Ministry of Telecommunication, Digital Infrastructure and Foreign Employment

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| deputyminister1_name = Tharanath Basnayake

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The Ministry of Telecommunication, Digital Infrastructure and Foreign Employment is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for telecommunication and digital infrastructure. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on telecommunication and digital infrastructure 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 Telecommunication, Digital Infrastructure and Foreign Employment and Deputy Minister of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure are Harin Fernando and Tharanath Basnayake 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 Wasantha Deshapriya.{{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 Telecommunication, Digital Infrastructure and Foreign Employment 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 Telecommunication
	{{Sortname\|Mohamed Macan\|Markar}}			align=center\|{{Dts\|1931\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|1936\|format=dmy}}			rowspan=2\|Minister of Communications and Works	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\|John\|Kotelawala}}			align=center\|{{Dts\|1936\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|1945\|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}}{{cite book\|last1=de Silva\|first1=K. M.\|last2=Wriggins\|first2=William Howard\|title=J.R. Jayewardene of Sri Lanka: 1906-1956\|publisher=University of Hawaii Press\|page=325\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6orPBJCSPhIC\|author1link=K. M. de Silva\|author2link=William Howard Wriggins\|year=1988\|isbn=9780824811839 }}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Independent (politician)}};" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|C.\|Sittampalam}}	rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|Independent	align=center\|{{Dts\|1947\|09\|26\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|D. S.\|Senanayake}}	rowspan=2\|Minister of Posts and Telecommunication	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://archive.today/20020103155748/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CJ27Df05.html\|url-status=unfit\|archive-date=2002-01-03\|chapter=Chapter 12: Tryst with independence}}{{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://archive.today/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}}
	align=center\|{{Dts\|1952\|format=dmy}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Dudley\|Senanayake}}	align=center\|
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" \|	{{Sortname\|Mahanama\|Samaraweera}}		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1963\|05\|28\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|Sirimavo\|Bandaranaike}}	rowspan=2\|Minister of Communications	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\|Lanka Sama Samaja Party}}; color:white;" \|	{{Sortname\|Anil\|Moonesinghe}}		Lanka Sama Samaja Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1964\|06\|11\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	align=center\|
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Montague\|Jayawickrama}}		United National Party			!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Dudley\|Senanayake}}	Minister of Public Works, Posts and Telecommunications	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}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Lanka Sama Samaja Party}}; color:red;"\|	Leslie Goonewardene		Lanka Sama Samaja Party \| align="center" \|{{Dts\|1970\|05\|31\|format=dmy}}	1977 \| style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" !align="center" \|	{{Sortname\|Sirimavo\|Bandaranaike}}	rowspan=8\|Minister of Posts and Telecommunications	align=center\|{{cite book\|last=Rajasingham\|first=K. T.\|title=Sri Lanka: The Untold Story\|url=http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DA05Df05.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020127131454/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DA05Df05.html\|url-status=unfit\|archive-date=2002-01-27\|chapter=Chapter 21: A further lack of perspicuity}}{{cite book\|title=Sri Lanka Year Book 1975\|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka\|page=19\|url=http://noolaham.net/project/120/11908/11908.pdf}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Shelton\|Jayasinghe}}		United National Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1977\|07\|23\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{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?}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|D. B.\|Wijetunga}}		United National Party		align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{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;"\|	{{Sortname\|Alick\|Aluwihare}}		United National Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1989\|02\|18\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|1991\|03\|14\|format=dmy}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|Ranasinghe\|Premadasa}}	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\|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/DF22Df04.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020722000018/http://atimes.com/ind-pak/DF22Df04.html\|url-status=unfit\|archive-date=2002-07-22\|chapter=Chapter 45: War continues with brutality}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|A. M. S.\|Adhikari}}		United National Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1991\|03\|14\|format=dmy}}		align=center\|
