Ministry of Law and Order and Southern Development

Ministry of Law and Order and Southern Development
Ministry overview
Formed 16 August 2013 (2013-08-16)
Jurisdiction Government of Sri Lanka
Headquarters 13th Floor, Sethsiripaya Stage II, Battaramulla, Colombo
6°54′09.90″N 79°54′56.20″E / 6.9027500°N 79.9156111°E / 6.9027500; 79.9156111Coordinates: 6°54′09.90″N 79°54′56.20″E / 6.9027500°N 79.9156111°E / 6.9027500; 79.9156111
Annual budget
  • Rs. 53 billion (2015, recurrent)
  • Rs. 9 billion (2015, capital)
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Ministry executive
  • Jagath Wijeweera, Secretary
Child agencies
Website lawandorder.lk

The Ministry of Law and Order and Southern Development is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for law and order. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on law and order and other subjects which come under its purview..[1] The ministry manages the country's police. The ministry is not responsible for migration and prisons - these come under the purview of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs and Ministry of Prison Reforms, Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs respectively. The current Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development and State Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development are Sagala Ratnayaka and Piyankara Jayaratne respectively.[2][3] The ministry's secretary is Jagath Wijeweera.[4]

History

Since independence in 1948 the Sri Lankan police had come under the Ministry of Defence. The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission had recommended that policing be transferred to a separate ministry.[5][6] The Ministry of Law and Order was established on 16 August 2013 to manage policing in the country.[7][8][9]

Ministers

The Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development is a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

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Ministers of Law and Order
Name Portrait Party Took office Left office Head of government Ministerial title Refs
Rajapaksa, MahindaMahinda Rajapaksa Sri Lanka Freedom Party 26 August 2013 Rajapaksa, MahindaMahinda Rajapaksa Minister of Law and Order [10][11]
Amaratunga, JohnJohn Amaratunga United National Party 12 January 2015 22 March 2015 Sirisena, MaithripalaMaithripala Sirisena Minister of Public Order, Disaster Management and Christian Affairs [12][13][14]
22 March 2015 17 August 2015 Minister of Public Order and Christian Religious Affairs [15][16][17][18]
Marapana, TilakTilak Marapana United National Party 4 September 2015 9 November 2015 Minister of Law and Order and Prison Reforms [19][20][21]
Sagala Ratnayaka United National Party 11 November 2015 Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development [22][23][24]

Secretaries

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Law and Order Secretaries
Name Took office Left office Title Refs
Mallawaarachchi, NandaNanda Mallawaarachchi 19 August 2013 Law and Order Secretary [25][26][27]
Balasuriya, MahindaMahinda Balasuriya 20 October 2014 Law and Order Secretary [28][29][30]
Tennakoon, T. M. K. B.T. M. K. B. Tennakoon 19 January 2015 Public Order, Disaster Management and Christian Affairs Secretary [31][32][33][34]
Wijeweera, JagathJagath Wijeweera 8 September 2015 Law and Order and Prison Reforms Secretary [35][36][37]
19 November 2015 Law and Order and Southern Development Secretary [38]

References

  1. ↑ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications THE CONSTITUTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA Notification" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1933/13. 21 September 2015.
  2. ↑ "Cabinet Ministers". President's Media Division News.
  3. ↑ "Deputy Ministers". President's Media Division News.
  4. ↑ "Secretaries to the Ministries". President's Media Division News.
  5. ↑ Ferdinando, Shamindra (24 August 2013). "Police, STF placed under new ministry in line with LLRC recommendations – GR". The Island (Sri Lanka).
  6. ↑ Karunaratne, Waruni (27 October 2013). "Law Out Of Order?". The Sunday Leader.
  7. ↑ "Police Dept. brought under purview of newly-established Ministry". News First. 23 August 2013.
  8. ↑ "New Ministry of Law and Order set up". Daily FT. 24 August 2013.
  9. ↑ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications THE CONSTITUTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA Notification" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1823/70. 16 August 2013.
  10. ↑ Perera, Chaminda (24 August 2013). "BRAND NEW LAW AND ORDER MINISTRY BORN". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
  11. ↑ "Talk at the Cafe Spectator". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 25 May 2014.
  12. ↑ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1897/16. 18 January 2015.
  13. ↑ "New Cabinet ministers sworn in". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 12 January 2015.
  14. ↑ "New Cabinet takes oaths". The Nation (Sri Lanka). 12 January 2015.
  15. ↑ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1907/48. 26 March 2015.
  16. ↑ "More Ministers appointed". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 22 March 2015.
  17. ↑ "Cabinet balloons to 40 as 26 more SLFPers luck out". The Island (Sri Lanka). 23 March 2015.
  18. ↑ Weerasinghe, Chamikara (23 March 2015). "SLFPers take oaths as ministers in National Govt". Daily News (Sri Lanka).
  19. ↑ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1932/07. 14 September 2015.
  20. ↑ "New Cabinet". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 4 September 2015.
  21. ↑ "The new Cabinet". Ceylon Today. 4 September 2015.
  22. ↑ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1941/26. 19 November 2015.
  23. ↑ "Sagala, Swaminathan sworn in as Ministers". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 11 November 2015.
  24. ↑ Santiago, Melanie (11 November 2015). "Update: Ministers Sagala Ratnayaka and Swaminathan given additional portfolios". News First.
  25. ↑ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1825/08. 27 August 2013.
  26. ↑ "Major General (Rtd.) Nanda Mallawarachchi receives the letter of appointment as Law and Order Ministry Secretary from President Mahinda Rajapaksa". Daily News (Sri Lanka). 24 August 2013.
  27. ↑ Ranwala, Madura (31 August 2013). "Law and Order Ministry Secy. vows to make police people friendly". The Island (Sri Lanka).
  28. ↑ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1886/07. 27 October 2014.
  29. ↑ Dias, Supun (20 October 2014). "Ex-IGP Balasuriya new Law and Order Secretary". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
  30. ↑ Shanmugarajah, Kavinthan (20 October 2014). "New appointment for Dr Mahinda Balasuriya". News First.
  31. ↑ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1899/14. 28 January 2015.
  32. ↑ Edirisinghe, Dasun (20 January 2015). "President reminds new Ministry secretaries of their fundamental duty". The Island (Sri Lanka).
  33. ↑ "The new Ministry Secretaries receive their appointments". Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation. 19 January 2015.
  34. ↑ "Secretaries appointed to new Ministries". news.lk. 19 January 2015.
  35. ↑ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1932/69. 18 September 2015.
  36. ↑ "44 new Ministry Secretaries appointed". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 8 September 2015.
  37. ↑ "New Secretaries to Ministries appointed". The Island (Sri Lanka). 9 September 2015.
  38. ↑ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1942/29. 27 November 2015.

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