Ministry of Tourism and Lands explained

Agency Name:Ministry of Tourism and Lands
Type:Ministry
Nativename:Sinhala; Sinhalese: සංචාරක හා ඉඩම් අමාත්‍යාංශය
Tamil: சுற்றுலாத்துறை மற்றும் காணி அமைச்சு
Seal:Emblem of Sri Lanka.svg
Jurisdiction:Government of Sri Lanka
Headquarters:Mihikatha Medura, Land Secretariat, 1200/6 Rajamalwatta Avenue, Battaramulla, Colombo
Minister1 Name:Harin Fernando[1]
Minister1 Pfo:Minister of Tourism and Lands
Chief1 Name:W.A. Chulananda Perera
Chief1 Position:Secretary
Child1 Agency:Department of Land Commissioner General
Child2 Agency:Department of Land Settlement
Child3 Agency:Department of Land Use Policy Planning
Child4 Agency:Department of Surveyor General
Child5 Agency:Institute of Surveying and Mapping
Child6 Agency:Kantalai Sugar Company
Child7 Agency:Land Reform Commission
Child8 Agency:Land Survey Council

The Ministry of Tourism and Lands[2] (Sinhala; Sinhalese: සංචාරක හා ඉඩම් අමාත්‍යාංශය; Tamil: சுற்றுலாத்துறை மற்றும் காணி அமைச்சு) is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for land and parliamentary reforms. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on lands and other subjects which come under its purview.[3] The current Minister of Tourism and Lands is Harin Fernando.[1] The ministry's secretary is W.A. Chulananda Perera.[4]

Ministers

The Minister of Tourism and Lands is a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

Parties
Ministers of Lands
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!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"!align="center" style="background:; color:white;" rowspan=2Minister of Agriculture and Lands [5]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;" rowspan=2align=center rowspan=2[6]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"[7] [8]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;" rowspan=2!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"[9] [10]
Minister of Lands and Land Development[11]
Sri Lanka Freedom Party[12] [13] [14]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Minister of Agriculture and Lands [15]
!align="center" style="background:;"!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"
!align="center" style="background:;"Minister of Agriculture, Land, Irrigation and Power [16]
!align="center" style="background:;"Minister of Land, Irrigation and Power [17] [18]
!align="center" style="background:;"!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Minister of Agriculture and Lands [19] [20]
!align="center" style="background:;"!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"[21]
!align="center" style="background:;"!align="center" style="background:; color:white;" rowspan=2Minister of Land, Irrigation and Mahaweli Development [22] [23]
!align="center" style="background:;"[24]
!align="center" style="background:;"!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"Minister of Agriculture, Land and Forestry Conservation [25] [26]
!align="center" style="background:;"!align="center" style="background:; color:white;" rowspan=2Minister of Land Development and Minor Export Agricultural Crops [27]
!align="center" style="background:;"Minister of Lands, Irrigation and Power [28] [29]
!align="center" style="background:;"!align="center" style="background:; color:white;" rowspan=2Minister of Land and Land Development [30] [31] [32]
!align="center" style="background:;"Minister of Lands and Land Development [33] [34] [35] [36] [37] [38]
!align="center" style="background:; color:white;"✝ Sri Lanka Freedom Party[39] [40] !align="center" style="background:; color:white;" rowspan=4Minister of Lands [41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47] [48] [49]
Democratic National Movement[50] [51]
!align="center" style="background:;"[52] [53] [54]
!align="center" style="background:;"Minister of Lands and Parliamentary Reforms [55] [56] [57]
S. M. ChandrasenaSri Lanka Freedom PartyGotabaya RajapaksaMinister of Lands and Development
!align="center" style="background:;"Harin FernandoSamagi Jana BalawegayaMinister of Tourism and Lands
United National PartyPresentRanil Wickremesinghe

Secretaries

Lands Secretaries
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Lands and Land Development Secretary [58] [59]
Lands Secretary [60] [61] [62] [63] [64] [65] [66]

