The minister justice, public administration, provincial councils, local government and labour is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.
The constitution defines that it is mandatory for a minister of the cabinet to be styled as the minister of justice. From 1947 to 1970, per section 48 of the constitution, the minister of justice was one of two ministers appointed from the Senate of Ceylon, as such appointments have been held by advocates. It succeeded the office of Legal Secretary of Ceylon which existed from 1932 to 1947.
List of justice ministers Parties
Name Portrait Party TenureHead(s) of government Sir Lalita Rajapaksa, QC United National Party 26 September 1947 – 1953 D. S. SenanayakeDudley Senanayake E. B. Wikramanayake, QC United National Party 1953 – 1956 John Kotelawala M. W. H. de Silva, QC Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1956 – June 1959 S. W. R. D. BandaranaikeValentine S. Jayawickrema Sri Lanka Freedom PartyJune 1959 – 1960 Wijeyananda Dahanayake E. J. Cooray United National Party 23 March 1960 – 21 July 1960 Dudley Senanayake Sam P. C. Fernando Sri Lanka Freedom Party 23 July 1960 – March 1965 Sirimavo Bandaranaike A. F. Wijemanne United National Party March 1965 – 1970 Dudley Senanayake Felix Dias Bandaranaike Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1970 – 1976 Sirimavo Bandaranaike Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1976 – 1977 K. W. Devanayagam United National Party 23 July 1977 – 14 February 1980 J. R. Jayewardene Nissanka Wijeyeratne United National Party 14 February 1980 – 1988 Vincent Perera United National Party 1989 – 1990 Ranasinghe Premadasa Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed United National Party 1990 – 1993 Harold Herath United National Party 1993 – 1994 Dingiri Banda Wijetunga G. L. Peiris Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1994 – 2001 Chandrika Kumaratunga W. J. M. Lokubandara United National Party 2001 – 2004 John SeneviratneSri Lanka Freedom Party2004 - 2006 Amarasiri Dodangoda 2006 – 30 May 2009 Mahinda Rajapaksa Milinda Moragoda Sri Lanka Freedom Party 30 May 2009 – 23 April 2010 Athauda Seneviratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party 23 April 2010 – 22 November 2010 Rauff Hakeem Sri Lanka Muslim Congress 22 November 2010 – 28 December 2014 Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, PC United National Party 12 January 2015 - 23 August 2017 Maithripala Sirisena Thalatha Atukorale United National Party 25 August 2017 - 22 November 2019 Nimal Siripala de Silva Sri Lanka Freedom Party 22 November 2019 - 12 August 2020 Gotabaya RajapaksaRanil Wickremesinghe Ali Sabry, PC Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna 12 August 2020 - 3 April 2022 Gotabaya Rajapaksa Office Vacant 3 April 2022 - 26 April 2022 Gotabaya Rajapaksa Ali Sabry, PC Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna 26 April 2022 - 9 May 2022 Gotabaya Rajapaksa Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, PCIndependent20 May 2022 - 29 July 2024 Gotabaya Rajapaksa, Ranil Wickremesinghe Ali Sabry, PC Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna12 August 2024 - 23 September 2024 Ranil Wickremesinghe Harini AmarasuriyaNational People's Power24 September 2024 – 18 November 2024 Anura Kumara Dissanayake Harshana NanayakkaraNational People's Power18 November 2024 – Present
See also Ministry of Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms
References
External links Ministry of Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms Government of Sri Lanka