Ministry of Economic Development (Sri Lanka)
{{Short description|Government ministry of Sri Lanka}}
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The Ministry of Economic Development was a former ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka, and was a member ministry of the cabinet of Sri Lanka. It was briefly merged with several other ministries and renamed the Ministry of Policy Planning, Economics Affairs, Child, Youth and Cultural Affairs from January 2015 onwards, before being replaced by the Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs in August 2015.
Ministers
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| first = Basil Rajapaksa
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;Parties
{{legend2|{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}|Sri Lanka Freedom Party|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|United National Party}}|United National Party|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
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! Portrait ! Party ! Tenure ! colspan="2"| President ! Ministerial title |
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| 23 April 2010 – 9 January 2015 | !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"| | Minister of Economic Development |
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| File:Ranil Wickramasingha.jpg | 12 January 2015 – 17 August 2015 | !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"| | Minister of Policy Planning, Economics Affairs, Child, Youth and Cultural Affairs |
| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|United National Party}}; color:white;"|
| File:Ranil Wickramasingha.jpg | 1 September 2015 – 26 October 2018 | !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"| | Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs |
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| Harsha de Silva{{Cite web|url=https://www.bing.com/search?q=Harsha%20de%20Silva&pc=cosp&ptag=G6C999N16371AA37F7FBE93&form=CONBDF&conlogo=CT3210127|title = Harsha%20de%20Silva - Bing}} | | 21 December 2018 – | !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"| | Minister of Economic Reforms and Public Distribution |
References
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External links
- [https://www.gov.lk/ Government of Sri Lanka]
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