The Ministry of Plantation Industries[2] (Sinhala: වැවිලි කර්මාන්ත අමාත්‍යාංශය; Tamil: பெருந்தோட்டக் கைத்தொழில் அமைச்சு) is a ministry in the Government of Sri Lanka.

Ministry of Plantation Industries
වැවිලි කර්මාන්ත අමාත්‍යාංශය
பெருந்தோட்டக் கைத்தொழில் அமைச்சு
Ministry overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Sri Lanka
Minister responsible
Websiteplantationindustries.gov.lk

List of Plantation Industries Ministers

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

Minister of Plantation Industries of Sri Lanka
 
Incumbent
Hon. (Dr.) Ramesh Pathirana[1]
since 20 May 2022
Ministry of Plantation Industries
AppointerThe President with advice of Prime Minister
Website[1]
Parties

  Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United National Party

Name Portrait Party Tenure Head of Government Reference
Colvin R. de Silva Lanka Sama Samaja Party 31 May 1970 – 2 September 1975 Sirimavo Bandaranaike [3][4]
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1975 – 1977 [5]
M. D. H. Jayawardena United National Party 1977 – 1979 J. R. Jayewardene [6]
Montague Jayawickrama United National Party 1979 – 1989 [7]
Gamini Dissanayake United National Party 18 February 1989 – 30 March 1990 Ranasinghe Premadasa [8][9]
Ranjan Wijeratne United National Party 30 March 1990 - 2 March 1991 [10][11]
Rupa Karunathilake United National Party 14 March 1991 - 16 August 1994 [12][13]
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party 19 October 2000 - 12 December 2001 Chandrika Kumaratunga [14][15][16]
Lakshman Kiriella United National Party 12 December 2001 – 2 April 2004 [17][18]
Anura Priyadharshana Yapa Sri Lanka Freedom Party 10 April 2004 - 23 November 2005 [19][20][21]
Milroy Fernando Sri Lanka Freedom Party 23 November 2005 - 28 January 2007 Mahinda Rajapaksa [22]
D. M. Jayaratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party 28 January 2007 - 23 April 2010 [23]
Mahinda Samarasinghe Sri Lanka Freedom Party 23 April 2010 – 9 January 2015 [24]
Lakshman Kiriella United National Party 12 January 2015 - 17 August 2015 Maithripala Sirisena [25][26][27]
Navin Dissanayake United National Party 4 September 2015 - [28]

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