Ministry of Industries (Sri Lanka)#Ministers

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| headquarters = 73/1 Galle Road, Colombo 3

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| minister1_name = Sunil Handunnetti

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| child1_agency = Ceylon Sugar (Private) Limited

| child2_agency = Consumer Affairs Authority

| child3_agency = Co-operative Employees Commission

| child4_agency = Co-operative Wholesale Establishment

| child5_agency = Department of Commerce

| child6_agency = Department of Co-operative Development

| child7_agency = Department of Food Commissioner

| child8_agency = Department of Measurement Units, Standards and Services

| child9_agency = Department of Textile Industries

| child10_agency = Elephant Pass Saltern

| child11_agency = Hingurana Sugar Industry Limited

| child12_agency = Industrial Development Board

| child13_agency = Internal Trade Department

| child14_agency = Kahatagaha Graphite

| child15_agency = Lanka Ashok Leyland Limited

| child16_agency = Lanka Cement Limited

| child17_agency = Lanka General Trading Company Limited

| child18_agency = Lanka Mineral Sands Company

| child19_agency = Lanka Salusala Limited

| child20_agency = Lanka Sathosa Limited

| child21_agency = Lanka Textile Mills Emporium Limited

| child22_agency = Manthai Salt Limited

| child23_agency = National Crafts Council

| child24_agency = National Design Centre

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|title=and 11 others

| 8 = SME Venture Capital Company

| 9 = Sri Lanka Cement Corporation

| 10 = Sri Lanka Handicraft Board (Laksala)

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The Ministry of Industries{{cite web|url=http://documents.gov.lk/files/egz/2022/5/2281-41_E.pdf|title=Extra Gazette No. 2281/41 of 27.05.2022 (Duties and Functions)|website=documents.gov.lk|accessdate=2022-06-10}} ({{langx|si|කර්මාන්ත අමාත්‍යාංශය}}; {{langx|ta|கைத்தொழில் அமைச்சு}}) is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for industry and commerce. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on industry and commerce and other subjects which come under its purview.{{cite journal|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Sep/1933_13/1933_13%28E%29.pdf|date=21 September 2015|title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications THE CONSTITUTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA Notification|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary|volume=1933/13}}{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} The current Minister of Industries is Sunil Handunneththi.{{cite web|url=http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.lk/cab/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=25&Itemid=23&lang=en|title=LIST OF CABINET MINISTERS|website=cabinetoffice.gov.lk|accessdate=2022-06-10}} The ministry's secretary is Thilaka Jayasundara.{{cite news|title=New secretary for Ministry of Industry and Commerce|url=https://www.news.lk/news/political-current-affairs/item/15668-new-secretary-for-ministry-of-industry-and-commerce|access-date=5 September 2017|agency=Government of Sri Lanka|publisher=News.lk|date=23 January 2017}}

The biggest government controlled wholesale and retail chain known as the Lanka Sathosa falls under this ministry. The acronym SA-THO-SA is believed to be derived from the Sinhalese name "SAmoopakaara THOgaveladhaam SAngsthava", i.e., Cooperative Wholesale Establishment.

