Ministry of Justice (Sri Lanka)

Ministry of Justice
Agency overview
Minister responsible	Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, Minister of Justice
Agency executive	Padmasiri Jayamanna, Secretary
Website	Official Website

The Ministry of Justice is a ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka that directs implementation of Policies, plans and Programmes in respect of Justice, as well as handles the administration of courts and prisons.

The ministry is not responsible for policing which comes under the Ministry of Defence

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Senior officials

Minister of Justice - Hon. (Dr.) Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe
Permanent Secretary — Padmasiri Jayamanna

Current and past ministers

Parties

Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party Sri Lanka Muslim Congress

	Party	Tenure
Lalitha Rajapaksa	United National Party	26 September 1947 – 1953	D. S. Senanayake Dudley Senanayake
E. B. Wikramanayake	United National Party	1953 – 1956	John Kotelawala
M. W. H. de Silva	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1956 – June 1959	S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
Valentine S. Jayawickrema	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	June 1959 – 1960	S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike Wijeyananda Dahanayake
E. J. Cooray	United National Party	23 March 1960 – 21 July 1960	Dudley Senanayake
Sam Fernando	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	23 July 1960 – March 1965	Sirimavo Bandaranaike
A. F. Wijemanne	United National Party	March 1965 – 1970	Dudley Senanayake
Felix Dias Bandaranaike	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1970 – 1976	Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1976 – 1977	Sirimavo Bandaranaike
K. W. Devanayagam	United National Party	23 July 1977 – 14 February 1980	J. R. Jayewardene
Nissanka Wijeyeratne	United National Party	14 February 1980 – 1988	J. R. Jayewardene
Vincent Perera	United National Party	1989 – 1990	Ranasinghe Premadasa
Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed	United National Party		Ranasinghe Premadasa
Harold Herath	United National Party	1993 – 1994	Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
G. L. Peiris	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1994 – 2001	Chandrika Kumaratunga
W. J. M. Lokubandara	United National Party	2001 – 2004	Chandrika Kumaratunga
Amarasiri Dodangoda	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	2004 – 30 May 2009	Chandrika Kumaratunga Mahinda Rajapaksa
Milinda Moragoda	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	30 May 2009 – 23 April 2010	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Athauda Seneviratne	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	23 April 2010 – 22 November 2010
Rauff Hakeem	Sri Lanka Muslim Congress	22 November 2010 – 28 December 2014
Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe	United National Party	12 January 2015 - present	Maithripala Sirisena

Departments & Agencies

Department of the Attorney General
Department of Prisons
Department of the Legal Draftsman
Department of Government Analyst
Debt Conciliation Board
Law Commission of Sri Lanka
Legal Aid Commission of Sri Lanka
Mediation Boards Commission
Registrar of the Supreme Court
Judicial and Reforms Unit
Training Schools for Youthful Offenders

Appointments

The Ministry of Justice, on orders of the Minister of Justice carryout several types of appointments;

Justice of the Peace
Justice of the Peace and Unofficial Magistrate
Commissioner for Oaths
Sudden Death Inquirers
Sworn Translator

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