Non-cabinet minister (Sri Lanka)
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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 ...
, a Non-cabinet minister (also referred to as Minister of State, State minister, Project minister, District minister, Senior minister) is politician who is a Minister, but not a member of the
Cabinet of Ministers A cabinet is a body of high-ranking state officials, typically consisting of the executive branch's top leaders. Members of a cabinet are usually called cabinet ministers or secretaries. The function of a cabinet varies: in some countries ...
. A non-cabinet minister is ranked below a
cabinet minister A minister is a politician who heads a ministry, making and implementing decisions on policies in conjunction with the other ministers. In some jurisdictions the head of government is also a minister and is designated the ‘prime minister’, ...
, but above a deputy minister. A non-cabinet minister can be in charge of a
ministry Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department), a department of a government Religion * Christian ...
, be attached a
ministry Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department), a department of a government Religion * Christian ...
of a cabinet minister or be without a ministry. A cabinet minister may hold another non-cabinet minister post with a different subject concurrently.


Appointment

Under th
article 44
of the Sri Lankan Constitution, the
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on the advice of the
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can appoint a
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as a Minister who will not be a member of the Cabinet of Ministers and assign subjects and functions, as well as
ministries Ministry may refer to: Government * Ministry (collective executive), the complete body of government ministers under the leadership of a prime minister * Ministry (government department), a department of a government Religion * Christian mi ...
(if any) which are to be in charge of. The President can change the subjects and functions assigned to the Minister.


History

The appointment of Non-cabinet ministers was set out under the Constitution of 1978. President
J. R. Jayawardene Junius Richard Jayewardene ( si, ජුනියස් රිචඩ් ජයවර්ධන, ta, ஜூனியஸ் ரிச்சட் ஜயவர்தனா; 17 September 1906 – 1 November 1996), commonly abbreviated in Sri Lanka as ...
appointed non-cabinet ministers and district ministers. President
Ranasinghe Premadasa Sri Lankabhimanya Ranasinghe Premadasa ( si, රණසිංහ ප්‍රේමදාස ''Raṇasiṃha Premadāsa'', ta, ரணசிங்க பிரேமதாசா ''Raṇaciṅka Pirēmatācā''; 23 June 1924 – 1 May 1993) was t ...
appointed both non-cabinet ministers and ministers of state. President
Chandrika Kumaratunga Chandrika Bandaranaike Kumaratunga ( si, චන්ද්‍රිකා බණ්ඩාරනායක කුමාරතුංග, ta, சந்திரிகா பண்டாரநாயக்க குமாரதுங்க; born 29 Ju ...
appointed non-cabinet ministers with the title of project ministers. President
Mahinda Rajapaksa Mahinda Rajapaksa ( si, මහින්ද රාජපක්ෂ, ta, மஹிந்த ராஜபக்ஷ; born Percy Mahendra Rajapaksa; 18 November 1945) is a Sri Lankan politician. He served as the President of Sri Lanka from 2005 to ...
appointed non-cabinet minister, project ministers and senior ministers. President
Maithripala Sirisena Maithripala Yapa Sirisena ( si, පල්ලෙවත්‍ත ගමරාළලාගේ මෛත්‍රීපාල යාපා සිරිසේන; ta, பல்லேவத்த கமராளலாகே மைத்திரி ...
appointed non-cabinet ministers with the title of state minister. President
Gotabaya Rajapaksa Lieutenant Colonel Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa ( si, නන්දසේන ගෝඨාභය රාජපක්ෂ; ta, நந்தசேன கோட்டாபய ராஜபக்ஷ; born 20 June 1949) is a former Sri Lankan militar ...
appointed state ministers.


Powers and duties

A
Cabinet Minister A minister is a politician who heads a ministry, making and implementing decisions on policies in conjunction with the other ministers. In some jurisdictions the head of government is also a minister and is designated the ‘prime minister’, ...
by publishing in the
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can delegate to a non-cabinet minister any power or duty coming under the subject or function assigned to the cabinet minister by law. The Minister is responsible to the Cabinet of Ministers and to Parliament.


