The Ministry of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment (; ) is the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for "Formulating, executing and regulating provisions and policies aligned to practices of good governance to ensure the rights of children and women by empowering socio-economic conditions, instilling values and ensuring participation through strategic integration with all stakeholders leading to a dignified nation".

Overview

Vision:

Mission:

List of ministers The Minister of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

Parties

Name Portrait Party Title Tenure President Sumedha JayasenaSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Women Affairs & Social Welfare19 October 2000 - 14 September 2001 Chandrika Kumaratunga Ferial Ashraff United National PartyMinister of Development, Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of the East, Rural Housing Development and Women's Affairs14 September 2001 - 10 April 2004Chandrika KumaratungaSumedha JayasenaSri Lanka Freedom PartyMinister of Child Development & Women's Empowerment Minister of Parliamentary Affairs10 April 2004 - 23 April 2010Mahinda Rajapaksa Tissa Karalliyadde Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Child Development and Women's Affairs 23 April 2010 - 9 January 2015 Mahinda Rajapaksa Chandrani Bandara Jayasinghe United National Party Minister of Women's AffairsMinister of Women and Child Affairs 12 January 2015 - 21 November 2019 Maithripala Sirisena Pavithra Wanniarachchi Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Minister of Women & Child Affairs and Dry Zone DevelopmentMinister of Women & Child Affairs and Social Security 22 November 2019 - 11 August 2020 Gotabaya Rajapaksa Piyal Nishantha de Silva Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna State Minister of Women and Child Development, Pre-schools & Primary Education, School Infrastructure & Education Services 12 August 2020 - 9 May 2022 Gotabaya Rajapaksa Ranil Wickremesinghe United National Party Minister of Women, Child Affairs and Social Empowerment 4 November 2022 - 24 September 2024 Ranil Wickremesinghe Harini Amarasuriya National People's PowerMinister of Women, Child and Youth Affairs and Sports24 September 2024 - 17 November 2024 Anura Kumara Dissanayake Saroja Savithri PaulrajMinister of Women and Child Affairs18 November 2024 – Present

History History of the Ministry YearWomen's Bureau in Sri Lanka was 1st established under the Ministry of Plan Implementation1978Women's Bureau in Sri Lanka was re-established under the Ministry of Women's Affairs and Teaching Hospital1983Ministry of Women's Affairs. (Separate Ministry)1997Ministry of Women Empowerment and Social Welfare2004Ministry of Child Development and Women's Empowerment2006Ministry of Child Development and Women's Affairs2010Ministry of Women's Affairs.2015Ministry of Women and Child Affairs2015Ministry of Women & Child Affairs and Dry Zone Development2018Ministry of Women & Child Affairs and Social Security2019State Ministry of Women and Child Development, Pre-schools & Primary Education, School Infrastructure & Education Services2020

See also Ministries of Sri Lanka

References

External links Ministry of Women & Child Affairs and Social Security Government of Sri Lanka