The Ministry of Fisheries (; ) is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for fisheries. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on fisheries and aquatic resources development and other subjects which come under its purview. The current Minister of Fisheries is Ramalingam Chandrasekar. The current secretary to the ministry is K.D.S. Ruwanchandra.
Ministers The Minister of Fisheries is a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.
Parties
+ Ministers of FisheriesNamePortraitPartyTook officeLeft officeHead of governmentMinisterial titleRefs United National Party Minister of Industries, Industrial Research and Fisheries Independent All Ceylon Tamil Congress Minister of Industries and Fisheries Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party Sri Lanka Freedom Party Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Fisheries United National Party United National Party United National Party Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Research Sri Lanka Freedom Party Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Minister of Ports, Shipping and Fisheries United National Party Minister of Fisheries and Ocean Resources Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Democratic National Movement Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development United National Party Minister of Home Affairs and Fisheries Sri Lanka Freedom Party 26 October 2018 Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni SoysaSri Lanka Freedom Party29 October 201815 December 2018Minister of Fisheries, Aquatic Resources Development and Rural Economic AffairsP. HarrisonUnited National Party20 December 201829 May 2019Minister of Agriculture, Rural Economic Affairs, Livestock Development, Irrigation, Fisheries and Aquatic Resources DevelopmentDouglas DevanandaEelam People's Democratic Party22 November 201924 September 2024Gotabaya RajapaksaMinister of Fisheries and Aquatic ResourcesRanil WickremesingheMinister of FisheriesAnura Kumara DissanayakeNational People's Power24 September 202418 November 2024Anura Kumara DissanayakeMinister of Agriculture, Land, Livestock, Irrigation, Fisheries and Aquatic ResourcesRamalingam ChandrasekarNational People's Power18 November 2024IncumbentMinister of Fisheries, Aquatic and Ocean Resources
Secretaries
+ Fisheries SecretariesNameTook officeLeft officeTitleRefs Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Development Secretary Home Affairs and Fisheries Secretary Labour and Trade Union Relations Secretary
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