Ministry of Economic Development (Sri Lanka)

Minister of Policy Planning, Economics Affairs, Child, Youth and Cultural Affairs of Sri Lanka
Ministry of Policy Planning, Economics Affairs, Child, Youth and Cultural Affairs
Appointer	The President with advice of Prime Minister
Term length	5 years
First holder	Basil Rajapaksa
Final holder	Ranil Wickremesinghe
Abolished	17 August 2015
Succession	Ministry of National Policy and Economic Affairs

The Minister of Policy Planning, Economics Affairs, Child, Youth and Cultural Affairs is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

This position was created on the 23 April 2010 and was replaced on the 17 August 2015, by the Ministry of National Policy and Economic Affairs

List of Economic Development Ministers

Parties

      Sri Lanka Freedom Party       United National Party

Name		Portrait	Party	Tenure	President		Ministerial title
	Basil Rajapaksa		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	23 April 2010 – 9 January 2015		Mahinda Rajapaksa	Ministry of Economic Development
	Ranil Wickremesinghe		United National Party	12 January 2015 – 17 August 2015		Maithripala Sirisena	Ministry of Policy Planning, Economics Affairs, Child, Youth and Cultural Affairs

References

External links

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