Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs

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| deputyminister1_name = Palitha Thewarapperuma

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The Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for internal affairs, development of Wayamba and culture. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on internal affairs, Waymba development and cultural affairs 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 Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs and Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs are S. B. Nawinne and Palitha Thewarapperuma respectively.{{cite web|title=Cabinet Ministers|url=http://www.pmdnews.lk/cabinet-ministers/|publisher=President's Media Division News}}{{cite web|title=Deputy Ministers|url=http://www.pmdnews.lk/deputy-ministers/|publisher=President's Media Division News}} The ministry's secretary is D. Swarnapala.{{cite web|title=Secretaries to the Ministries|url=http://www.pmdnews.lk/secretaries-to-the-ministries/|publisher=President's Media Division News}}

Ministers

The Minister of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs is a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

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 Culture
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Jayaweera\|Kuruppu}}		Sri Lanka Freedom Party			!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|S. W. R. D.\|Bandaranaike}}	Minister of Local Government and Cultural Affairs	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}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|P. B. G.\|Kalugalla}}	rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1959\|06\|09\|format=dmy}}		rowspan=2\|Minister of Cultural Affairs and Social Services	align=center\|{{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=2016-04-09\|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\|{{Dts\|format=dmy\|1959\|12\|08}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sinhala Language Front}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|W.\|Dahanayake}}	align=center\|
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Bernard\|Aluwihare}}		United National Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1960\|03\|23\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|1960\|format=dmy}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Dudley\|Senanayake}}	Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs	align=center\|
!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\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};"\|	{{Sortname\|P. B. G.\|Kalugalla}}	align=center\|	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1963\|05\|28\|format=dmy}}		!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Sirimavo\|Bandaranaike}}	rowspan=2\|Minister of Education 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/CL15Df05.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011218081922/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CL15Df05.html\|url-status=unfit\|archive-date=2001-12-18\|chapter=Chapter 19: Anguish and pain}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|I. M. R. A.\|Iriyagolla}}		United National Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1965\|03	format=dmy}}		!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Dudley\|Senanayake}}	align=center\|{{cite book\|title=Ceylon Year Book 1968\|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Ceylon\|pages=15–16\|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}}
	{{Sortname\|T. B.\|Tennekoon}}					!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Sirimavo\|Bandaranaike}}	rowspan=2\|Minister of Cultural 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}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|E. L. B.\|Hurulle}}	align=center\|100x100px	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=3\|	rowspan=3\|{{Sortname\|W. J. M.\|Lokubandara}}	align=center rowspan=3\|100x100px	rowspan=3\|United National Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1989\|02\|18\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|1990\|03\|28\|format=dmy}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|Ranasinghe\|Premadasa}}	Minister of Education, Cultural Affairs and Information	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 \|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 }}{{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\|{{Dts\|1990\|03\|30\|format=dmy}}		rowspan=2\|Minister of Cultural Affairs and Information	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 }}
	align=center\|{{Dts\|1993\|08	format=dmy}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|D. B.\|Wijetunga}}	align=center\|{{cite journal\|last=Sebastian\|first=Rita\|title=One Hundred Days of Wijetunge's Presidency\|journal=Tamil Times\|date=15 August 1993\|volume=XII\|issue=8\|page=4\|url=http://noolaham.net/project/34/3372/3372.pdf\|issn=0266-4488}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Lakshman\|Jayakody}}		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1994\|08\|19\|format=dmy}}		Minister of Cultural and Religious Affairs	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}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Monty\|Gopallawa}}		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=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|Chandrika\|Kumaratunga}}	Minister of Cultural Affairs	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=Government of Sri Lanka \|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 }}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|Mahinda Yapa\|Abeywardena}}	align=center rowspan=2\|100x100px	rowspan=2\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|2005\|07\|25\|format=dmy}}		Minister of Cultural Affairs and National Heritage	align=center\|{{cite journal\|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2005/pdf/July/1403-6/1403-6e.pdf\|date=25 July 2005\|title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President\|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary\|volume=1403/06}}{{dead link\|date=February 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}
