| Agency Name: | Ministry of Urban Development |
| Formed: | 1978 |
| Jurisdiction: | Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka |
| Budget: | Rs 35,402,210 million (2015 est) |
| Minister1 Name: | Rauff Hakeem |
| Minister1 Pfo: | Minister Urban Development, Water Supply and Drainage |
| Chief1 Name: | Ranjit Fernando |
| Chief1 Position: | Chairman |
| Chief2 Name: | K. Hettiarachchi |
| Chief2 Position: | Secretary |
| Agency Type: | Authority |
| Child1 Agency: | Urban Development Authority |
| Child2 Agency: | Sri Lanka Land, Reclamation and Development Corporation |
| Child3 Agency: | National Water Supply |
| Child4 Agency: | Department of National Community Water Supply |
| Website: | Official website |
| Post: | Minister of Urban Development |
| Body: | Sri Lanka |
| Insignia: | Emblem of Sri Lanka.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 50 |
| Department: | Urban Development Authority |
| Incumbent: | Rauff Hakeem |
| Incumbentsince: | 12 January 2015 |
| Appointer: | The President with advice of Prime Minister |
| Termlength: | Five years |
| Inaugural: | C. Rajadurai |
| Formation: | 1978 (as Regional Development) |
| Deputy: | Dunesh Gankanda |
| Website: | Official website |
The Ministry of Urban Development is the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for planning and implementation of Economic social and physical development of the areas declared by the Minister-in-charge of the subject of Urban development. The ministry was established by an Act of parliament bearing No 41 of 1978. The Urban Development Authority is executively functioning under this ministry that is responsible for empowering to function as the key urban planning and implementing agency of the country.[1]
The Urban Development Authority was established by Junius R. Jayewardene on 1978 under Act of Parliament bearing No 41 with a perspective to advance incorporated arranging and execution of Economic social and physical improvement of the ranges pronounced by responsible Minister-in-charge of the Urban Development.[2]
| Name | Portrait | Party | Tenure | Head(s) of Government | Ministerial title | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 April 1979 - 10 November 1988 | J.R Jayawardene | Minister of Regional Development | |||||
| 14 March 1991 - 7 October 1994 | Ranasinghe Premadasa | Minister of Land Irrigation & Mahaweli Development | |||||
| Dinesh Gunawardena | 10 April 2004 - 19 November 2005 | Chandrika Kumaratunga | Minister of Urban Development and Water Supply | ||||
| 23 November 2005 - 29 January 2007 | Mahinda Rajapaksa | ||||||
| 29 January 2007 - 23 April 2010 | Minister of Urban Development and Sacred Area Development | ||||||
| !align="center" style="background:; color:white;" | Mahinda Rajapaksa | 19 November 2005 - 9 January 2015 | Minister of Defence and Urban Development | ||||
| Rauff Hakeem | 12 January 2015 - 17 August 2015 | Maithripala Sirisena | Minister of Urban Development, Water Supply and Drainage | ||||
| 4 September 2015 – present | Minister of Urban Planning and Water Supply | ||||||