Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Food Security
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The Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Food Security[2] (Sinhala: වෙළඳ, වාණිජ හා ආහාර සුරක්ෂිතතා අමාත්යාංශය; Tamil: வர்த்தக, வாணிப மற்றும் உணவுப் பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சு) is the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for "Promotion of competitive and fair trade in the market while securing the interests of local manufacturer and consumer, promotion of co-operative services and contribution to the development of human resources in order to create a knowledge based economy."
| වෙළඳ, වාණිජ හා ආහාර සුරක්ෂිතතා අමාත්යාංශය வர்த்தக, வாணிப மற்றும் உணவுப் பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சு | |
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| Ministry overview | |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Sri Lanka |
| Annual budget | Rs 2.315 Billion |
| Minister responsible |
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| Website | www |
List of ministers
editThe Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.
- Parties
Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna National People's Power
| Name | Portrait | Party | Tenure | Designation | |
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| A. Ratnayake | United National Party | 1947-1952 | Minister of Food and Cooperative Undertakings | ||
| Felix Dias Bandaranaike | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 1963-1965 | Minister of Agriculture, Food and Co-operative Development | ||
| S. K. K. Suriarachchi | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 1970-1977 | Minister of Food, Co-operatives and Small Industries | ||
| Wijeyananda Dahanayake | United National Party | 1986-1988 | Minister of Co-operatives | ||
| Lalith Athulathmudali | United National Party | 18 February 1989 - 28 March 1990 | Minister of Agriculture, Food and Co-operatives | ||
| Johnston Fernando | 
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Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 23 April 2010 - 9 January 2015 | Ministry of Co-operatives and Internal Trade | |
| Mangala Samaraweera | United National Party | 9 January 2015 - 9 November 2018 | Minister of Labour and Trade Union Relations | ||
| Johnston Fernando | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 9 November 2018 - 11 January 2019 | Minister of Trade, Consumer Affairs, Co-operative Development and Christian Religious Affairs | ||
| Daya Gamage | United National Party | 11 January 2019 - 22 November 2019 | Minister of Labour, Trade Union Relations and Social Empowerment | ||
| Chamal Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 22 November 2019 - 12 August 2020 | Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security | ||
| Bandula Gunawardena | 12 August 2020 - 18 April 2022 | ||||
| Shehan Semasinghe | 18 April 2022 - 9 May 2022 | ||||
| Nalin Fernando | 9 May 2022 - 24 September 2024 | ||||
| Harini Amarasuriya | National People's Power | 24 September 2024 - 18 November 2024 | Ministry of Co-operatives and Internal Trade | ||
| Wasantha Samarasinghe | 18 November 2024 - Present | [3] | |||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ newsdmp-w (2024-11-18). "The New Prime Minister and Cabinet Officially Sworn In". PMD. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
- ^ "Extra Gazette No. 2281/41 of 27.05.2022 (Duties and Functions)" (PDF). documents.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ "Sri Lanka President appoints NPP cabinet minsters". EconomyNext. 2024-11-18. Retrieved 2024-12-01.