Ministers

; Parties

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scope=col colspan="2"\|Name ! scope=col class=unsortable\|Portrait ! scope=col\|Party ! scope=col\|Took office ! scope=col\|Left office ! scope=col colspan="2"\|Head of government ! scope=col width=300px\|Ministerial title ! scope=col width=50px class=unsortable\|Refs
class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:left;" \|+ Ministers of Industry
	{{Sortname\|Peri\|Sundaram}}			align=center\|{{Dts\|1931\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|1935\|format=dmy}}			rowspan=2\|Minister of Labour, Industry and Commerce	align=center\|{{cite book\|last=Rajasingham\|first=K. T.\|title=Sri Lanka: The Untold Story\|url=http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CI22Df02.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020207002606/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CI22Df02.html\|url-status=unfit\|archive-date=2002-02-07\|chapter=Chapter 7: State Councils – elections and boycotts}}
	{{Sortname\|Claude\|Corea}}			align=center\|{{Dts\|1936\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|1947\|format=dmy}}			align=center\|{{cite book\|last=Rajasingham\|first=K. T.\|title=Sri Lanka: The Untold Story\|url=http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CI29Df03.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011224000734/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CI29Df03.html\|url-status=unfit\|archive-date=2001-12-24\|chapter=Chapter 8: Pan Sinhalese board of ministers – A Sinhalese ploy}}
	{{Sortname\|George E.\|de Silva}}			align=center\|{{Dts\|1947\|09\|26\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|1948\|format=dmy}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=3\|	rowspan=3\|{{Sortname\|D. S.\|Senanayake}}	rowspan=3\|Minister of Industries, Industrial Research and Fisheries	align=center\|{{cite news\|title=First cabinet had only 14 ministers\|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/070923/FunDay/heritage.html\|newspaper=The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)\|date=23 September 2007}}{{cite book\|last=Rajasingham\|first=K. T.\|title=Sri Lanka: The Untold Story\|url=http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CJ27Df05.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020103155748/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CJ27Df05.html\|url-status=unfit\|archive-date=2002-01-03\|chapter=Chapter 12: Tryst with independence}}{{cite news\|last=Wickramasinghe\|first=Wimal\|title=Saga of crossovers, expulsions and resignations etc. Referendum for {{sic\|exten\|tion\|nolink=y}} of Parliament\|url=http://www.island.lk/2008/01/18/features11.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080122123208/http://www.island.lk/2008/01/18/features11.html\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=January 22, 2008\|newspaper=The Island (Sri Lanka)\|date=18 January 2008}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Independent (politician)}};"\|	{{Sortname\|C.\|Sittampalam}}		Independent	align=center\|{{Dts\|1948\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|1948\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|All Ceylon Tamil Congress}};" rowspan=3\|	rowspan=3\|{{Sortname\|G. G.\|Ponnambalam}}	rowspan=3\|	rowspan=3\|All Ceylon Tamil Congress	align=center\|{{Dts\|1948\|09\|03\|format=dmy}}		align=center\|{{cite book\|last=Rajasingham\|first=K. T.\|title=Sri Lanka: The Untold Story\|url=http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CK10Df03.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020103152932/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CK10Df03.html\|url-status=unfit\|archive-date=2002-01-03\|chapter=Chapter 14: Post-colonial realignment of political forces}}{{cite news\|last1=Gunasekara\|first1=S. L.\|title=S. L. Gunasekara takes on A. Vinayagamoorthy M.P.\|url=http://www.island.lk/2001/04/22/featur04.html\|work=The Island (Sri Lanka)\|date=22 April 2001}}
align=center\|{{Dts\|1952\|06\|19\|format=dmy}}		!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Dudley\|Senanayake}}	rowspan=2\|Minister of Industries and Fisheries	align=center\|{{cite book\|title=Ceylon Year Book 1951\|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Ceylon\|pages=27–28\|url=http://noolaham.net/project/119/11882/11882.pdf}}
	align=center\|{{Dts\|1953\|10\|22\|format=dmy}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|John\|Kotelawala}}	align=center\|{{cite book\|last=Rajasingham\|first=K. T.\|title=Sri Lanka: The Untold Story\|url=http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CK17Df01.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020208193722/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CK17Df01.html\|url-status=unfit\|archive-date=2002-02-08\|chapter=Chapter 15: Turbulence in any language}}
	{{Sortname\|Kanthiah\|Vaithianathan}}			align=center\|{{Dts\|1953\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|1953\|format=dmy}}	Minister of Industries, Housing and Social Services	align=center\|
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|William\|de Silva}}		Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party		align=center\|{{Dts\|1959\|05\|18\|format=dmy}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|S. W. R. D.\|Bandaranaike}}	rowspan=3\|Minister of Industries and Fisheries	align=center\|{{cite book\|title=Ceylon Year Book 1956\|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Ceylon\|pages=10–11\|url=http://noolaham.net/project/119/11883/11883.pdf}}{{cite book\|title=Ceylon Year Book 1957\|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Ceylon\|pages=10–11\|url=http://noolaham.net/project/119/11884/11884.pdf}}{{cite book\|title=Ceylon Year Book 1959\|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Ceylon\|pages=9–10\|url=http://noolaham.net/project/119/11885/11885.pdf}}{{cite book\|last=Rajasingham\|first=K. T.\|title=Sri Lanka: The Untold Story\|url=http://atimes.com/ind-pak/Cl01Df05.html\|chapter=Chapter 17: Assassination of Bandaranaike\|access-date=2016-03-27\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924030940/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/Cl01Df05.html\|archive-date=2015-09-24\|url-status=unfit}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|W. J. C.\|Munasinha}}	rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1959\|06\|09\|format=dmy}}		align=center\|