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" \|	{{Sortname\|Mangala\|Samaraweera}}	align=center\|100x100px	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}}	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\|Nimal Siripala\|de Silva}}		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=3\|	rowspan=3\|{{Sortname\|Chandrika\|Kumaratunga}}	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\|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}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" \|	{{Sortname\|Indika\|Gunawardena}}		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|2001\|09\|14\|format=dmy}}		align=center\|{{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\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|D. M.\|Jayaratne}}	rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|2004\|04\|10\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	Minister of Post, Telecommunications and Udarata Development	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}}
align=center\|{{Dts\|2005\|11\|23\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=4\|	rowspan=4\|{{Sortname\|Mahinda\|Rajapaksa}}	rowspan=3\|Minister of Posts and Telecommunication	align=center\|{{cite journal\|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2005/pdf/Nov/1420-28/1420-28E.pdf \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070317033130/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2005/pdf/Nov/1420-28/1420-28E.pdf \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=17 March 2007 \|date=23 November 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=1420/28 }}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Muslim Congress}};"\|	{{Sortname\|Rauff\|Hakeem}}	align=center\|100x100px	Sri Lanka Muslim Congress	align=center\|{{Dts\|2007\|01\|28\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|2007\|12\|format=dmy}}	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}}{{cite web\|title=New Cabinet of Ministers sworn in \|url=http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200701/20070128new_cabinet_ministers_sworn_in.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070213073604/http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200701/20070128new_cabinet_ministers_sworn_in.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=13 February 2007 \|work=Current Affairs \|publisher=The Official Website of the Government of Sri Lanka \|date=28 January 2007 }}{{cite news\|url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=23976\|title=SLMC resigns from Rajapaksa government\|date=12 December 2007\|work=TamilNet}}{{cite news\|url=http://www.nation.lk/2007/12/16/newsfe1.htm\|title=Why the SLMC quit the Rajapaska government\|date=16 December 2007\|work=The Nation (Sri Lanka)\|access-date=9 April 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181819/http://www.nation.lk/2007/12/16/newsfe1.htm\|archive-date=3 March 2016\|url-status=dead}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Jeewan\|Kumaranatunga}}		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|2010\|04\|23\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	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\|Ranjith\|Siyambalapitiya}}	align=center\|100x100px	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|2010\|11\|22\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technology	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=1681/02 \|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}}; color:white;" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|Harin\|Fernando}}	rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|United National Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|2015\|09\|04\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|2018\|02\|25\|format=dmy}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|Maithripala\|Sirisena}}	Minister of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure	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 }}{{cite journal\|title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications NOTIFICATION\|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary\|date=14 March 2018\|volume=2062/26\|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/files/egz/2018/3/2062-26_E.pdf\|access-date=17 March 2018\|location=Colombo, Sri Lanka}}
align=center\|{{Dts\|2018\|02\|25\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	Minister of Telecommunication, Digital Infrastructure and Foreign Employment	align=center\|{{cite news\|last1=Marasinghe\|first1=Sandasen\|last2=Mallawaarachchi\|first2=Amali\|title=President reshuffles UNP pack\|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2018/02/26/local/143918/president-reshuffles-unp-pack\|access-date=25 March 2018\|work=Daily News\|date=26 February 2018\|location=Colombo, Sri Lanka}}{{cite news\|title=PM sworn is as law and order minister in low key reshuffle\|url=http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=180547\|access-date=25 March 2018\|work=The Island\|date=26 February 2018\|location=Colombo, Sri Lanka}}{{cite journal\|title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & C., by the President\|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary\|date=14 March 2018\|volume=2062/27\|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/files/egz/2018/3/2062-27_E.pdf\|access-date=20 March 2018\|location=Colombo, Sri Lanka}}

