Agency Name: | Ministry of Technology |
Type: | Ministry |
Nativename: | Sinhala; Sinhalese: තාක්ෂණ අමාත්යාංශය Tamil: தொழில்நுட்ப அமைச்சு |
Seal: | Emblem of Sri Lanka.svg |
Jurisdiction: | Government of Sri Lanka |
Headquarters: | Floor 3, Stage I Sethsiripaya, Battaramulla |
Coordinates: | 6.9034°N 79.9156°W |
Budget: | LKR 4.37 billion |
Minister1 Name: | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
Minister1 Pfo: | Minister of Technology |
Chief1 Name: | Udaya R. Senevirathne |
Chief1 Position: | Ministry Secretary |
Child1 Agency: | National Science Foundation of Sri Lanka (NSF) |
Child2 Agency: | National Science and Technology Commission (NASTEC) |
Child3 Agency: | Arthur C. Clarke Institute for Modern Technologies (ACCCMT) |
Child4 Agency: | Atomic Energy Authority (AEA) |
Child5 Agency: | Industrial Technology Institute (ITI) |
Child6 Agency: | National Engineering, Research and Development Centre (NERDC) |
Child7 Agency: | National Research Council of Sri Lanka (NRC) |
Child8 Agency: | National Science & Technology Commission |
Child9 Agency: | Sri Lanka Planetarium |
The Ministry of Technology[1] (Sinhala; Sinhalese: තාක්ෂණ අමාත්යාංශය; Tamil: தொழில்நுட்ப அமைச்சு) is the cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka that directs the formulation and implementation of policies related to implementation, regulation and growth of technology and scientific research in the country.
Post: | Minister of Technology |
Body: | Sri Lanka |
Insignia: | Emblem of Sri Lanka.svg |
Insigniasize: | 50 |
Department: | Ministry of Technology |
Incumbent: | Ranil Wickremesinghe |
Incumbentsince: | 21 July 2022 |
Appointer: | The President |
Inaugural: | Champika Ranawaka |
The Minister of Technology is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.
Name | Portrait | Party | Tenure | President | |||||
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!align="center" style="background:; color:white;" | 28 January 2013 – 18 November 2014 | !align="center" style="background:; color:white;" | Mahinda Rajapaksa | ||||||
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;" | 4 September 2015 – 12 April 2018 | !align="center" style="background:; color:white;" | Maithripala Sirisena | ||||||
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;" | 26 November 2020 – 14 July 2022 | !align="center" style="background:; color:white;" | Gotabaya Rajapaksa | ||||||
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;" | 21 July 2022 – | !align="center" style="background:; color:white;" | Ranil Wickramasinghe |