Ministry of Wildlife Resources Conservation

Ministry of Wildlife Resources Conservation
Agency overview
Formed 6 February 2013 (2013-02-06)
Jurisdiction Sri Lanka
Employees 1,292
Annual budget Rs 1.536,000 Billion
Minister responsible
Agency executive
  • B. K. U. A. Wickramasinghe, Secretary
Website wrcmin.gov.lk

The Ministry of Wildlife Resources Conservation also known as the Ministry of Agrarian Services & Wildlife is a ministry in the Government of Sri Lanka responsible "to pave the way for human beings and all animal species to live in harmony through the establishment of an effective Wildlife Reservation Network".[1] It was created on 6 February 2013.[2][3]

List of ministers

Minister of Wildlife Resources Conservation of Sri Lanka
Incumbent
Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa
since 28 January 2013
Ministry of Wildlife Resources Conservation
Appointer Mahinda Rajapaksa
Inaugural holder Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa
Formation 6 February 2013
Website wrcmin.gov.lk

The Minister of Wildlife Resources Conservation is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

Parties

      Sri Lanka Freedom Party       United National Party

Name Portrait Party Tenure President
Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa Sri Lanka Freedom Party 28 January 2013 – Present Mahinda Rajapaksa

References

  1. ↑ "Mission". Ministry of Wildlife Resources Conservation. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "History". Ministry of Wildlife Resources Conservation. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "No. 1796/10" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 14 December 2014.

See also

External links

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