		!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sinhala Language Front}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|W.\|Dahanayake}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};"\|	{{Sortname\|Maithripala\|Senanayake}}	align=center\|100x100px	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1960\|07\|23\|format=dmy}}		!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Sirimavo\|Bandaranaike}}	Minister of Industries, Home and Cultural Affairs	align=center\|{{cite book\|last=Rajasingham\|first=K. T.\|title=Sri Lanka: The Untold Story\|url=http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CL08Df04.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011217063058/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CL08Df04.html\|url-status=unfit\|archive-date=2001-12-17\|chapter=Chapter 18: Srimavo - weeping arrogance}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Mahajana Eksath Peramuna}};"\|	{{Sortname\|Philip\|Gunawardena}}	align=center\|100x100px	Mahajana Eksath Peramuna	align=center\|{{Dts\|1965\|03\|format=dmy}}		!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Dudley\|Senanayake}}	Minister of Industries and Fisheries	align=center\|{{cite book\|title=Ceylon Year Book 1968\|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Ceylon\|page=15\|url=http://noolaham.net/project/119/11886/11886.pdf}}{{cite book\|last=Rajasingham\|first=K. T.\|title=Sri Lanka: The Untold Story\|url=http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CL22Df03.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020416075330/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CL22Df03.html\|url-status=unfit\|archive-date=2002-04-16\|chapter=Chapter 20 - Tamil leadership lacks perspicuity}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|T. B.\|Subasinghe}}		Sri Lanka Freedom Party		align=center\|{{Dts\|1977\|03\|01\|format=dmy}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Sirimavo\|Bandaranaike}}	rowspan=2\|Minister of Industries and Scientific Affairs	align=center\|{{cite book\|title=Sri Lanka Year Book 1975\|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka\|pages=18–19\|url=http://noolaham.net/project/120/11908/11908.pdf}}{{cite book\|last=Rajasingham\|first=K. T.\|title=Sri Lanka: The Untold Story\|url=http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DA26Df04.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020213090010/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DA26Df04.html\|url-status=unfit\|archive-date=2002-02-13\|chapter=Chapter 24: Tamil militancy - a manifestation}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}};"\|	{{Sortname\|Cyril\|Mathew}}		United National Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1977\|07\|23\|format=dmy}}		!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|J. R.\|Jayewardene}}	align=center\|{{cite book\|title=Sri Lanka Year Book 1977\|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka\|pages=17–18\|url=http://noolaham.net/project/148/14702/14702.pdf}}{{cite book\|last=Rajasingham\|first=K. T.\|title=Sri Lanka: The Untold Story\|url=http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DB02Df03.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020416074026/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DB02Df03.html\|url-status=unfit\|archive-date=2002-04-16\|chapter=Chapter 25: War or peace?}}{{cite book\|title=Sri Lanka Year Book 1982\|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka\|pages=12–14\|url=http://noolaham.net/project/148/14703/14703.pdf}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|Ranil\|Wickremesinghe}}	align=center rowspan=2\|100x100px	rowspan=2\|United National Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1989\|02\|18\|format=dmy}}		!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|Ranasinghe\|Premadasa}}	Minister of Industries	align=center\|{{cite book\|last=Rajasingham\|first=K. T.\|title=Sri Lanka: The Untold Story\|url=http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DD27Df01.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020622185235/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DD27Df01.html\|url-status=unfit\|archive-date=2002-06-22\|chapter=Chapter 37: Talking peace}}{{cite book\|last1=de Silva \|first1=W. P. P. \|last2=Ferdinando \|first2=T. C. L. \|title=9th Parliament of Sri Lanka \|publisher=Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited \|page=210 \|url=http://noolaham.net/project/148/14715/14715.pdf \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623233447/http://noolaham.net/project/148/14715/14715.pdf \|archive-date=2015-06-23 }}
align=center\|{{Dts\|1990\|03\|30\|format=dmy}}		Minister of Industries, Science and Technology	align=center\|{{cite book\|last1=de Silva \|first1=W. P. P. \|last2=Ferdinando \|first2=T. C. L. \|title=9th Parliament of Sri Lanka \|publisher=Associated Newspapers of Ceylon Limited \|pages=213–214 \|url=http://noolaham.net/project/148/14715/14715.pdf \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150623233447/http://noolaham.net/project/148/14715/14715.pdf \|archive-date=2015-06-23 }}{{cite book\|last=Rajasingham\|first=K. T.\|title=Sri Lanka: The Untold Story\|url=http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DF08Df01.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020802170437/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DF08Df01.html\|url-status=unfit\|archive-date=2002-08-02\|chapter=Chapter 43: Aftermath of the Indian withdrawal}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|C. V.\|Gunaratne}}		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1994\|08\|19\|format=dmy}}		!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|D. B.\|Wijetunga}}	Minister of Industrial Development	align=center\|{{cite journal\|title=The New Cabinet\|journal=Tamil Times\|date=15 August 1994\|volume=XIII\|issue=8\|page=4\|url=http://noolaham.net/project/34/3384/3384.pdf\|issn=0266-4488}}{{cite journal\|title=The Cabinet\|journal=The Sri Lanka Monitor\|date=August 1994\|issue=79\|page=2\|url=http://www.padippakam.com/document/srilanka_monitor/monitor079.pdf}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};"\|	{{Sortname\|G. L.\|Peiris}}	align=center\|100x100px	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|2000\|10\|19\|format=dmy}}		!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=6\|	rowspan=6\|{{Sortname\|Chandrika\|Kumaratunga}}	Minister of Constitutional Affairs and Industrial Development	align=center\|{{cite web\|title=New cabinet sworn in today \|url=http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200010/20001019new_cabinet.htm \|work=Current Affairs \|publisher=Policy Research and Information Unit, Presidential Secretariat \|date=19 October 2000 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171946/http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200010/20001019new_cabinet.htm \|archive-date=3 March 2016 }}{{cite news\|title=SLMC, EPDP get plum portfolios\|url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=5508\|work=TamilNet\|date=19 October 2000}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Ronnie\|de Mel}}		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|2001\|09\|14\|format=dmy}}		Minister of Trade, Industrial Development and Rural Industries	align=center\|{{cite news\|last1=Weerawarne\|first1=Sumadhu\|title=18 member Cabinet sworn in yesterday\|url=http://www.island.lk/2001/09/15/news02.html\|work=The Island (Sri Lanka)\|date=15 September 2001}}{{cite news\|title=New Cabinet\|url=http://archives.dailynews.lk/2001/09/15/pol01.html\|work=Daily News (Sri Lanka)\|date=15 September 2001}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|G. L.\|Peiris}}	align=center\|100x100px	United National Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|format=dmy\|2001\|12\|12}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|format=dmy

