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Ministry of Tourism and Lands
Government ministry of Sri Lanka
Government ministry of Sri Lanka
| Field | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| agency_name | Ministry of Tourism and Lands | |
| type | Ministry | |
| nativename | සංචාරක හා ඉඩම් අමාත්යාංශය | |
| சுற்றுலாத்துறை மற்றும் காணி அமைச்சு | ||
| seal | Emblem of Sri Lanka.svg | |
| seal_width | 50 | |
| formed | ||
| preceding2 | ||
| jurisdiction | Government of Sri Lanka | |
| headquarters | Mihikatha Medura, Land Secretariat, 1200/6 Rajamalwatta Avenue, Battaramulla, Colombo | |
| coordinates | ||
| budget | ||
| minister1_name | Vijitha Herath | |
| minister1_pfo | Minister of Tourism and Lands | |
| minister2_pfo | ||
| deputyminister2_pfo | ||
| chief1_name | W.A. Chulananda Perera | |
| chief1_position | Secretary | |
| chief2_position | ||
| child1_agency | Department of Land Commissioner General | |
| child2_agency | Department of Land Settlement | |
| child3_agency | Department of Land Use Policy Planning | |
| child4_agency | Department of Surveyor General | |
| child5_agency | Institute of Surveying and Mapping | |
| child6_agency | Kantalai Sugar Company | |
| child7_agency | Land Reform Commission | |
| child8_agency | Land Survey Council | |
| <!-- (etc.) --> | keydocument1 | |
| website |
சுற்றுலாத்துறை மற்றும் காணி அமைச்சு The Ministry of Tourism and Lands (; ) is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for land and parliamentary reforms. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on lands and other subjects which come under its purview. The current Minister of Tourism and Lands is Harin Fernando. The ministry's secretary is W.A. Chulananda Perera.
Ministers
The Minister of Tourism and Lands is a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. ;Parties
| Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | Head of government | Ministerial title | Refs | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United National Party}}; color:white;" | [[File:D S Senanayake.jpg | 100x100px]] | United National Party | Governors of British Ceylon}}; color:white;" rowspan=2 | Henry Monck-Mason Moore | |||||
| United National Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2 | [[File:Dudley Shelton Senanayaka (1911-1973).jpg | 100x100px]] | United National Party | |||||||
| United National Party}}; color:white;" | ||||||||||
| United National Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2 | United National Party | United National Party}}; color:white;" | ||||||||
| United National Party}}; color:white;" !align="center" | Minister of Lands and Land Development | |||||||||
| Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};" rowspan="2" !align="center" | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" !align="center" | ||||||||
| Sinhala Language Front}}; color:white;" | Minister of Agriculture and Lands | |||||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | United National Party}}; color:white;" | ||||||||
| Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};" | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" !align="center" | ||||||||
| Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party}};" | Sri Lanka Freedom Socialist Party | United National Party}}; color:white;" !align="center" | Minister of Land, Irrigation and Power | |||||||
| Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};" | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" | ||||||||
| United National Party}};" | [[File:Edward Lionel Senanayaka in 1957.jpg | 100x100px]] | United National Party | United National Party}}; color:white;" | ||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | United National Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2 | ||||||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | |||||||||
| Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};" | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | United National Party}}; color:white;" | ||||||||
| Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};" | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2 | ||||||||
| Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};" | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Minister of Lands, Irrigation and Power | ||||||||
| Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};" | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=2 | ||||||||
| Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};" | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Minister of Lands and Land Development | ||||||||
| Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" | ✝ | [[File:M. K. D. S. Gunawardena.jpg | 100x100px]] | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;" rowspan=4 | |||||
| Democratic National Movement | ||||||||||
| United National Party}};" | [[File:John Amaratunga.jpg | 100x100px]] | United National Party | |||||||
| United National Party}};" | [[File:Gayantha Karunathilaka.jpg | 100x100px]] | United National Party | Minister of Lands and Parliamentary Reforms | ||||||
| Sri Lanka Freedom Party}};" | S. M. Chandrasena | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna}};" rowspan="2" | Gotabaya Rajapaksa | ||||||
| Samagi Jana Balawegaya}};" | Harin Fernando | [[File:Harin Fernando.jpg | 105x105px]] | Samagi Jana Balawegaya | Minister of Tourism and Lands | |||||
| United National Party}};" | United National Party | Present | United National Party}};" | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
Secretaries
| Name | Took office | Left office | Title | Refs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| {{Dts | format=dmy}} | Lands and Land Development Secretary | ||
| {{Dts | format=dmy}} | Lands Secretary |
References
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