The Ministry of Industries (; ) is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for industry and commerce. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on industry and commerce and other subjects which come under its purview. The current Minister of Industries is Sunil Handunneththi. The ministry's secretary is Thilaka Jayasundara.
The biggest government controlled wholesale and retail chain known as the Lanka Sathosa falls under this ministry. The acronym SA-THO-SA is believed to be derived from the Sinhalese name "SAmoopakaara THOgaveladhaam SAngsthava", i.e., Cooperative Wholesale Establishment.
Ministers
Parties
+ Ministers of IndustryNamePortraitPartyTook officeLeft officeHead of governmentMinisterial titleRefs Minister of Labour, Industry and Commerce Minister of Industries, Industrial Research and Fisheries Independent All Ceylon Tamil Congress Minister of Industries and Fisheries Minister of Industries, Housing and Social Services Viplavakari Lanka Sama Samaja Party Minister of Industries and Fisheries Sri Lanka Freedom Party Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Industries, Home and Cultural Affairs Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Minister of Industries and Fisheries Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Industries and Scientific Affairs United National Party United National Party Minister of Industries Minister of Industries, Science and Technology Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Industrial Development Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Constitutional Affairs and Industrial Development Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Trade, Industrial Development and Rural Industries United National Party Minister of Industrial Development Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Industry, Tourism and Investment Promotion Minister of Industry and Investment Promotion Sri Lanka Freedom Party Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Industrial Development All Ceylon Muslim Congress Minister of Industry and Commerce 26 October 2018 Mahinda Yapa AbeywardenaSri Lanka Freedom Party9 November 201815 December 2018All Ceylon Muslim Congress18 March 20193 June 2019Wimal WeerawansaSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna22 November 2019 3 March 2021Gotabaya RajapaksaDilum AmunugamaSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna3 March 2021 18 April 2022Minister of Trade and CommerceRamesh PathiranaSri Lanka Podujana Peramuna18 April 202223 September 2024Minister of Trade, Commerce, and Food SecurityHarini AmarasuriyaNational People's Power23 September 202418 November 2024Anura Kumara DissanayakeMinister of Industries and Entrepreneurship DevelopmentSunil HandunnettiNational People's Power18 November 2024Incumbent
Secretaries
+ Industry SecretariesNameTook officeLeft officeTitleRefs Industries and Commerce Secretary Industry and Commerce Secretary Industries and Commerce Secretary Industry and Commerce Affairs Secretary
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