Ministry of Public Security (Sri Lanka) explained

Agency Name:Ministry of Public Security
Type:Ministry
Nativename:Sinhala; Sinhalese: මහජන ආරක්ෂක අමාත්‍යාංශය
Tamil: பொதுமக்கள் பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சு
Seal:Emblem of Sri Lanka.svg
Jurisdiction:Government of Sri Lanka
Headquarters:Floor 14, Suhurupaya, Subuthipura road, Battaramulla
Coordinates:6.9031°N 79.917°W
Minister1 Name:Hon. Tiran Alles[1]
Minister1 Pfo:Minister of Public Security
Chief1 Name:S. Hettiarachchi
Chief1 Position:Ministry Secretary
Child2 Agency:National Dangerous Drugs Control Board
Child3 Agency:Galle Heritage Foundation

The Ministry of Public Security[2] (Sinhala; Sinhalese: මහජන ආරක්ෂක අමාත්‍යාංශය Mahajana Arakshaka Amathyanshaya; Tamil: பொதுமக்கள் பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சு) is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for law and order. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on law and order and other subjects which come under its purview.[3] The ministry manages the country's police. The current Minister of Public Security is Tiran Alles.[1] The ministry's secretary is Jagath Wijeweera.[4]

History

Since independence in 1948 the Sri Lankan police had come under the Ministry of Defence. The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission had recommended that policing be transferred to a separate ministry.[5] [6] The Ministry of Law and Order was established on 16 August 2013 to manage policing in the country.[7] [8] [9]

Ministers

The Minister of Public Security is a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

Ministers of Law and Order
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!align="center" style="background:; color:white;" !align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Minister of Law and Order [10] [11]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;" rowspan=2!align="center" style="background:; color:white;" rowspan=6Minister of Public Order, Disaster Management and Christian Affairs [12] [13] [14]
Minister of Public Order and Christian Religious Affairs [15] [16] [17] [18]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Minister of Law and Order and Prison Reforms [19] [20] [21]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development [22] [23] [24] [25]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Minister of Law and Order [26] [27] [28]
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Secretaries

