Ministry of Buddha Sasana

Ministry of Buddha Sasana
Agency overview

Jurisdiction	Government of Sri Lanka
Minister responsible	Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, Minister of Buddha Sasana
Website	Official website

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

List of Buddha Sasana Ministers

Sri Lanka Minister of Buddha Sasana

Flag of Sri Lanka
Incumbent Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe since 4 September 2015
Appointer	The President with advice of Prime Minister

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

Parties

Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party

	Political party	Tenure
D. M. Jayaratne	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	23 April 2010 - 9 January 2015	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Karu Jayasuriya	United National Party	12 January 2015 - 17 August 2015	Maithripala Sirisena
Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe	United National Party	4 September 2015 - Present	Maithripala Sirisena

References

External links

Buddha Sasana ministers of Sri Lanka

Jayaratne Jayasuriya 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

Religion in Sri Lanka

Major	Buddhism

Minor	Hinduism Islam Christianity

Other	Irreligion Judaism

Related	Freedom of religion Sinhalese Buddhist nationalism Cabinet Ministries Ministry of Buddha Sasana, Prison Reforms, Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs, Muslim Religious Affairs, Tourism Development and Christian Religious Affairs

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