Privileges of office


Salary

A Minister or State Minister would receive a salary of Rs. 140,000 (having been increased from 65,000 from January 2018); paid monthly from the respective ministry budget. In addition, since all ministers are members of parliament they are entitled to allowances and benefits of parliamentarians.


Official residence and office

A Minister is entitled to an
official residence An official residence is the House, residence of a head of state, head of government, governor, Clergy, religious leader, leaders of international organizations, or other senior figure. It may be the same place where they conduct their work-relate ...
, they have an office and personal staff allocated from their ministry.


Travel

Each minister is entitled to three vehicles, which includes an official vehicle and security vehicles provided and maintained by their ministry. For domestic air travel, helicopters from the No. 4 (VVIP/VIP) Helicopter Squadron of the
Sri Lanka Air Force The Sri Lanka Air Force (SLAF) ( si, ශ්‍රි ලංකා ගුවන් හමුදාව, Śrī Laṃkā guwan hamudāva; ta, இலங்கை விமானப்படை, Ilaṅkai vimāṉappaṭai) is the air arm and the yo ...
are charted by the ministry.


Security

Traditionally security for the ministers have been provided by the
Sri Lanka Police (The one who lives by the Dhamma is protected by the Dhamma itself) , mission = , formedyear = , preceding1 = Ceylon Police Force (1866–1972) , dissolved = , superseding = , employees = ...
since the
1987–1989 JVP insurrection The 1987–1989 JVP insurrection, also known as the 1988–1989 revolt or the JVP troubles, was an armed revolt in Sri Lanka, led by the Marxist–Leninist Janatha Vimukthi Peramuna, against the Government of Sri Lanka. The 1987–1989 insurr ...
. During emergencies military units have been allocated to bolster security to certain ministers based on treat levels. At present the Ministerial Security Division is in charge of security of ministers.


Order of precedence

In the
Sri Lankan order of precedence The Order of Precedence in Sri Lanka the protocol list at which Sri Lankan government officials are seated according to their rank. This is not the list of succession. Current Order of Precedence # The President of Sri Lanka # The Prime Ministe ...
, non-cabinet ministers are placed after the Governor of the Province (within their respective province) and the
Chief Minister A chief minister is an elected or appointed head of government of – in most instances – a sub-national entity, for instance an administrative subdivision or federal constituent entity. Examples include a state (and sometimes a union terri ...
(within their respective province).


