The Minister of Foreign Affairs is 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 cabine ...
who is responsible for overseeing the international diplomacy of the
Government of Sri Lanka. The post was first created in 1947 as Minister of External Affairs and Defence, in 1978 the
Ministry of External Affairs and Defence
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 ...
separated into two ministries, the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the
Ministry of Defence. Prior to the separation of the post the Minister of External Affairs and Defence was held by the
Prime Minister
A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister i ...
since 1947, with a ''
Parliamentary Secretary for Defence and External Affairs'' who was an elected parliamentarian and was the ''de facto''
foreign minister.
List of Foreign Ministers
;Parties
(13)
(9)
(2)
(1)
See also
*
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
*
Ministry of External Affairs and Defence
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 ...
References
External links
Ministry of Foreign Affairs*
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