The Minister of Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms is an appointment in the
Cabinet of Sri Lanka.
The constitution defines that it is mandatory for a minister of the cabinet to be styled as the Minister of Justice. From 1947 to 1970, per section 48 of the constitution, the Minister of Justice was one of two Ministers appointed from the
Senate of Ceylon, as such appointments have been held by
Advocate
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s.
It succeeded the office of
Legal Secretary of Ceylon which existed from 1932 to 1947.
List of Justice Ministers
;Parties
See also
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Ministry of Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms
References
External links
Ministry of Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional ReformsGovernment of Sri Lanka
{{Ministries of Sri Lanka
Justice
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