align=center\|{{Dts\|2007\|01\|28\|format=dmy}}		!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=3\|	rowspan=3\|{{Sortname\|Mahinda\|Rajapaksa}}	Minister of Cultural Affairs	align=center\|{{cite journal\|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2007/pdf/Jan/1482_8/1482_8e.pdf \|date=29 January 2007 \|title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President \|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary \|volume=1482/08 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222024439/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2007/pdf/Jan/1482_8/1482_8e.pdf \|archive-date=22 February 2014 }}{{cite news\|title=The New Cabinet\|url=http://www.island.lk/2007/01/29/news5.html\|work=The Island (Sri Lanka)\|date=29 January 2007}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Pavithra Devi\|Wanniarachchi}}		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|2010\|04\|23\|format=dmy}}		Minister of National Heritage and Cultural Affairs	align=center\|{{cite journal\|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2010/PDF/Apr/1651_3/1651_3E.pdf \|date=26 April 2010 \|title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President \|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary \|volume=1651/3 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524225519/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2010/PDF/Apr/1651_3/1651_3E.pdf \|archive-date=24 May 2010 }}{{cite news\|title=The New Cabinet\|url=http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2010/04/25/the-new-cabinet/\|newspaper=The Sunday Leader\|date=25 April 2010}}{{cite news\|title=New Parliament, New Cabinet\|url=http://www.nation.lk/2010/04/25/NEW_PARLIAMENT.pdf\|newspaper=The Nation (Sri Lanka)\|date=25 April 2010}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|T. B.\|Ekanayake}}	align=center\|100x100px	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|2010\|11\|22\|format=dmy}}		Minister of Culture and the Arts	align=center\|{{cite journal\|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2010/PDF/Nov/1681_02/1681_02%20(E).pdf \|date=22 November 2010 \|title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President \|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary \|volume=1681/2 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222024545/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2010/PDF/Nov/1681_02/1681_02%20%28E%29.pdf \|archive-date=22 February 2014 }}{{cite news\|url=http://www.nation.lk/2010/11/28/newsfe1.htm\|title=New Faces Boost Cabinet as Hopes Rise\|date=28 November 2010\|publisher=The Nation (Sri Lanka)\|access-date=9 April 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044010/http://www.nation.lk/2010/11/28/newsfe1.htm\|archive-date=4 March 2016\|url-status=dead}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}};"\|	{{Sortname\|Ranil\|Wickremesinghe}}	align=center\|100x100px	United National Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|2015\|01\|12\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|2015\|08\|17\|format=dmy}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|Maithripala\|Sirisena}}	Minister of Policy Planning, Economics Affairs, Child, Youth and Cultural Affairs	align=center\|{{cite journal\|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Jan/1897_16/1897_16%20%28E%29.pdf\|date=18 January 2015\|title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President\|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary\|volume=1897/16\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128115111/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Jan/1897_16/1897_16%20%28E%29.pdf\|archive-date=28 January 2015}}{{cite news\|title=New Cabinet ministers sworn in\|url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/61073/new-cabinet-ministers-sworn-in\|work=The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)\|date=12 January 2015}}{{cite news\|title=New Cabinet takes oaths\|url=http://www.nation.lk/edition/latest-top-stories/item/37306-new-cabinet-takes-oaths.html\|work=The Nation (Sri Lanka)\|date=12 January 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118145912/http://www.nation.lk/edition/latest-top-stories/item/37306-new-cabinet-takes-oaths.html\|archive-date=18 January 2015}}{{cite news\|last1=Imtiaz \|first1=Zahrah \|last2=Moramudali \|first2=Umesh \|title=27-member cabinet 10 State ministers 08 Deputy ministers \|url=http://www.ceylontoday.lk/51-82146-news-detail-27-member-cabinet-10-state-ministers-08-deputy-ministers.html \|work=Ceylon Today \|date=13 January 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118144216/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/51-82146-news-detail-27-member-cabinet-10-state-ministers-08-deputy-ministers.html \|archive-date=18 January 2015 }}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}};"\|	{{Sortname\|S. B.\|Nawinne}}		United National Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|2015\|09\|04\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|	Minister of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs	align=center\|{{cite journal\|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Sep/1932_07/1932_07%20E.pdf \|date=14 September 2015 \|title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President \|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary \|volume=1932/07 }}{{dead link\|date=June 2017 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news\|title=New Cabinet\|url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/86047/new-cabinet\|work=The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)\|date=4 September 2015}}{{cite news\|title=The new Cabinet \|url=http://www.ceylontoday.lk/16-102824-news-detail-the-new-cabinet.html \|work=Ceylon Today \|date=4 September 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907020713/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/16-102824-news-detail-the-new-cabinet.html \|archive-date=7 September 2015 }}