Secretaries

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{{Sortname\|Asoka\|Jayasekara\|nolink=1}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|2010\|04\|25\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	Posts and Telecommunication 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}}
{{Sortname\|N. A.\|Athukoral\|nolink=1}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|2010\|11\|22\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	Telecommunication and Information Technology 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\|Wasantha\|Deshapriya\|nolink=1}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|2015\|09\|11\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure 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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Sri Lanka

Telecommunication, Digital Infrastructure and Foreign Employment

Category:Telecommunications in Sri Lanka

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 Telecommunication
	{{Sortname\|Mohamed Macan\|Markar}}			align=center\|{{Dts\|1931\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|1936\|format=dmy}}			rowspan=2\|Minister of Communications and Works	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\|John\|Kotelawala}}			align=center\|{{Dts\|1936\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|1945\|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}}{{cite book\|last1=de Silva\|first1=K. M.\|last2=Wriggins\|first2=William Howard\|title=J.R. Jayewardene of Sri Lanka: 1906-1956\|publisher=University of Hawaii Press\|page=325\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=6orPBJCSPhIC\|author1link=K. M. de Silva\|author2link=William Howard Wriggins\|year=1988\|isbn=9780824811839 }}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Independent (politician)}};" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|C.\|Sittampalam}}	rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|Independent	align=center\|{{Dts\|1947\|09\|26\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|D. S.\|Senanayake}}	rowspan=2\|Minister of Posts and Telecommunication	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://archive.today/20020103155748/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CJ27Df05.html\|url-status=unfit\|archive-date=2002-01-03\|chapter=Chapter 12: Tryst with independence}}{{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://archive.today/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}}
	align=center\|{{Dts\|1952\|format=dmy}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Dudley\|Senanayake}}	align=center\|
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" \|	{{Sortname\|Mahanama\|Samaraweera}}		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1963\|05\|28\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|Sirimavo\|Bandaranaike}}	rowspan=2\|Minister of Communications	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\|Lanka Sama Samaja Party}}; color:white;" \|	{{Sortname\|Anil\|Moonesinghe}}		Lanka Sama Samaja Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1964\|06\|11\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	align=center\|
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Montague\|Jayawickrama}}		United National Party			!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Dudley\|Senanayake}}	Minister of Public Works, Posts and Telecommunications	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}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Lanka Sama Samaja Party}}; color:red;"\|	Leslie Goonewardene		Lanka Sama Samaja Party \| align="center" \|{{Dts\|1970\|05\|31\|format=dmy}}	1977 \| style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" !align="center" \|	{{Sortname\|Sirimavo\|Bandaranaike}}	rowspan=8\|Minister of Posts and Telecommunications	align=center\|{{cite book\|last=Rajasingham\|first=K. T.\|title=Sri Lanka: The Untold Story\|url=http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DA05Df05.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020127131454/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DA05Df05.html\|url-status=unfit\|archive-date=2002-01-27\|chapter=Chapter 21: A further lack of perspicuity}}{{cite book\|title=Sri Lanka Year Book 1975\|publisher=Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka\|page=19\|url=http://noolaham.net/project/120/11908/11908.pdf}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Shelton\|Jayasinghe}}		United National Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1977\|07\|23\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{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?}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|D. B.\|Wijetunga}}		United National Party		align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{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;"\|	{{Sortname\|Alick\|Aluwihare}}		United National Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1989\|02\|18\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|1991\|03\|14\|format=dmy}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|Ranasinghe\|Premadasa}}	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\|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/DF22Df04.html\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020722000018/http://atimes.com/ind-pak/DF22Df04.html\|url-status=unfit\|archive-date=2002-07-22\|chapter=Chapter 45: War continues with brutality}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|United National Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|A. M. S.\|Adhikari}}		United National Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|1991\|03\|14\|format=dmy}}		align=center\|
