Ministry of Environment (Sri Lanka)

Ministry of Environment
පරිසර අමාත්‍යාංශය
சுற்றாடல் அமைச்சு
Ministry overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Sri Lanka
HeadquartersSobadam Piyasa, No. 416/C/1, Robert Gunawardana Mawatha, Battaramulla
6°54′00″N 79°54′52″E / 6.899938°N 79.914449°E / 6.899938; 79.914449
Minister responsible
  • Hon. Dr. Dammika Patabendi[1], Minister of Environment
Ministry executive
  • K. R. Uduwawala, Ministry Secretary
Child agencies
  • Central Environmental Authority
  • Mahaweli Authority
Websiteenv.gov.lk

The Ministry of Environment[2] (Sinhala: පරිසර අමාත්‍යාංශය; Tamil: சுற்றாடல் அமைச்சு) is the cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka with oversight of the environment and the Mahaweli Development programme, as well as the general development of the Mahaweli River, its environs and communities living within defined 'Mahaweli development zones'.[3][4]

List of ministers

Parties

  United National Party   Sri Lanka Freedom Party   Sri Lanka Muslim Congress   Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna   National People's Power

Name Portrait Party Tenure President
Rukman Senanayake United National Party 12 December 2001 24 August 2024 Chandrika Kumaratunga
A. H. M. Fowzie Sri Lanka Freedom Party 10 April 2004 19 November 2005
Maithripala Sirisena Maithripala Sirisena Sri Lanka Freedom Party 23 November 2005 28 January 2007 Mahinda Rajapaksa
Anura Priyadharshana Yapa Sri Lanka Freedom Party 23 April 2010 28 January 2013
Susil Premajayanth Sri Lanka Freedom Party 28 January 2013 12 January 2015
Maithripala Sirisena Maithripala Sirisena Sri Lanka Freedom Party 12 January 2015 18 November 2019 Maithripala Sirisena
S. M. Chandrasena Sri Lanka Freedom Party 22 November 2019 12 August 2020 Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Ahamed Nazeer Zainulabdeen Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 12 April 2022 14 July 2022
22 July 2022 6 October 2023 Ranil Wickremesinghe
Keheliya Rambukwella Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna 23 October 2023 3 February 2024
Vijitha Herath National People's Power 24 September 2024 18 November 2024 Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Dammika Patabendi National People's Power 18 November 2024 Incumbent

References

  1. ^ "LIST OF CABINET MINISTERS". cabinetoffice.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  2. ^ "Extra Gazette No. 2281/41 of 27.05.2022 (Duties and Functions)" (PDF). documents.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  3. ^ "Sri Lanka's biggest river basin development project". Sundaytimes.lk. The Sunday Times of Sri Lanka. 24 October 2010. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  4. ^ "10,000 title deeds will be present to Mahaweli settlers". Sundaytimes.lk. The Sunday Times of Sri Lanka. 11 August 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
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