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
  • Vacant
Agency executive
  • Wasantha Ekanayake, Secretary
Website cultural.gov.lk

The Ministry of Culture & the Arts is the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for β€œTo 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
Ministry of Culture & the Arts
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

Portrait Party Tenure President
T. B. Ekanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party 22 November 2010 – 12 January 2015 Mahinda Rajapaksa

See also

References

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