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" \|	{{Sortname\|Mangala\|Samaraweera}}	align=center\|100x100px	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}}	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\|Nimal Siripala\|de Silva}}		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=3\|	rowspan=3\|{{Sortname\|Chandrika\|Kumaratunga}}	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\|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}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" \|	{{Sortname\|Indika\|Gunawardena}}		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|2001\|09\|14\|format=dmy}}		align=center\|{{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\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|D. M.\|Jayaratne}}	rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|2004\|04\|10\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	Minister of Post, Telecommunications and Udarata Development	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}}
align=center\|{{Dts\|2005\|11\|23\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=4\|	rowspan=4\|{{Sortname\|Mahinda\|Rajapaksa}}	rowspan=3\|Minister of Posts and Telecommunication	align=center\|{{cite journal\|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2005/pdf/Nov/1420-28/1420-28E.pdf \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070317033130/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2005/pdf/Nov/1420-28/1420-28E.pdf \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=17 March 2007 \|date=23 November 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=1420/28 }}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Muslim Congress}};"\|	{{Sortname\|Rauff\|Hakeem}}	align=center\|100x100px	Sri Lanka Muslim Congress	align=center\|{{Dts\|2007\|01\|28\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|2007\|12\|format=dmy}}	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}}{{cite web\|title=New Cabinet of Ministers sworn in \|url=http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200701/20070128new_cabinet_ministers_sworn_in.htm \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070213073604/http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200701/20070128new_cabinet_ministers_sworn_in.htm \|url-status=dead \|archive-date=13 February 2007 \|work=Current Affairs \|publisher=The Official Website of the Government of Sri Lanka \|date=28 January 2007 }}{{cite news\|url=http://www.tamilnet.com/art.html?catid=13&artid=23976\|title=SLMC resigns from Rajapaksa government\|date=12 December 2007\|work=TamilNet}}{{cite news\|url=http://www.nation.lk/2007/12/16/newsfe1.htm\|title=Why the SLMC quit the Rajapaska government\|date=16 December 2007\|work=The Nation (Sri Lanka)\|access-date=9 April 2016\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303181819/http://www.nation.lk/2007/12/16/newsfe1.htm\|archive-date=3 March 2016\|url-status=dead}}
!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"\|	{{Sortname\|Jeewan\|Kumaranatunga}}		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|2010\|04\|23\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	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\|Ranjith\|Siyambalapitiya}}	align=center\|100x100px	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|2010\|11\|22\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	Minister of Telecommunication and Information Technology	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=1681/02 \|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}}; color:white;" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|Harin\|Fernando}}	rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|United National Party	align=center\|{{Dts\|2015\|09\|04\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|2018\|02\|25\|format=dmy}}	!align="center" style="background:{{party color\|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2\|	rowspan=2\|{{Sortname\|Maithripala\|Sirisena}}	Minister of Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure	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 }}{{cite journal\|title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications NOTIFICATION\|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary\|date=14 March 2018\|volume=2062/26\|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/files/egz/2018/3/2062-26_E.pdf\|access-date=17 March 2018\|location=Colombo, Sri Lanka}}
align=center\|{{Dts\|2018\|02\|25\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	Minister of Telecommunication, Digital Infrastructure and Foreign Employment	align=center\|{{cite news\|last1=Marasinghe\|first1=Sandasen\|last2=Mallawaarachchi\|first2=Amali\|title=President reshuffles UNP pack\|url=http://www.dailynews.lk/2018/02/26/local/143918/president-reshuffles-unp-pack\|access-date=25 March 2018\|work=Daily News\|date=26 February 2018\|location=Colombo, Sri Lanka}}{{cite news\|title=PM sworn is as law and order minister in low key reshuffle\|url=http://www.island.lk/index.php?page_cat=article-details&page=article-details&code_title=180547\|access-date=25 March 2018\|work=The Island\|date=26 February 2018\|location=Colombo, Sri Lanka}}{{cite journal\|title=PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & C., by the President\|journal=The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary\|date=14 March 2018\|volume=2062/27\|url=http://www.documents.gov.lk/files/egz/2018/3/2062-27_E.pdf\|access-date=20 March 2018\|location=Colombo, Sri Lanka}}

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{{Sortname\|Asoka\|Jayasekara\|nolink=1}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|2010\|04\|25\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	Posts and Telecommunication 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}}
{{Sortname\|N. A.\|Athukoral\|nolink=1}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|2010\|11\|22\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	Telecommunication and Information Technology 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\|Wasantha\|Deshapriya\|nolink=1}}	align=center\|{{Dts\|2015\|09\|11\|format=dmy}}	align=center\|{{Dts	format=dmy}}	Telecommunication and Digital Infrastructure 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}}