The Ministry of Trade, Commerce, Food security and Co-operative Development (; ) 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."
List of ministers The Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security and Co-operative Development is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.
Parties
Name Portrait Party Tenure Designation 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 Sri Lanka Freedom Party 23 April 2010 - 9 January 2015 Ministry of Co-operatives and Internal Trade Mangala SamaraweeraUnited National Party9 January 2015 - 9 November 2018Minister of Labour and Trade Union Relations Johnston FernandoSri Lanka Freedom Party9 November 2018 - 11 January 2019Minister of Trade, Consumer Affairs, Co-operative Development and Christian Religious Affairs Daya GamageUnited National Party11 January 2019 - 22 November 2019 Minister of Labour, Trade Union Relations and Social EmpowermentChamal RajapaksaSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna22 November 2019 - 12 August 2020Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food SecurityBandula Gunawardena12 August 2020 - 18 April 2022Shehan Semasinghe18 April 2022 - 9 May 2022Nalin Fernando9 May 2022 - 24 September 2024 Harini Amarasuriya National People's Power 24 September 2024 - 18 November 2024 Ministry of Co-operatives and Internal TradeWasantha Samarasinghe18 November 2024 - Present
See also Ministries of Sri Lanka
References
External links
Government of Sri Lanka