Minister of Education (Sri Lanka)

Minister of Education of Sri Lanka
Incumbent
Akila Viraj Kariyawasam
since 12 January 2015
Ministry of Education
Appointer The President with advice of Prime Minister
Inaugural holder E. A. Nugawela
Formation 26 September 1947
Website Ministry of Education

The Minister of Education is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

List of Education Ministers

Parties

  Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United National Party   Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party   New Democratic Front

Name Portrait Party Tenure Head(s) of Government Reference
E. A. Nugawela United National Party 26 September 1947 – 12 October 1953 D. S. Senanayake
Dudley Senanayake
M. D. Banda United National Party 12 October 1953 – 12 April 1956 John Kotelawala
Wijeyananda Dahanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party 12 April 1956 – 26 September 1959 S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
Bernard Aluwihare United National Party 23 March 1960 – 21 July 1960 Dudley Senanayake
Badi-ud-din Mahmud Sri Lanka Freedom Party 23 July 1960 – 28 May 1963 Sirimavo Bandaranaike
P. B. G. Kalugalla Sri Lanka Freedom Party 28 May 1963 – 25 March 1965
I. M. R. A. Iriyagolla United National Party 25 March 1965 – 29 May 1970 Dudley Senanayake
Badi-ud-din Mahmud Sri Lanka Freedom Party 31 May 1970 – 23 July 1977 Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Nissanka Wijeyeratne United National Party 23 July 1977 – 14 February 1980 J. R. Jayewardene
Ranil Wickremasinghe United National Party 14 February 1980 – 1989
W. J. M. Lokubandara United National Party Ranasinghe Premadasa
Richard Pathirana Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1994 – 2000 Chandrika Kumaratunga
Susil Premajayantha Sri Lanka Freedom Party 2000 - 2001 [1]
Sarath Amunugama Sri Lanka Freedom Party 2001

[2]

Karunasena Kodituwakku United National Party 2001 - 2004
Susil Premajayantha Sri Lanka Freedom Party 23 November 2005 – 8 April 2010 Mahinda Rajapaksa [3][4]
Bandula Gunawardane Sri Lanka Freedom Party 23 April 2010 – 9 January 2015 [5]
Akila Viraj Kariyawasam United National Party 12 January 2015 - Present Maithripala Sirisena [6]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Premajayantha, Susil (3 August 2015). "Message from Susil Premajayantha". LankaWeb. LankaWeb. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  2. ↑ "New Cabinet", Daily News (Sri Lanka), 15 September 2001
  3. ↑ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1420/28. 23 November 2005.
  4. ↑ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1482/08. 29 January 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014.
  5. ↑ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1681/02. 22 November 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014.
  6. ↑ "New Cabinet ministers sworn in". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 12 January 2015.
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