Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (Sri Lanka)

The Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs was a Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for providing support to Members of the Sri Lankan Parliament, through the provision of office space and equipment, personal staff, salary and insurance services and training to MPs.[1] The duties of the ministry were merged with those of the Ministry of Lands and Parliamentary Reforms in May 2017, essentially resulting in the dissolution of the ministry.

Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs
Ministry overview
Formed7 April 1993 (1993-04-07)
Dissolved26 May 2017 (2017-05-26)
JurisdictionDemocratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Websiteminparliament.gov.lk

List of ministers

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Minister of Parliamentary Affairs of Sri Lanka
 
AppointerThe President
Inaugural holderWimal Wickramasinghe
Formation7 April 1993
Final holderGayantha Karunathilaka
Abolished26 May 2017 (merged)

The Minister of Parliamentary Affairs was an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

Parties

  Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United National Party

Name Portrait Party Tenure President Ministerial title
Wimal Wickramasinghe United National Party 7 April 1993 – 16 August 1994 Ranasinghe Premadasa
Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
Minister of Environment & Parliamentary Affairs
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party 27 August 1994 – 9 June 1997 Chandrika Kumaratunga Minister of Public Administration, Plantation Industries & Parliamentary Affairs
Jeyaraj Fernandopulle Sri Lanka Freedom Party 9 July 1997 – 10 October 2000 Minister of Plan Implementation & Parliamentary Affairs
S. B. Dissanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party 19 October 2000 – 13 September 2001 Minister of Samurdhi, Rural Development, Up country Development & Parliamentary Affairs
Maithripala Sirisena Sri Lanka Freedom Party 14 September 2001 – 7 December 2001 Minister of Mahaweli Development & Parliamentary Affairs
A. H. M. Azwer Sri Lanka Freedom Party 12 December 2001 – 7 February 2004 Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
Milroy Fernando Sri Lanka Freedom Party 24 April 2004 – 18 July 2005 Minister of Christian & Parliamentary Affairs
Wiswa Warnapala Sri Lanka Freedom Party 2 August 2005 – 1 March 2007 Mahinda Rajapaksa Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
M. H. Mohamed Sri Lanka Freedom Party 2 March 2007 – 2010
Sumedha G. Jayasena Sri Lanka Freedom Party 23 April 2010 – 8 January 2015
Gayantha Karunathilaka United National Party 9 January 2015 – 26 May 2017 Maithripala Sirisena

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Our Services". Minparliament.gov.lk. Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs of Sri Lanka. Retrieved 8 September 2017.
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