The Ministry of Home Affairs (Sinhala: ස්වදේශ කටයුතු අමාත්යාංශය Swadēsha Katayuthu Amathyanshaya; Tamil: உள்நாட்டலுவல்கள் அமைச்சு) is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for public administration.
The Minister of Home Affairs is one of the most senior ministers in the government and ranks third in the ministerial ranking. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on home affairs and other subjects which come under its purview.https://www.parliament.lk/files/pdf/constitution.pdf The Constitution Of Sri Lanka The ministry manages the country's administrative service, including District and Divisional Secretariats as well as the Grama Niladhari (village officers) network under the oversight of the latter.
The current Minister of Home Affairs is Prime Minister Dinesh Gunawardena.
Ministers
+ Ministers of Home AffairsNamePortraitPartyTook officeLeft officeHead of governmentMinisterial titleRefs Minister of Home Affairs Minister of Home Affairs and Rural Development Minister of Home Affairs Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party Minister of Home Affairs and Rural Development Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Industries, Home and Cultural Affairs Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party Minister of Home Affairs Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Public Administration, Local Government and Home Affairs Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs United National Party United National Party Minister of Home Affairs United National Party Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Home Affairs Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Home Affairs, Local Government and Co-operatives Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs and Administrative Reforms Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils, Local Government and Southern Development United National Party Minister of Home Affairs and Local Government Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party Sri Lanka Freedom Party Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party Minister of Home Affairs and Fisheries Minister of Home Affairs United National Party Janaka Bandara TennakoonSri Lanka Podujana PeramunaGotabaya RajapaksaMinister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local GovernmentDinesh GunawardenaMahajana Eksath PeramunaIncumbentMinister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government
Secretaries
+ Home Affairs SecretariesNameTook officeLeft officeTitleRefs Public Administration and Home Affairs Secretary Public Administration and Home Affairs Secretary Home Affairs and Fisheries Secretary Home Affairs Secretary Home Affairs Secretary Home Affairs Secretary
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