Secretaries

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rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|Wimal\|Rubasinghe\|nolink=1}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|2010\|04\|25\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	National Heritage and Cultural Affairs Secretary	align=center\|{{cite journal\|url=http://documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2010/PDF/May/1652_2/G%2012778%20%28E%29.pdf\|date=3 May 2010\|title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President\|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary\|volume=1652/02\|access-date=9 April 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524231520/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2010/PDF/May/1652_2/G%2012778%20(E).pdf\|archive-date=24 May 2010\|url-status=dead}}
align=center\|{{Dts\|2010\|11\|22\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	Culture and the Arts Secretary	align=center\|{{cite journal\|url=http://documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2010/PDF/Nov/1681_04/1681_04%20%28E%29.pdf\|date=22 November 2010\|title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President\|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary\|volume=1681/04}}{{Dead link\|date=May 2019 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}
{{Sortname\|K.\|Liyanage\|nolink=1}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|2015\|01\|19\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	Policy Planning, Economic Affairs, Child, Youth and Cultural Affairs Secretary	align=center\|{{cite journal\|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Jan/1899_14/1899_14%20E.pdf\|date=28 January 2015\|title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President\|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary\|volume=1899/14\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923223752/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Jan/1899_14/1899_14%20E.pdf\|archive-date=23 September 2015}}
{{Sortname\|D.\|Swarnapala\|nolink=1}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|2015\|09\|08\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs Secretary	align=center\|{{cite journal\|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Sep/1932_69/1932_69%20%28E%29.pdf\|date=18 September 2015\|title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President\|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary\|volume=1932/69}}{{Dead link\|date=May 2019 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news\|title=44 new Ministry Secretaries appointed\|work=The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)\|date=8 September 2015}}{{cite news\|title=New Secretaries to Ministries appointed\|url=http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=131424\|work=The Island (Sri Lanka)\|date=9 September 2015}}

References

External links

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Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs

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Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs

