Ministry of Economic Development (Sri Lanka)
Appearance
Ministry overview | |
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Formed | 2010 |
Dissolved | 2015 |
Superseding Ministry | |
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 | |
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Appointer | The President with advice of Prime Minister |
Formation | 23 April 2010 |
First holder | Basil Rajapaksa |
Final holder | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
Abolished | 17 August 2015 |
Succession | Minister of National Policies and Economic Affairs |
- Parties
Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party
Name | Portrait | Party | Tenure | President | Ministerial title | ||
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!align="center" style="background:Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | Basil Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 23 April 2010 – 9 January 2015 | !align="center" style="background:Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | Mahinda Rajapaksa | Minister of Economic Development | |
!align="center" style="background:Template:United National Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | Ranil Wickremesinghe | United National Party | 12 January 2015 – 17 August 2015 | !align="center" style="background:Template:Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color; color:white;"| | Maithripala Sirisena | Minister of Policy Planning, Economics Affairs, Child, Youth and Cultural Affairs |