Ministry of Culture & the Arts

Ministry of Culture & the Arts

Agency overview
Formed	1956
Jurisdiction	Sri Lanka
Employees	1,394
Annual budget	Rs 1.636,700 Billion
Minister responsible	T. B. Ekanayake
Agency executive	Wasantha Ekanayake, Secretary
Website	cultural.gov.lk

The Ministry of Culture & the Arts is the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for “To assist in building Sri Lanka as a proud nation with a unique Sri Lankan identity by facilitating the emergency of a culture that would develop all communities of the country while in the process protecting and preserving Sri Lankan national heritage.”

List of ministers

Minister of Culture & the Arts of Sri Lanka
Incumbent T. B. Ekanayake since 22 November 2010
Ministry of Culture & the Arts
Appointer	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Website	cultural.gov.lk

The Minister of Culture & the Arts is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

Parties

      Sri Lanka Freedom Party       United National Party

See also

• List of ministries of Sri Lanka

References

External links

• Ministry of Culture & the Arts
• Government of Sri Lanka

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