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class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:left;" \|+ Ministers of Culture
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Jayaweera\|Kuruppu}}		Sri Lanka Freedom Party			!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|S. W. R. D.\|Bandaranaike}}	Minister of Local Government and Cultural Affairs	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}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|P. B. G.\|Kalugalla}}	rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1959\|06\|09\|format=dmy}}		rowspan=2\|Minister of Cultural Affairs and Social Services	align=center\|{{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=2016-04-09\|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\|{{Dts\|format=dmy\|1959\|12\|08}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sinhala Language Front}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|W.\|Dahanayake}}	align=center\|
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Bernard\|Aluwihare}}		United National Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1960\|03\|23\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|1960\|format=dmy}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Dudley\|Senanayake}}	Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs	align=center\|
!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\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};"\|	{{Sortname\|P. B. G.\|Kalugalla}}	align=center\|	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1963\|05\|28\|format=dmy}}		!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Sirimavo\|Bandaranaike}}	rowspan=2\|Minister of Education 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/CL15Df05.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20011218081922/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CL15Df05.html\|url-status=unfit\|archive-date=2001-12-18\|chapter=Chapter 19: Anguish and pain}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|I. M. R. A.\|Iriyagolla}}		United National Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1965\|03	format=dmy}}		!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Dudley\|Senanayake}}	align=center\|{{cite book\|title=Ceylon Year Book 1968\|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Ceylon\|pages=15–16\|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}}
	{{Sortname\|T. B.\|Tennekoon}}					!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Sirimavo\|Bandaranaike}}	rowspan=2\|Minister of Cultural 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}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|E. L. B.\|Hurulle}}	align=center\|100x100px	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=3\|	rowspan=3\|{{Sortname\|W. J. M.\|Lokubandara}}	align=center rowspan=3\|100x100px	rowspan=3\|United National Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1989\|02\|18\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|1990\|03\|28\|format=dmy}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|Ranasinghe\|Premadasa}}	Minister of Education, Cultural Affairs and Information	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 \|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 }}{{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\|{{Dts\|1990\|03\|30\|format=dmy}}		rowspan=2\|Minister of Cultural Affairs and Information	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 }}
	align=center\|{{Dts\|1993\|08	format=dmy}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|D. B.\|Wijetunga}}	align=center\|{{cite journal\|last=Sebastian\|first=Rita\|title=One Hundred Days of Wijetunge's Presidency\|journal=Tamil Times\|date=15 August 1993\|volume=XII\|issue=8\|page=4\|url=http://noolaham.net/project/34/3372/3372.pdf\|issn=0266-4488}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Lakshman\|Jayakody}}		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1994\|08\|19\|format=dmy}}		Minister of Cultural and Religious Affairs	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}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Monty\|Gopallawa}}		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=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|Chandrika\|Kumaratunga}}	Minister of Cultural Affairs	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=Government of Sri Lanka \|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 }}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|Mahinda Yapa\|Abeywardena}}	align=center rowspan=2\|100x100px	rowspan=2\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|2005\|07\|25\|format=dmy}}		Minister of Cultural Affairs and National Heritage	align=center\|{{cite journal\|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2005/pdf/July/1403-6/1403-6e.pdf\|date=25 July 2005\|title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President\|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary\|volume=1403/06}}{{dead link\|date=February 2018 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}
align=center\|{{Dts\|2007\|01\|28\|format=dmy}}		!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=3\|	rowspan=3\|{{Sortname\|Mahinda\|Rajapaksa}}	Minister of Cultural Affairs	align=center\|{{cite journal\|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2007/pdf/Jan/1482_8/1482_8e.pdf \|date=29 January 2007 \|title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President \|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary \|volume=1482/08 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222024439/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2007/pdf/Jan/1482_8/1482_8e.pdf \|archive-date=22 February 2014 }}{{cite news\|title=The New Cabinet\|url=http://www.island.lk/2007/01/29/news5.html\|work=The Island (Sri Lanka)\|date=29 January 2007}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Pavithra Devi\|Wanniarachchi}}		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|2010\|04\|23\|format=dmy}}		Minister of National Heritage and Cultural Affairs	align=center\|{{cite journal\|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2010/PDF/Apr/1651_3/1651_3E.pdf \|date=26 April 2010 \|title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President \|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary \|volume=1651/3 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524225519/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2010/PDF/Apr/1651_3/1651_3E.pdf \|archive-date=24 May 2010 }}{{cite news\|title=The New Cabinet\|url=http://www.thesundayleader.lk/2010/04/25/the-new-cabinet/\|newspaper=The Sunday Leader\|date=25 April 2010}}{{cite news\|title=New Parliament, New Cabinet\|url=http://www.nation.lk/2010/04/25/NEW_PARLIAMENT.pdf\|newspaper=The Nation (Sri Lanka)\|date=25 April 2010}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|T. B.\|Ekanayake}}	align=center\|100x100px	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|2010\|11\|22\|format=dmy}}		Minister of Culture and the Arts	align=center\|{{cite journal\|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2010/PDF/Nov/1681_02/1681_02%20(E).pdf \|date=22 November 2010 \|title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President \|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary \|volume=1681/2 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140222024545/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2010/PDF/Nov/1681_02/1681_02%20%28E%29.pdf \|archive-date=22 February 2014 }}{{cite news\|url=http://www.nation.lk/2010/11/28/newsfe1.htm\|title=New Faces Boost Cabinet as Hopes Rise\|date=28 November 2010\|publisher=The Nation (Sri Lanka)\|access-date=9 April 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044010/http://www.nation.lk/2010/11/28/newsfe1.htm\|archive-date=4 March 2016\|url-status=dead}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}};"\|	{{Sortname\|Ranil\|Wickremesinghe}}	align=center\|100x100px	United National Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|2015\|01\|12\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|2015\|08\|17\|format=dmy}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|Maithripala\|Sirisena}}	Minister of Policy Planning, Economics Affairs, Child, Youth and Cultural Affairs	align=center\|{{cite journal\|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Jan/1897_16/1897_16%20%28E%29.pdf\|date=18 January 2015\|title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President\|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary\|volume=1897/16\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128115111/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Jan/1897_16/1897_16%20%28E%29.pdf\|archive-date=28 January 2015}}{{cite news\|title=New Cabinet ministers sworn in\|url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/61073/new-cabinet-ministers-sworn-in\|work=The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)\|date=12 January 2015}}{{cite news\|title=New Cabinet takes oaths\|url=http://www.nation.lk/edition/latest-top-stories/item/37306-new-cabinet-takes-oaths.html\|work=The Nation (Sri Lanka)\|date=12 January 2015\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118145912/http://www.nation.lk/edition/latest-top-stories/item/37306-new-cabinet-takes-oaths.html\|archive-date=18 January 2015}}{{cite news\|last1=Imtiaz \|first1=Zahrah \|last2=Moramudali \|first2=Umesh \|title=27-member cabinet 10 State ministers 08 Deputy ministers \|url=http://www.ceylontoday.lk/51-82146-news-detail-27-member-cabinet-10-state-ministers-08-deputy-ministers.html \|work=Ceylon Today \|date=13 January 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118144216/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/51-82146-news-detail-27-member-cabinet-10-state-ministers-08-deputy-ministers.html \|archive-date=18 January 2015 }}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}};"\|	{{Sortname\|S. B.\|Nawinne}}		United National Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|2015\|09\|04\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|	Minister of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs	align=center\|{{cite journal\|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Sep/1932_07/1932_07%20E.pdf \|date=14 September 2015 \|title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President \|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary \|volume=1932/07 }}{{dead link\|date=June 2017 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news\|title=New Cabinet\|url=http://www.dailymirror.lk/86047/new-cabinet\|work=The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)\|date=4 September 2015}}{{cite news\|title=The new Cabinet \|url=http://www.ceylontoday.lk/16-102824-news-detail-the-new-cabinet.html \|work=Ceylon Today \|date=4 September 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150907020713/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/16-102824-news-detail-the-new-cabinet.html \|archive-date=7 September 2015 }}

