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
The Government of Sri Lanka (GoSL) ( si, ශ්රී ලංකා රජය, Śrī Lankā Rajaya; ta, இலங்கை அரசாங்கம்) is a parliamentary system determined by the Sri Lankan Constitution. It administers the isl ...
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 cabine ...
.
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
Vithana Arachchige Sugathadasa, OBE (7 July 1912 – 10 July 1973) was a Sri Lankan politician. He served as the first Minister of Sports and twice as the Mayor of Colombo.
Early life
Born to a wealthy business family, he had two siblings. ...
, 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's called the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs.
List of Ministers
;Parties
References
External links
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