State Ministry of Higher Education

State Ministry of Higher Education
උසස් අධ්‍යාපන රාජ්‍ය අමාත්‍යාංශය
உயர் கல்வி இராஜாங்க அமைச்சு
Ministry overview
Superseding Ministry
JurisdictionDemocratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Headquarters18 Ward place, Colombo 7
6°55′00″N 79°52′01″E / 6.9166°N 79.8669°E / 6.9166; 79.8669
Annual budget
  • LKR 30 billion (2018, recurrent)
  • LKR 133 billion (2018, capital)
Minister responsible
  • Vacant, State Minister of Higher Education
Ministry executive
  • Mrs. J.M.B. Jayawardana, State Secretary
Child Ministry
Websitemohe.gov.lk

The State Ministry of Higher Education (Sinhala: උසස් අධ්‍යාපන රාජ්‍ය අමාත්‍යාංශය, romanized: Usas Adh‍yāpana Rāj‍ya Amāt‍yāṅśaya; Tamil: உயர் கல்வி இராஜாங்க அமைச்சு) is a Non-cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on higher education and other subjects which come under its purview.[1] Broadly, this involves the maintenance, expansion, standardisation and general oversight and regulation of higher education institutions in the country.[2][3]

The current State Minister of Higher Education is vacant.

Ministers

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Parties

  Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United National Party   Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna

Ministers of Higher Education
Name Portrait Party Took office Left office Head of government Ministerial title Refs
J. R. Jayewardene United National Party 14 February 1980 J. R. Jayewardene Minister of Higher Education
A. C. S. Hameed United National Party 18 February 1989 28 March 1990 Ranasinghe Premadasa Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology [4][5]
Lalith Athulathmudali United National Party 30 March 1990 Minister of Education and Higher Education [6][7]
W. J. M. Lokubandara United National Party August 1993 D. B. Wijetunga [8]
Richard Pathirana Sri Lanka Freedom Party 19 August 1994 [9][10]
Indika Gunawardena Sri Lanka Freedom Party 19 October 2000 Chandrika Kumaratunga Minister of Higher Education and Information Technology Development [11]
Sarath Amunugama Sri Lanka Freedom Party 14 September 2001 Minister of Education and Higher Education [12][13]
W. A. Wiswa Warnapala Sri Lanka Freedom Party 28 January 2007 Mahinda Rajapaksa Minister of Higher Education [14][15][16]
S. B. Dissanayake 22 November 2010 [17][18]
Kabir Hashim United National Party 12 January 2015 22 March 2015 Maithripala Sirisena Minister of Highways, Higher Education and Investment Promotion [19][20][21][22]
Sarath Amunugama Sri Lanka Freedom Party 22 March 2015 17 August 2015 Minister of Higher Education and Research [23][24][25][26]
Lakshman Kiriella United National Party 4 September 2015 14 October 2015 Minister of University Education and Highways [27][28][29]
14 October 2015 25 February 2018 Minister of Higher Education and Highways [30][31]
Kabir Hashim United National Party 25 February 2018 22 November 2019 [32][33][34]
Bandula Gunawardane Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna 22 November 2019 Gotabaya Rajapaksa Minister of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation [35]

Secretaries

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Higher Education Secretaries
Name Took office Left office Title Refs
Sunil Jayantha Navaratne 22 November 2010 Higher Education Secretary [36]
Udaya R. Seneviratna 19 January 2015 Highways, Higher Education and Investment Promotio Secretary [37]
D. C. Dissanayake 8 September 2015 27 November 2019 University Education and Highways Secretary [38][39][40]
D.M.A.R.B. Dissanayake 27 November 2019 Present Higher Education, Technology and Innovation Secretary [41][42]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 2151/38. 27 November 2019.
  2. ^ "Overview". MOHE.gov.lk. Ministry of Higher Education and Highways. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  3. ^ "Overview". MOHSL.gov.lk. Ministry of Higher Education and Highways. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
  4. ^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 37: Talking peace". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 2002-06-22.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  5. ^ de Silva, W. P. P.; Ferdinando, T. C. L. 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka (PDF). Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. p. 210. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-23.
  6. ^ de Silva, W. P. P.; Ferdinando, T. C. L. 9th Parliament of Sri Lanka (PDF). Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited. pp. 213–214. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-06-23.
  7. ^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 43: Aftermath of the Indian withdrawal". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 2002-08-02.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ Sebastian, Rita (15 August 1993). "One Hundred Days of Wijetunge's Presidency" (PDF). Tamil Times. XII (8): 4. ISSN 0266-4488.
  9. ^ "The New Cabinet" (PDF). Tamil Times. XIII (8): 4. 15 August 1994. ISSN 0266-4488.
  10. ^ "The Cabinet" (PDF). The Sri Lanka Monitor (79): 2. August 1994.
  11. ^ "New cabinet sworn in today". Current Affairs. Government of Sri Lanka. 19 October 2000. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016.
  12. ^ Weerawarne, Sumadhu (15 September 2001). "18 member Cabinet sworn in yesterday". The Island (Sri Lanka).
  13. ^ "New Cabinet". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 15 September 2001.
  14. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1482/08. 29 January 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014.
  15. ^ "The New Cabinet". The Island (Sri Lanka). 29 January 2007.
  16. ^ "New Cabinet of Ministers sworn in". Current Affairs. The Official Website of the Government of Sri Lanka. 28 January 2007. Archived from the original on 13 February 2007.
  17. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1681/2. 22 November 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014.
  18. ^ "New Faces Boost Cabinet as Hopes Rise". The Nation (Sri Lanka). 28 November 2010. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2016-04-03.
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  20. ^ "New Cabinet ministers sworn in". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 12 January 2015.
  21. ^ "New Cabinet takes oaths". The Nation (Sri Lanka). 12 January 2015. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015.
  22. ^ Imtiaz, Zahrah; Moramudali, Umesh (13 January 2015). "27-member cabinet 10 State ministers 08 Deputy ministers". Ceylon Today. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015.
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  24. ^ "More Ministers appointed". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 22 March 2015.
  25. ^ "Cabinet balloons to 40 as 26 more SLFPers luck out". The Island (Sri Lanka). 23 March 2015.
  26. ^ Weerasinghe, Chamikara (23 March 2015). "SLFPers take oaths as ministers in National Govt". Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 29 March 2015.
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  28. ^ "New Cabinet". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 4 September 2015.
  29. ^ "The new Cabinet". Ceylon Today. 4 September 2015. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015.
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  31. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications NOTIFICATION" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 2062/26. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  32. ^ Marasinghe, Sandasen; Mallawaarachchi, Amali (26 February 2018). "President reshuffles UNP pack". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  33. ^ "PM sworn is as law and order minister in low key reshuffle". The Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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  37. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1899/14. 28 January 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015.
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  39. ^ "44 new Ministry Secretaries appointed". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 8 September 2015.
  40. ^ "New Secretaries to Ministries appointed". The Island (Sri Lanka). 9 September 2015.
  41. ^ "Secretaries". Office of the Cabinet of Ministers, Sri Lanka.
  42. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 2154/5. 16 December 2019.
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