Ministry of Sports (Sri Lanka)

The Ministry of Sports is a ministry in the Government of Sri Lanka.

Ministry of Sports
Agency overview
Formed1966
JurisdictionGovernment of Sri Lanka
Minister responsible
Websitewww.mos.gov.lk

List of Sports Ministers
Minister of Sports of Sri Lanka
Incumbent
Namal Rajapaksa
since 12 August 2020
Ministry of Sports
AppointerThe President with advice of Prime Minister
Inaugural holderKiri Banda Ratnayake
Formation1972
WebsiteMinistry of Sports

The Minister of Sports is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. The ministry was initially created in 1966,[1] as part of the portfolio of the Ministry of Nationalised Services. The first Minister was V. A. Sugathadasa, 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 by Gazete (extraordinary) No 1650/20 the Ministry of Sports.

Parties

  Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United National Party

Name Portrait Party Tenure Head(s) of Government
V. A. Sugathadasa United National Party 1966 - 1970 Dudley Senanayake
Kiri Banda Ratnayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1972 - 1977 Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Vincent Perera United National Party 1977 - 1988 J. R. Jayewardene
Nanda Mathew United National Party 1989 - 1993 Ranasinghe Premadasa
Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
S. B. Dissanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1994 - 2001 Chandrika Kumaratunga
Mangala Samaraweera Sri Lanka Freedom Party 2001
Lakshman Kiriella United National Party 2001 - 2002
Johnston Fernando United National Party 2002 - 8 April 2004
Jeewan Kumaranatunga Sri Lanka Freedom Party 8 April 2004 - 28 January 2007
Gamini Lokuge United National Party (D) 28 January 2007 - 23 April 2010 Mahinda Rajapaksa
C. B. Rathnayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party 23 April 2010 - 22 November 2010
Mahindananda Aluthgamage Sri Lanka Freedom Party 22 November 2010 – 12 January 2015
Navin Dissanayake United National Party 19 January 2015 - 4 September 2015 Maithripala Sirisena
Dayasiri Jayasekara Sri Lanka Freedom Party 4 September 2015 - 12 April 2018
Faiszer Musthapha Sri Lanka Freedom Party 12 April 2018 - 14 November 2018
Harin Fernando United National Party 20 December 2018 - 15 November 2019 Maithripala Sirisena
Dullas Daham Kumara Alahapperuma Sri Lanka freedom party 22 November 2019 – Present Gotabaya Rajapaksha

References
  1. "Former Ministers & Secretaries". Ministry of Sports. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
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