Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Food Security
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| වෙළඳ, වාණිජ හා ආහාර සුරක්ෂිතතා අමාත්යාංශය வர்த்தக, வாணிப மற்றும் உணவுப் பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சு | |
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| Jurisdiction | Government of Sri Lanka |
| Annual budget | Rs 2.315 Billion |
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| Website | www |
The Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Food Security[2] (Sinhala: වෙළඳ, වාණිජ හා ආහාර සුරක්ෂිතතා අමාත්යාංශය; Tamil: வர்த்தக, வாணிப மற்றும் உணவுப் பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சு) is the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for "Promotion of competitive and fair trade in the market while securing the interests of local manufacturer and consumer, promotion of co-operative services and contribution to the development of human resources in order to create a knowledge based economy."
List of ministers
[edit]The Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.
- Parties
Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party National People's Power
| Name | Portrait | Party | Tenure | Designation | |
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| A. Ratnayake | United National Party | 1947-1952 | Minister of Food and Cooperative Undertakings | ||
| Felix Dias Bandaranaike | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 1963-1965 | Minister of Agriculture, Food and Co-operative Development | ||
| S. K. K. Suriarachchi | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 1970-1977 | Minister of Food, Co-operatives and Small Industries | ||
| Wijeyananda Dahanayake | United National Party | 1986-1988 | Minister of Co-operatives | ||
| Lalith Athulathmudali | United National Party | 18 February 1989 - 28 March 1990 | Minister of Agriculture, Food and Co-operatives | ||
| Johnston Fernando | 
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Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 23 April 2010 - 9 January 2015 | Ministry of Co-operatives and Internal Trade | |
| Harini Amarasuriya | National People’s Power | 24 September 2024 - | Ministry of Co-operatives and Internal Trade | ||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "LIST OF CABINET MINISTERS". cabinetoffice.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ "Extra Gazette No. 2281/41 of 27.05.2022 (Duties and Functions)" (PDF). documents.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
External links
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