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| Ministry overview | |
|---|---|
| Formed | 2010 |
| Dissolved | 2015 |
| Superseding agency | |
| Jurisdiction | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
The Ministry of Economic Development was a former ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka, and was a member ministry of the cabinet of Sri Lanka. It was briefly merged with several other ministries and renamed the Ministry of Policy Planning, Economics Affairs, Child, Youth and Cultural Affairs from January 2015 onwards, before being replaced by the Ministry of National Policies and Economic Affairs in August 2015.
Ministers
| Minister of Economic Development | |
|---|---|
| |
| Appointer | The President with advice of Prime Minister |
| Formation | 23 April 2010 |
| First holder | Basil Rajapaksa |
| Final holder | Harsha de Silva |
| Succession | Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs |
- Parties
Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party
| Name | Portrait | Party | Tenure | President | Ministerial title | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Basil Rajapaksa | 
|
Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 23 April 2010 – 9 January 2015 | Mahinda Rajapaksa | Minister of Economic Development | ||
| Ranil Wickremesinghe | 
|
United National Party | 12 January 2015 – 17 August 2015 | Maithripala Sirisena | Minister of Policy Planning, Economics Affairs, Child, Youth and Cultural Affairs | ||
| Ranil Wickremesinghe |
|
United National Party | 1 September 2015 – 26 October 2018 | Maithripala Sirisena | Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs | ||
| Harsha de Silva[1] | United National Party | 21 December 2018 – | Maithripala Sirisena | Minister of Economic Reforms and Public Distribution | |||
References
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| Culture and education |  | |
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| Agriculture, exports, and resources | ||
| Health, employment, and wellbeing | ||
| Law, finance, and politics | ||
| Development and forces | ||
| Defunct | ||
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