success". island.lk. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

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