Minister of Justice (Sri Lanka)

Minister of Justice of Sri Lanka

Incumbent Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe since 12 January 2015
Ministry of Justice
Appointer	The President with advice of Prime Minister
Formation	26 September 1947
Website	Ministry of Justice

The Minister of Justice is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

List of Justice Ministers

Parties

Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party Sri Lanka Muslim Congress

	Party	Tenure
Lalita Rajapaksa	United National Party	26 September 1947 – 1953	D. S. Senanayake Dudley Senanayake
E. B. Wikramanayake	United National Party	1953 – 1956	John Kotelawala
M. W. H. de Silva	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1956 – June 1959	S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
Valentine S. Jayawickrema	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	June 1959 – 1960	S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
Valentine S. Jayawickrema	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	June 1959 – 1960	Wijeyananda Dahanayake
E. J. Cooray	United National Party	23 March 1960 – 21 July 1960	Dudley Senanayake
Sam P. C. Fernando	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	23 July 1960 – March 1965	Sirimavo Bandaranaike
A. F. Wijemanne	United National Party	March 1965 – 1970	Dudley Senanayake
Felix Dias Bandaranaike	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1970 – 1976	Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1976 – 1977	Sirimavo Bandaranaike
K. W. Devanayagam	United National Party	23 July 1977 – 14 February 1980	J. R. Jayewardene
Nissanka Wijeyeratne	United National Party	14 February 1980 – 1988	J. R. Jayewardene
Vincent Perera	United National Party	1989 – 1990	Ranasinghe Premadasa
Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed	United National Party	1990 – 1993	Ranasinghe Premadasa
Harold Herath	United National Party	1993 – 1994	Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
G. L. Peiris	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1994 – 2001	Chandrika Kumaratunga
W. J. M. Lokubandara	United National Party	2001 – 2004
Amarasiri Dodangoda		2004 – 30 May 2009
Amarasiri Dodangoda		2004 – 30 May 2009	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Milinda Moragoda	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	30 May 2009 – 23 April 2010
Athauda Seneviratne	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	23 April 2010 – 22 November 2010
Rauff Hakeem	Sri Lanka Muslim Congress	22 November 2010 – 28 December 2014
Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe	United National Party	12 January 2015 - Present	Maithripala Sirisena

References

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Justice ministers of Sri Lanka

Rajapakse Wikramanayake de Silva Jayawickrema Cooray Fernando Wijemanne Bandaranaike Wickremanayake Devanayagam Wijeyeratne Perera Hameed Herath Peiris Lokubandara Dodangoda Moragoda Seneviratne Hakeem Rajapakshe

Ministries of Sri Lanka

Culture and education	Buddha Sasana Education Higher Education and Highways Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs National Heritage National Languages and Social Integration Plantation Industries Youth Affairs and Skills Development

Agriculture, exports, and resources	Agriculture Botanical Gardens and Public Recreation Coconut Development and Janatha Estate Development Co-operatives and Internal Trade Development and Environment Fisheries and Aquatic Resource Development Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare Irrigation and Water Resources Management Lands Livestock and Rural Community Development Minor Export Crop Promotion State Resources and Enterprise Development Sugar Industry Development Water Supply and Drainage Wildlife Resources Conservation

Health, employment, and wellbeing	Health, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine Labour and Trade Union Relations Productivity Promotion Social Empowerment and Welfare Sports Tourism Women and Child Affairs

Law, finance, and politics	Finance Foreign Affairs Industry and Commerce Investment Promotion Justice Law and Order and Southern Development Mass Media and Information Parliamentary Affairs Provincial Councils and Local Government Public Management Reforms Public Relations and Public Affairs Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms

Development and forces	Defence Disaster Management Home Affairs Housing and Construction Megapolis and Western Development Petroleum Resources Development Policy Planning and Economics Affairs Ports and Shipping Posts, Postal Services and Muslim Religious Affairs Power and Renewable Energy Private Transport Services Resettlement Technology and Research Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Transport and Civil Aviation Urban Development

Defunct	Civil Aviation Education Services External Affairs and Defence Highways, Ports & Shipping Indigenous Medicine Muslim Religious Affairs

Government of Sri Lanka Cabinet

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Minister of Justice (Sri Lanka)

List of Justice Ministers

See also

References

External links