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: 2022-12-15 . Head of the Organization . Government Information Centre (GIC) . [Government Information Centre (GIC)].
  5. Book: Rajasingham, K. T.. Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. https://web.archive.org/web/20020207002606/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CI22Df02.html. unfit. 2002-02-07. Chapter 7: State Councils – elections and boycotts.
  6. Book: Rajasingham, K. T.. Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. https://web.archive.org/web/20011224000734/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CI29Df03.html. unfit. 2001-12-24. Chapter 8: Pan Sinhalese board of ministers – A Sinhalese ploy.
  7. News: First cabinet had only 14 ministers. The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 23 September 2007.
  8. Book: Rajasingham, K. T.. Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. https://web.archive.org/web/20020103155748/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CJ27Df05.html. unfit. 2002-01-03. Chapter 12: Tryst with independence.
  9. Book: Rajasingham, K. T. . Sri Lanka: The Untold Story . Chapter 14: Post-colonial realignment of political forces . https://web.archive.org/web/20020103152932/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CK10Df03.html . 2002-01-03 . unfit.
  10. Book: Ceylon Year Book 1951 . Department of Census and Statistics, Ceylon . 27–28.
  11. Book: Rajasingham, K. T.. Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. https://web.archive.org/web/20020208193722/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CK17Df01.html. unfit. 2002-02-08. Chapter 15: Turbulence in any language.
  12. Book: Ceylon Year Book 1956. Department of Census and Statistics, Ceylon. 10–11.
  13. Book: Ceylon Year Book 1957. Department of Census and Statistics, Ceylon. 10–11.
  14. Book: Ceylon Year Book 1959. Department of Census and Statistics, Ceylon. 9–10.
  15. Book: Rajasingham, K. T.. Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Chapter 17: Assassination of Bandaranaike. 2015-10-03. https://web.archive.org/web/20150924030940/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/Cl01Df05.html. 2015-09-24. unfit.
  16. Book: Rajasingham, K. T.. Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. https://web.archive.org/web/20011217063058/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CL08Df04.html. unfit. 2001-12-17. Chapter 18: Srimavo - weeping arrogance.
  17. Book: Ceylon Year Book 1968. Department of Census and Statistics, Ceylon. 15.
  18. Book: Rajasingham, K. T.. Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. https://web.archive.org/web/20020416075330/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/CL22Df03.html. unfit. 2002-04-16. Chapter 20 - Tamil leadership lacks perspicuity.
  19. Book: Sri Lanka Year Book 1975. Department of Census and Statistics, Sri Lanka. 19.
  20. Book: Rajasingham, K. T.. Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. https://web.archive.org/web/20020213090010/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DA26Df04.html. unfit. 2002-02-13. Chapter 24: Tamil militancy - a manifestation.
  21. Book: Rajasingham, K. T.. Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. https://web.archive.org/web/20020416074026/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DB02Df03.html. unfit. 2002-04-16. Chapter 25: War or peace?.
  22. Book: Rajasingham, K. T.. Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. https://web.archive.org/web/20020622185235/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DD27Df01.html. unfit. 2002-06-22. Chapter 37: Talking peace.
  23. Book: Rajasingham, K. T.. Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. https://web.archive.org/web/20020802170437/http://www.atimes.com/ind-pak/DF08Df01.html. unfit. 2002-08-02. Chapter 43: Aftermath of the Indian withdrawal.
  24. Book: Rajasingham, K. T.. Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. https://web.archive.org/web/20020722000018/http://atimes.com/ind-pak/DF22Df04.html. unfit. 2002-07-22. Chapter 45: War continues with brutality.
  25. The New Cabinet. Tamil Times. 15 August 1994. XIII. 8. 4. 0266-4488.
  26. The Cabinet. The Sri Lanka Monitor. August 1994. 79. 2.
  27. Web site: New cabinet sworn in today . Current Affairs . Government of Sri Lanka . 19 October 2000 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303171946/http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200010/20001019new_cabinet.htm . 3 March 2016 .
  28. News: Weerawarne. Sumadhu. 18 member Cabinet sworn in yesterday. The Island (Sri Lanka). 15 September 2001.
  29. News: New Cabinet. Daily News (Sri Lanka). 15 September 2001.
  30. PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President . 29 January 2007 . The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary . 1482/08 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222024439/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2007/pdf/Jan/1482_8/1482_8e.pdf . 22 February 2014 .
  31. News: The New Cabinet. The Island (Sri Lanka). 29 January 2007.
  32. Web site: New Cabinet of Ministers sworn in . https://web.archive.org/web/20070213073604/http://www.priu.gov.lk/news_update/Current_Affairs/ca200701/20070128new_cabinet_ministers_sworn_in.htm . dead . 13 February 2007 . Current Affairs . The Official Website of the Government of Sri Lanka . 28 January 2007 .
