Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government

Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government
රාජ්‍ය පරිපාලන, ස්වදේශ කටයුතු, පළාත් සභා හා පළාත් පාලන අමාත්‍යාංශය
பொதுநிருவாக, உள்நாட்டலுவல்கள், மாகாண சபைகள் மற்றும் உள்ளூராட்சி அமைச்சு
Ministry overview
Formed1931; 93 years ago (1931)
JurisdictionGovernment of Sri Lanka
Headquarters330 Union Place, Colombo 2
6°55′09.00″N 79°51′35.40″E / 6.9191667°N 79.8598333°E / 6.9191667; 79.8598333
Annual budget
  • LKR 169 billion (2016, recurrent)
  • LKR 69 billion (2016, capital)
Minister responsible
  • Chandana Abayarathna, Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government
Ministry executive
  • H. T. Kamal Pathmasiri, Ministry Secretary
Child agencies
  • Local Loans and Development Fund
  • Sri Lanka Institute of Local Governance
Websitelgpc.gov.lk

The Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government[1] (Sinhala: රාජ්‍ය පරිපාලන, ස්වදේශ කටයුතු, පළාත් සභා හා පළාත් පාලන අමාත්‍යාංශය; Tamil: பொதுநிருவாக, உள்நாட்டலுவல்கள், மாகாண சபைகள் மற்றும் உள்ளூராட்சி அமைச்சு) is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for provincial councils and local government. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on provincial councils and Local Government and other subjects which come under its purview.[2] The current Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government is Dinesh Gunawardena.[3] The ministry's secretary is H. T. Kamal Pathmasiri.[4] The ministry has had oversight of drafting the 20th Amendment to the Sri Lankan Constitution.[5][6]

Ministers

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Parties

  Ceylon National Congress   United National Party   Sri Lanka Freedom Party   Ilankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi   Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna   National People's Power

Ministers of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government
Name Portrait Party Took office Left office Head of government Ministerial title Refs
Charles Batuwantudawe 1931 1935 Minister of Local Administration [7]
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike 1936 1944 [8]
United National Party 26 September 1947 12 July 1951 D. S. Senanayake Minister of Health and Local Government [9][10]
Dudley Senanayake United National Party 26 March 1952 1952 Dudley Senanayake [11]
C. W. W. Kannangara 19 June 1952 Minister of Local Government [12]
John Kotelawala [13]
Jayaweera Kuruppu Sri Lanka Freedom Party S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike Minister of Local Government and Cultural Affairs [14][15][16]
Vimala Wijewardene Sri Lanka Freedom Party 9 June 1959 Minister of Local Government and Housing [17]
21 November 1959 W. Dahanayake
M. B. W. Mediwake Sri Lanka Freedom Party
J. R. Jayewardene United National Party 23 March 1960 1960 Dudley Senanayake [17]
Mahanama Samaraweera Sri Lanka Freedom Party 23 July 1960 Sirimavo Bandaranaike [18]
M. Tiruchelvam Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi March 1965 November 1968 Dudley Senanayake Minister of Local Government [19][20]
Ranasinghe Premadasa United National Party 1968
Felix Dias Bandaranaike align=center Sri Lanka Freedom Party 31 May 1970 Sirimavo Bandaranaike Minister of Public Administration, Local Government and Home Affairs [21][22]
W. P. G. Ariyadasa Minister of Local Government [23]
Ranasinghe Premadasa United National Party 23 July 1977 J. R. Jayewardene Minister of Local Government, Housing and Construction [24][25][26]
U. B. Wijekoon United National Party 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 Ranasinghe Premadasa Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Home Affairs [27]
Festus Perera United National Party 30 March 1990 [28]
Amarasiri Dodangoda Sri Lanka Freedom Party 19 August 1994 D. B. Wijetunga Minister of Home Affairs, Local Government and Co-operatives [29][30]
Nandimithra Ekanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party 19 October 2000 Chandrika Kumaratunga Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government [31]
Richard Pathirana Sri Lanka Freedom Party 14 September 2001 Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils, Local Government and Southern Development [32][33]
Alick Aluvihare United National Party 12 December 2001 Minister of Home Affairs and Local Government [34][35]
Janaka Bandara Tennakoon Sri Lanka Freedom Party 10 April 2004 Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government [36][37][38]
23 November 2005 Mahinda Rajapaksa Minister of Local Government and Provincial Councils [39][40][41][42]
A. L. M. Athaullah National Congress 23 April 2010 [43][44][45][46]
Karu Jayasuriya United National Party 12 January 2015 22 March 2015 Maithripala Sirisena Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils, Local Government and Democratic Governance [47][48][49][50]
22 March 2015 17 August 2015 Minister of Public Administration, Local Government and Democratic Governance [51][52][53][54]
Faiszer Musthapha Sri Lanka Freedom Party 9 September 2015 26 October 2018 Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government [55][56][57]
Vajira Abeywardena United National Party 20 December 2018 21 November 2019 State Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government
Janaka Bandara Tennakoon Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna 22 November 2019 3 April 2022 Gotabaya Rajapaksa Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government
Dinesh Gunawardena Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna 18 April 2022 18 April 2022 Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government
Dinesh Gunawardena Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna 18 April 2022 23 September 2024 Ranil Wickremesinghe Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government
Harini Amarasuriya National People's Power 24 September 2024 18 November 2024 Anura Kumara Dissanayake Minister of Justice, Public Administration, Provincial Councils, Local Government and Labour [58]
Chandana Abayarathna National People's Power 18 November 2024 Minister of State Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government [59]

Secretaries

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Local Government Secretaries
Name Took office Left office Title Refs
Nihal Jayathilaka 25 April 2010 Local Government and Provincial Councils Secretary [60][61]
R. A. A. K. Ranawaka 12 July 2012 Local Government and Provincial Councils Secretary [62]
J. Dadallage 19 January 2015 Public Administration, Provincial Councils, Local Government and Democratic Governance Secretary [63][64][65][66]
H. T. Kamal Pathmasiri 11 September 2015 Provincial Councils and Local Government Secretary [67]

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