} || Minister of Industrial Development || align=center|{{cite news|title=New Ministers |url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2001/12/13/new11.html |work=Daily News (Sri Lanka) |date=13 December 2001 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120202034840/http://www.dailynews.lk/2001/12/13/new11.html |archive-date=2 February 2012 }}{{cite news|title=Wickremesinghe appoints cabinet of 25|url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=6555|work=TamilNet|date=12 December 2001}}

| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2| || rowspan=2|{{Sortname|Anura|Bandaranaike}} || rowspan=2|100x100px || rowspan=2|Sri Lanka Freedom Party || align=center|{{Dts|format=dmy|2004|04|10}} || || Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment Promotion || align=center|{{cite journal|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2004/pdf/Apr/1335%20_%2024/1335%20_%2024%20E.pdf |date=10 April 2004 |title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President |journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary |volume=1335/24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225151106/http://documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2004/pdf/Apr/1335%20_%2024/1335%20_%2024%20E.pdf |archive-date=25 December 2014 }}{{cite news|url=http://www.sundaytimes.lk/040411/news/5.html|title=The new UPFA Cabinet|date=11 April 2004|newspaper=Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)}}{{cite news|url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=11713|title=JVP boycotts UPFA cabinet swearing in ceremony|date=10 April 2004|newspaper=TamilNet}}

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