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."
The Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.
Name | Portrait | Party | Tenure | Designation | ||
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!align="centre" style="background:; color:white;" | 1947-1952 | Minister of Food and Cooperative Undertakings | ||||
!align="centre" style="background:; color:white;" | 1963-1965 | Minister of Agriculture, Food and Co-operative Development | ||||
!align="centre" style="background:; color:white;" | 1970-1977 | Minister of Food, Co-operatives and Small Industries | ||||
!align="centre" style="background:; color:white;" | 1986-1988 | Minister of Co-operatives | ||||
!align="centre" style="background:; color:white;" | 18 February 1989 - 28 March 1990 | Minister of Agriculture, Food and Co-operatives | ||||
!align="centre" style="background:; color:white;" | 23 April 2010 - 9 January 2015 | Ministry of Co-operatives and Internal Trade | ||||