Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government

The Ministry of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government (; ) is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for provincial councils and local government. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on provincial councils and Local Government and other subjects which come under its purview. The current Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government is Dinesh Gunawardena. The ministry's secretary is H. T. Kamal Pathmasiri. The ministry has had oversight of drafting the 20th Amendment to the Sri Lankan Constitution.

Ministers

Parties

+ Ministers of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local GovernmentNamePortraitPartyTook officeLeft officeHead of governmentMinisterial titleRefs Minister of Local Administration United National Party Minister of Health and Local Government United National Party Minister of Local Government Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Local Government and Cultural Affairs Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Local Government and Housing Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party Sri Lanka Freedom Party Illankai Tamil Arasu Kachchi Minister of Local Government United National Party align=center Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Public Administration, Local Government and Home Affairs Minister of Local Government United National Party Minister of Local Government, Housing and Construction United National Party Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Home Affairs United National Party Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Home Affairs, Local Government and Co-operatives Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils, Local Government and Southern Development United National Party Minister of Home Affairs and Local Government Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government Minister of Local Government and Provincial Councils National Congress United National Party Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils, Local Government and Democratic Governance Minister of Public Administration, Local Government and Democratic Governance Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government Vajira Abeywardena United National Party20 December 2018 21 November 2019 State Minister of Provincial Councils and Local GovernmentJanaka Bandara TennakoonSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna22 November 20193 April 2022Gotabaya RajapaksaMinister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local GovernmentDinesh GunawardenaSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna18 April 202218 April 2022Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local GovernmentDinesh GunawardenaSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna18 April 202223 September 2024Ranil WickremesingheMinister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local GovernmentHarini AmarasuriyaNational People's Power24 September 202418 November 2024Anura Kumara DissanayakeMinister of Justice, Public Administration, Provincial Councils, Local Government and LabourChandana AbayarathnaNational People's Power18 November 2024Minister of State Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government

Secretaries

+ Local Government SecretariesNameTook officeLeft officeTitleRefs Local Government and Provincial Councils Secretary Local Government and Provincial Councils Secretary Public Administration, Provincial Councils, Local Government and Democratic Governance Secretary Provincial Councils and Local Government Secretary

References

External links Provincial Councils and Local Government Division website Provincial Councils and Local Government Division: Ward Maps