Ministry of Justice (Sri Lanka)

Ministry of Justice
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  • Padmasiri Jayamanna, Secretary
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The Ministry of Justice is a ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka that directs implementation of Policies, plans and Programmes in respect of Justice, as well as handles the administration of courts and prisons.

The ministry is not responsible for policing which comes under the Ministry of Defence

Coat of arms of Sri Lanka, showing a lion holding a sword in its right forepaw surrounded by a ring made from blue lotus petals which is placed on top of a grain vase sprouting rice grains to encircle it. A Dharmacakra is on the top while a sun and moon are at the bottom on each side of the vase.
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Senior officials

Current and past ministers

Parties

      Sri Lanka Freedom Party       United National Party       Sri Lanka Muslim Congress

Name Portrait Party Tenure Head(s) of Government
Lalitha 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
Wijeyananda Dahanayake
E. J. Cooray United National Party 23 March 1960 – 21 July 1960 Dudley Senanayake
Sam 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
J. R. Jayewardene
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1976 – 1977 J. R. Jayewardene
K. W. Devanayagam United National Party 23 July 1977 – 14 February 1980
Nissanka Wijeyeratne United National Party 14 February 1980 – 1988
Vincent Perera United National Party 1989 – 1990 Ranasinghe Premadasa
Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed United National Party 1990 – 1993
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 Sri Lanka Freedom Party 2004 – 30 May 2009 Chandrika Kumaratunga
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Milinda Moragoda Sri Lanka Freedom Party 30 May 2009 – 23 April 2010 Mahinda Rajapaksa
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

Departments & Agencies

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