Ministry of Tourism (Sri Lanka)

Ministry of Tourism
Agency overview

Jurisdiction	Government of Sri Lanka
Minister responsible	John Amaratunga, Minister of Tourism
Deputy Minister responsible	Arundika Fernando, Deputy Minister of Tourism

The Ministry of Tourism is a ministry in the Government of Sri Lanka.

List of Tourism Ministers

Minister of Tourism of Sri Lanka

Incumbent John Amaratunga since 4 September 2015
Ministry of Tourism
Appointer	The President with advice of Prime Minister
Website	Tourism Development Authority

The Minister of Tourism is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. The post was created on 19 January 2015 under the Sirisena government.

Parties

United National Party Sri Lanka Freedom Party

	Party	Tenure
Gamini Lokuge	United National Party	2001 – 08 April 2004	Chandrika Kumaratunga
Navin Dissanayake	United National Party	19 January 2015 - 4 August 2015	Maithripala Sirisena
			Maithripala Sirisena
John Amaratunga	United National Party	4 September 2015 - present

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Ministries of Sri Lanka

Culture and education	Buddha Sasana Culture & the Arts Education Education Services Higher Education and Highways 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 Posts, Postal Services and Muslim Religious Affairs Power and Energy Private Transport Services Resettlement Technology and Research Telecommunication and Information Technology Traditional Industries and Small Enterprise Development Transport and Civil Aviation Urban Development

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

Government of Sri Lanka Cabinet

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Ministry of Tourism (Sri Lanka)

List of Tourism Ministers

See also

References

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