  33. PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President . 26 April 2010 . The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary . 1651/03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20100524225519/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2010/PDF/Apr/1651_3/1651_3E.pdf . 24 May 2010 .
  34. News: PRESIDENT APPOINTS A 38-MEMBER CABINET . 24 April 2010 . .
  35. News: New Ministers and Deputies. 24 April 2010. The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
  36. PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President . 22 November 2010 . The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary . 1681/02 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140222024545/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2010/PDF/Nov/1681_02/1681_02%20%28E%29.pdf . 22 February 2014 .
  37. News: 60 ministers, 31 deputy ministers sworn in yesterday . 23 November 2010 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20101125134159/http://print.dailymirror.lk/news/front-page-news/27959.html . 25 November 2010 .
  38. News: NEW FACES BOOST CABINET AS HOPES RISE. 28 November 2010. The Nation (Sri Lanka). 3 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20160304044010/http://www.nation.lk/2010/11/28/newsfe1.htm. 4 March 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  39. News: Paranamanna . Lakna . 14 February 2015 . Video: Susil appointed as national organizer of SLFP . The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
  40. News: SLFP appoints new National Organiser, Treasurer and VP . adaderana.lk . 14 February 2015.
  41. 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.
  42. News: New Cabinet ministers sworn in. The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 12 January 2015.
  43. News: New Cabinet takes oaths. The Nation (Sri Lanka). 12 January 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150118145912/http://www.nation.lk/edition/latest-top-stories/item/37306-new-cabinet-takes-oaths.html. 18 January 2015.
  44. News: Imtiaz . Zahrah . Moramudali . Umesh . 27-member cabinet 10 State ministers 08 Deputy ministers . . 13 January 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150118144216/http://www.ceylontoday.lk/51-82146-news-detail-27-member-cabinet-10-state-ministers-08-deputy-ministers.html . 18 January 2015 .
  45. 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 .
  46. News: New Cabinet. The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 4 September 2015.
  47. 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 .
  48. News: Riza . Shaahidah . M.K.D.S. no more . . 20 January 2016 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160129060437/https://www.ceylontoday.lk/51-115667-news-detail-mkds-no-more.html . 29 January 2016 .
  49. News: Minister M.K.A.D.S Gunawardana passes away. The Nation (Sri Lanka). 19 January 2016. 23 January 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160204023745/http://nation.lk/online/2016/01/19/26713/. 4 February 2016. dead. dmy-all.
  50. News: Edirisinghe. Dasun. DNM demands vacant UNP seat. The Island (Sri Lanka). 22 January 2016.
  51. News: Gooneratne . Lankesh . Ekanayake scotches rumours . https://web.archive.org/web/20200607144930/https://ceylontoday.lk/51-116880-news-detail-ekanayake-scotches-rumours.html . dead . 7 June 2020 . . 2 February 2016 .
  52. PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President. 10 March 2016. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1957/20.
  53. News: Amarathunga sworn in as Lands Minister. The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 2 March 2016.
  54. News: John Amaratunga took oath as the Minister of Lands before President Maithripala Sirisena ...... The Island (Sri Lanka). 3 March 2016.
  55. PART I : SECTION (I) – GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 26 May 2017. 2020/76. 27 May 2017. Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  56. News: Nine Ministers take oaths following Cabinet reshuffle. 28 May 2017. Daily News. 22 May 2017. Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  57. News: Cabinet reshuffle: 9 portfolios change. 28 May 2017. Ceylon Today. 22 May 2017. Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  58. PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President. 3 May 2010. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1652/02. 3 October 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20100524231520/http://www.documents.gov.lk/Extgzt/2010/PDF/May/1652_2/G%2012778%20(E).pdf. 24 May 2010. dead. dmy-all.
  59. PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President. 22 November 2010. The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1681/04.
  60. 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.
  61. News: Edirisinghe. Dasun. President reminds new Ministry secretaries of their fundamental duty. The Island (Sri Lanka). 20 January 2015.
  62. 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.
  63. News: Secretaries appointed to new Ministries. news.lk. 19 January 2015.
  64. 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.
  65. News: 44 new Ministry Secretaries appointed. The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 8 September 2015.
  66. News: New Secretaries to Ministries appointed. The Island (Sri Lanka). 9 September 2015.

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