Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Food Security explained

Agency Name:Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Food Security
Type:Ministry
Nativename:Sinhala; Sinhalese: වෙළඳ, වාණිජ හා ආහාර සුරක්ෂිතතා අමාත්‍යාංශය
Tamil: வர்த்தக, வாணிப மற்றும் உணவுப் பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சு
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Jurisdiction:Government of Sri Lanka
Budget:Rs 2.315 Billion
Minister1 Name:Hon. Nalin Fernando[1]
Minister1 Pfo:Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security
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Chief1 Name:G. K. D. Amarawardena
Chief1 Position:Secretary
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The Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Food Security[2] (Sinhala; Sinhalese: 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

The Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

Parties
NamePortraitPartyTenureDesignation
!align="centre" style="background:; color:white;"1947-1952Minister of Food and Cooperative Undertakings
!align="centre" style="background:; color:white;"1963-1965Minister of Agriculture, Food and Co-operative Development
!align="centre" style="background:; color:white;"1970-1977Minister of Food, Co-operatives and Small Industries
!align="centre" style="background:; color:white;"1986-1988Minister of Co-operatives
!align="centre" style="background:; color:white;"18 February 1989 - 28 March 1990Minister of Agriculture, Food and Co-operatives
!align="centre" style="background:; color:white;"23 April 2010 - 9 January 2015Ministry of Co-operatives and Internal Trade

See also

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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.