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Mahinda Rajapaksa Cabinet
The Rajapaksa cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Mahinda Rajapaksa between 2005 and 2015. It was formed in November 2005 after the presidential election and it ended in January 2015 after the opposition's victory in the presidential election A presidential election is the election of any head of state whose official title is President. Elections by country Albania The president of Albania is elected by the Assembly of Albania who are elected by the Albanian public. Chile The pre .... The cabinet was known as the Jambo Cabinet and holds the world record for the largest cabinet in the world. Cabinet members Deputy ministers, non-cabinet ministers and project ministers References * * * * * * * * * * {{List of Sri Lankan cabinets Cabinet of Sri Lanka 2005 establishments in Sri Lanka 2015 disestablishments in Sri Lanka Cabinets established in 2005 Cabinets disestablished in 2015 Mahinda Rajapaksa ...
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Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly known as Ceylon and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia. It lies in the Indian Ocean, southwest of the Bay of Bengal, and southeast of the Arabian Sea; it is separated from the Indian subcontinent by the Gulf of Mannar and the Palk Strait. Sri Lanka shares a maritime border with India and Maldives. Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte is its legislative capital, and Colombo is its largest city and financial centre. Sri Lanka has a population of around 22 million (2020) and is a multinational state, home to diverse cultures, languages, and ethnicities. The Sinhalese are the majority of the nation's population. The Tamils, who are a large minority group, have also played an influential role in the island's history. Other long established groups include the Moors, the Burghers ...
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Minister Of Public Administration And Home Affairs
The Ministry of Home Affairs ( Sinhala: ස්වදේශ කටයුතු අමාත්‍යාංශය ''Swadēsha Katayuthu Amathyanshaya''; Tamil: உள்நாட்டலுவல்கள் அமைச்சு) is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for public administration. The Minister of Home Affairs is one of the most senior ministers in the government and ranks third in the ministerial ranking. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on home affairs and other subjects which come under its purview. The ministry manages the country's administrative service, including District and Divisional Secretariats as well as the Grama Niladhari (village officers) network under the oversight of the latter. The current Minister of Home Affairs is Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena. Ministers Secretaries References External links * {{authority control Home Affairs Sri Lanka Home Affairs An ...
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Minister Of Sports (Sri Lanka)
The Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs ( si, ක්‍රීඩා හා යෞවන කටයුතු අමාත්‍යාංශය; ta, 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. As of May 23, 2022, Roshan Ranasinghe is the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka In Sri Lanka, the Cabinet of Ministers is the council of ministers that form the central government of Sri Lanka. The body of senior ministers responsible and answerable to the Parliament of Sri Lanka. The President is a member of the cabinet .... History 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. The first Minister was V. A. Sugathadasa, the first Sec ...
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Minister Of Youth Affairs And Skills Development
The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Skills Development is the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible “to build up a young generation capable of actively participating in national development endowed with skills and personality.” List of ministers The Minister of Youth Affairs and Skills Development is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. ;Parties See also * List of ministries of Sri Lanka 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 *Ministry of Def ... References External links Ministry of Youth Affairs and Skills DevelopmentGovernment of Sri Lanka {{authority control Youth Affairs and Skills Development Youth Affairs and Skills Development ...
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Minister Of Transport (Sri Lanka)
The Ministry of Transport and Highways ( si, ප්‍රවාහන හා මහාමාර්ග අමාත්‍යාංශය; ta, போக்குவரத்து மற்றும் நெடுஞ்சாலைகள் அமைச்சு) is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for transport. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on transport and other subjects which come under its purview. The current Minister of Transport and Highways is Bandula Gunawardane. The ministry's secretary is Nihal Somaweera. Ministers The Minister of Transport and Highways is a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. Secretaries References External links * {{authority control Transport and Highways Transport and Highways Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śrī Laṅkā, translit-std=ISO (); ta, இலங்கை, Ilaṅkai, translit-std=ISO ()), formerly k ...
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Minister Of Agriculture (Sri Lanka)
The Ministry of Agriculture ( si, කෘෂිකර්ම අමාත්‍යාංශය; ta, கமத்தொழில் அமைச்சு) is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for agriculture. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on home affairs and other subjects which come under its purview. The current Minister of Agriculture is Mahinda Amaraweera. The ministry's secretary is B. Wijayaratne. Ministers The Minister of Agriculture is a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. Key objectives The key objective of the Ministry of agriculture is to: * Supportive agricultural policy for food and allied agricultural crops, * Established food and nutrition security, * Stable prices for agricultural products, * Efficiently coordinated paddy purchasing and marketing programme, * Timely implementation of projects, Increase production in selected crops, * Efficient and effective implementation of accelerated food p ...
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Minister Of Cultural Affairs (Sri Lanka)
The Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for internal affairs, development of Wayamba and culture. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on internal affairs, Waymba development and cultural affairs and other subjects which come under its purview. The current Minister of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs and Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs are S. B. Nawinne and Palitha Thewarapperuma respectively. The ministry's secretary is D. Swarnapala. Ministers The Minister of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs is a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. Secretaries References External links * {{authority control Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Sri Lanka (, ; si, ශ්‍රී ලංකා, Śr ...
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Minister Of Investment Promotion
The Ministry of Investment Promotion is the Sri Lankan government ministry. List of ministers The Minister of Investment Promotion is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. ;Parties See also * List of ministries of Sri Lanka 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 *Ministry of Def ... References External links Government of Sri Lanka {{authority control Investment Promotion Investment Promotion Investment promotion agencies ...
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Minister Of Highways, Ports And Shipping
The Ministry of Highways, Ports and Shipping was a Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for the governance, implementation, creation and development of Ports including Colombo, Galle and Trincomalee ports, Highways including Southern expressway, Colombo Outer Circular expressway, Katunayake expressway and their transport services. It was reorganized as two separate ministries, the Ministry of Ports and Shipping and Ministry of Higher Education and Highways following the formation of the Sirisena cabinet in January 2015. History It was created in 1960, at the Second Dudley Senanayake cabinet as the Ministry of Nationalised Services, Shipping & Transport. It included most of the subjects of the current ministry. Then it was renamed as the Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Food & Shipping at the First Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet. The highways section was included in the Ministry of Irrigation, Power & Highways in both, Second Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet and Jayewarden ...
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Minister Of Law And Order
The Ministry of Public Security ( si, මහජන ආරක්ෂක අමාත්‍යාංශය; ta, பொதுமக்கள் பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சு) is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for law and order. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on law and order and other subjects which come under its purview. The ministry manages the country's police. The current Minister of Public Security is Tiran Alles. The ministry's secretary is Jagath Wijeweera. History Since independence in 1948 the Sri Lankan police had come under the Ministry of Defence. The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission had recommended that policing be transferred to a separate ministry. The Ministry of Law and Order was established on 16 August 2013 to manage policing in the country. Ministers The Minister of Public Security is a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. Secretaries References ...
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