Law and Order Secretaries
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Law and Order Secretary [32] [33] [34]
Law and Order Secretary [35] [36] [37]
Public Order, Disaster Management and Christian Affairs Secretary [38] [39] [40] [41]
Law and Order and Prison Reforms Secretary [42] [43] [44]
Law and Order and Southern Development Secretary [45]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: LIST OF CABINET MINISTERS. cabinetoffice.gov.lk. 2022-06-10.
  2. Web site: Extra Gazette No. 2281/41 of 27.05.2022 (Duties and Functions). documents.gov.lk. 2022-06-10.
  3. PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications THE CONSTITUTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA Notification. 21 September 2015. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1933/13.
  4. Web site: Secretaries to the Ministries. President's Media Division News.
  5. News: Ferdinando. Shamindra. Police, STF placed under new ministry in line with LLRC recommendations – GR. The Island (Sri Lanka). 24 August 2013.
  6. News: Karunaratne. Waruni. Law Out Of Order?. The Sunday Leader. 27 October 2013.
  7. News: Police Dept. brought under purview of newly-established Ministry . . 23 August 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130826054916/http://www.newsfirst.lk/english/node/27771 . 26 August 2013 .
  8. News: New Ministry of Law and Order set up. Daily FT. 24 August 2013. 2015-01-24. https://web.archive.org/web/20150128132433/http://www.ft.lk/2013/08/24/new-ministry-of-law-and-order-set-up/#. 2015-01-28. dead.
  9. PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications THE CONSTITUTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA Notification. 16 August 2013. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1823/70. 24 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150128114349/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2013/PDF/Aug/1823_70/1823_70%20%28E%29.pdf. 28 January 2015. dead.
  10. News: Perera. Chaminda. BRAND NEW LAW AND ORDER MINISTRY BORN. Daily News (Sri Lanka). 24 August 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150128131937/http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=local%2Fbrand-new-law-and-order-ministry-born. 28 January 2015.
  11. News: Talk at the Cafe Spectator. The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 25 May 2014.
  12. PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President. 18 January 2015. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1897/16. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150128115111/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Jan/1897_16/1897_16%20%28E%29.pdf. 28 January 2015.
  13. News: New Cabinet ministers sworn in. The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 12 January 2015.
  14. News: New Cabinet takes oaths . . 12 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150118145912/http://www.nation.lk/edition/latest-top-stories/item/37306-new-cabinet-takes-oaths.html . 18 January 2015 .
  15. PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President. 26 March 2015. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1907/48. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923223820/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Mar/1907_48/1907_48%28E%29.pdf. 23 September 2015.
  16. News: More Ministers appointed. The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 22 March 2015.
  17. News: Cabinet balloons to 40 as 26 more SLFPers luck out. The Island (Sri Lanka). 23 March 2015.
  18. News: Weerasinghe . Chamikara . SLFPers take oaths as ministers in National Govt . . 23 March 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150329061438/http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=local%2Fslfpers-take-oaths-ministers-national-govt . 29 March 2015 .
  19. PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President . 14 September 2015 . The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary . 1932/07 .
  20. News: New Cabinet. The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 4 September 2015.
  21. News: The new Cabinet . . 4 September 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150907020713/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/16-102824-news-detail-the-new-cabinet.html . 7 September 2015 .
  22. PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President . 19 November 2015 . The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary . 1941/26 .
  23. News: Sagala, Swaminathan sworn in as Ministers. The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 11 November 2015.
  24. News: Santiago. Melanie. Update: Ministers Sagala Ratnayaka and Swaminathan given additional portfolios. News First. 11 November 2015.
  25. PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications NOTIFICATION. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 14 March 2018. 2062/26. 17 March 2018. Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  26. News: Marasinghe. Sandasen. Mallawaarachchi. Amali. President reshuffles UNP pack. 25 March 2018. Daily News. 26 February 2018. Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  27. News: PM sworn is as law and order minister in low key reshuffle. 25 March 2018. The Island. 26 February 2018. Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  28. PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & C., by the President. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 14 March 2018. 2062/27. 20 March 2018. Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  29. News: Ranjith Madduma Bandara new Law and Order Minister. 25 March 2018. The Daily Mirror. 8 March 2018. Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  30. News: Ranjith Madduma Bandara appointed Law and Order Minister. 25 March 2018. The Sunday Leader/Colombo Gazette. 8 March 2018. Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  31. PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & C., by the President. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 22 March 2018. 2063/39. 24 March 2018. Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  32. PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President. 27 August 2013. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1825/08. 24 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150128114352/http://documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2013/PDF/Aug/1825_08/1825_08%20%28E%29.pdf. 28 January 2015. dead.
  33. News: Major General (Rtd.) Nanda Mallawarachchi receives the letter of appointment as Law and Order Ministry Secretary from President Mahinda Rajapaksa. Daily News (Sri Lanka). 24 August 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150128132148/http://www.dailynews.lk/?q=local%2Fmajor-general-rtd-nanda-mallawarachchi-receives-letter-appointment-law-and-order-ministry. 28 January 2015.
  34. News: Ranwala. Madura. Law and Order Ministry Secy. vows to make police people friendly. The Island (Sri Lanka). 31 August 2013.
  35. PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President. 27 October 2014. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1886/07. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150128113245/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2014/PDF/Oct/1886_07/1886_07%20E.pdf. 28 January 2015.
  36. News: Dias. Supun. Ex-IGP Balasuriya new Law and Order Secretary. The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 20 October 2014.
  37. News: Shanmugarajah. Kavinthan. New appointment for Dr Mahinda Balasuriya. News First. 20 October 2014.
  38. PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President. 28 January 2015. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1899/14. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150923223752/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2015/PDF/Jan/1899_14/1899_14%20E.pdf. 23 September 2015.
  39. News: Edirisinghe. Dasun. President reminds new Ministry secretaries of their fundamental duty. The Island (Sri Lanka). 20 January 2015.
  40. News: The new Ministry Secretaries receive their appointments. Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation. 19 January 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20150128113642/http://www.slbc.lk/index.php/component/content/article/1-latest-news/23350-the-new-ministry-secretaries-receive-their-appointments.html. 28 January 2015.
  41. News: Secretaries appointed to new Ministries. news.lk. 19 January 2015.
  42. PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President. 18 September 2015. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1932/69.
  43. News: 44 new Ministry Secretaries appointed. The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 8 September 2015.
  44. News: New Secretaries to Ministries appointed. The Island (Sri Lanka). 9 September 2015.
  45. PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President. 27 November 2015. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1942/29.

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