List of current state ministers

List of current state ministers under the
Second Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet The second Gotabaya Rajapaksa cabinet was the central government of Sri Lanka led by President Gotabaya Rajapaksa. It was formed in August 2020 after the parliamentary election and ended in April 2022 after all 26 cabinet ministers resigned en ...
is as follows;{{cite news , title=Newly Sworn Cabinet: New MPs Receive More Executive Authority in New Government , url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/print/front_page/newly-sworn-Cabinet-New-MPs-receive-more-executive-authority-in-new-government/238-193734 , accessdate=19 August 2020 , work=Daily Mirror , date=13 August 2020 *
Chamal Rajapaksa Chamal Jayantha Rajapaksa ( Sinhala: චමල් රාජපක්ෂ; Tamil: சமல் ராஜபக்ஷ; born 30 October 1942) is a Sri Lankan politician who was Speaker of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from 2010 to 2015. Previously he ...
- State Minister of Internal Security, Home Affairs and Disaster Management. *
Ajith Nivard Cabraal Ajith Nivard Cabraal ( si, අජිත් නිවාඩ් කබ්රාල්) (born 14 December 1954) is a Sri Lankan accountant and politician who was also the 16th Governor of the Central Bank of Sri Lanka. He is also the former State ...
- State Minister of Finance and Capital Markets and Public Enterprise Reforms. *
Shehan Semasinghe Asanka Shehan Semasinghe is a Sri Lankan Politician and a member of the Parliament of Sri Lanka from Anuradhapura. He belongs to the Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna. He is currently serving as Minister of State for Finance, serving with Ranjith S ...
- State Minister of Samurdhi, Micro Finance, Self-Employment and Business Development. *
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- State Minister of National Heritage, Performing Arts and Folk Art Promotion. * Nalaka Godahewa - State Minister of Urban Development, Coast Conservation, Waste Disposal and Public Sanitation. *
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- State Minister of Rural Housing and Construction. *
Jeevan Thondaman Jeevan Thondaman ( ta, ஜீவன் தொண்டமான்; born 9 November 1994) is a Sri Lankan politician, Member of Parliament and state minister. Thondaman was born on 9 November 1994. He is the son of Arumugam Thondaman and great-g ...
- State Minister of Estate Houses and Community Infrastructure. * Sudarshani Fernandopulle - State Minister of Prisons Reforms and Prisoners' Rehabilitation. * Tharaka Balasuriya - State Minister of Regional Cooperation. *
Sarath Weerasekara Rear Admiral Sarath Weerasekara, RSP, VSV, USP, MP is a Sri Lankan senior naval officer and politician. He was a former Cabinet Minister of Public Security and a State Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government Affairs, member of p ...
- State Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government Affairs. * Piyal Nishantha - State Minister of Women and Child Affairs, Pre-School and Primary Education, School Infrastructure and Education Services. * Seetha Arambepola - State Minister of Skills Development, Vocational Education, Research and Innovation. *
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- State Minister of Dhamma Schools, Bhikku Education, Pirivenas and Buddhist Universities. * Channa Jayasumana - State Minister of Pharmaceutical Production, Supply and Regulation. * Sisira Jayakody - State Minister of Promotion of Indigenous Medicine, Development of Rural Ayurvedic Hospitals and Community Health. *
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- State Minister of Foreign Employment Promotions and Market Diversification. *
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- State Minister of Wildlife Conservation Protection Programmes including Electric Fence and Ditch Construction and Re-Forestation and Wildlife Resources Development. *
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- State Minister of Paddy and Cereals, Organic Food, Vegetables, Fruits, Chilies, Onions and Potatoes, Seed Production and High Tech Agriculture. * Mohan De Silva - State Minister of Regulation of Fertilizer Production and Supply, Use of Chemical Fertilizers and Pesticides. * D. B. Herath - State Minister of Livestock and Farm Promotion and Dairy and Eggs Related Industries. * Siripala Gamlath - State Minister of Development of Common Infrastructure Facilities of Settlements and Canals in Mahaweli Zones. * Anuradha Jayaratne - State Minister of Development of Rural Paddy Fields and Associated Tanks, Reservoirs and Irrigation. * Roshan Ranasinghe - State Minister of Land Management Affairs, State Business Lands and Property Development. *
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-State Minister of Women and Child Affairs. * Roshan Ranasinghe - State Minister of Mahaweli Development *
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- State Minister of Ornamental Fish, Freshwater Fish and Shrimp Farming Development, Multi-day Fishing and Fish Export. * Kanaka Herath - State Minister of Company Establishment Reforms, Tea Estate Crops, Tea Factory Modernization and Tea Export Diversification. * Arundika Fernando - State Minister of Coconut, Fishtail Palm, Palmyra and Rubber Product Promotion and Allied Industrial Production and Export Diversification. * Janaka Wakkumbra - State Minister of Development of Sugarcane, Maize, Cashew, Pepper, Cinnamon, Cloves, Betel Production and Promotion of Allied Products and Export. *
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- State Minister of Development of Rural and Regional Drinking Water Supply Projects. * Duminda Dissanake - State Minister of Solar, Wind, Grid Power Generation Projects Development. * Jayantha Samaraweera - State Minister of Warehouse Facilities, Container Yards, Port Supply Facilities and Boats and Shipping Industry Development. * Nimal Lansa - State Minister of Rural Road and Other Infrastructural Facilities. * Dilum Amunugama - State Minister of Vehicle Regulation, Bus Transport Services and Carriages and Automotive Industries. *
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- State Minister of Rural and School Sports Infrastructure Promotion. *
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- State Minister of Aviation and Export Zones. *
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- State Minister of Cooperative Services, Marketing Development and Consumer Protection. *
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- State Minister of Batik, Handloom Fabrics and Local Apparel Products. *
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- State Minister of Cane, Brass, Clay Furniture and Rural Industry Promotion. * Sadasivam Viyalendran - State Minister of Professional Development of Postal Services and Mass Media.


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