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rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|Wimal\|Rubasinghe\|nolink=1}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|2010\|04\|25\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	National Heritage and Cultural Affairs Secretary	align=center\|{{cite journal\|url=http://documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2010/PDF/May/1652_2/G%2012778%20%28E%29.pdf\|date=3 May 2010\|title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President\|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary\|volume=1652/02\|access-date=9 April 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100524231520/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2010/PDF/May/1652_2/G%2012778%20(E).pdf\|archive-date=24 May 2010\|url-status=dead}}
align=center\|{{Dts\|2010\|11\|22\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	Culture and the Arts Secretary	align=center\|{{cite journal\|url=http://documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2010/PDF/Nov/1681_04/1681_04%20%28E%29.pdf\|date=22 November 2010\|title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President\|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary\|volume=1681/04}}{{Dead link\|date=May 2019 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}
{{Sortname\|K.\|Liyanage\|nolink=1}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|2015\|01\|19\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	Policy Planning, Economic Affairs, Child, Youth and Cultural Affairs Secretary	align=center\|{{cite journal\|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Jan/1899_14/1899_14%20E.pdf\|date=28 January 2015\|title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President\|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary\|volume=1899/14\|url-status=dead\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150923223752/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Jan/1899_14/1899_14%20E.pdf\|archive-date=23 September 2015}}
{{Sortname\|D.\|Swarnapala\|nolink=1}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|2015\|09\|08\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs Secretary	align=center\|{{cite journal\|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Sep/1932_69/1932_69%20%28E%29.pdf\|date=18 September 2015\|title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President\|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary\|volume=1932/69}}{{Dead link\|date=May 2019 \|bot=InternetArchiveBot \|fix-attempted=yes }}{{cite news\|title=44 new Ministry Secretaries appointed\|work=The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka)\|date=8 September 2015}}{{cite news\|title=New Secretaries to Ministries appointed\|url=http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=131424\|work=The Island (Sri Lanka)\|date=9 September 2015}}