List of female cabinet ministers of Sri Lanka
denotes the first female minister of that particular department.
Minister | Position | Year Appointed | Administration |
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Government | |||
Chandrika Kumaratunga | President of Sri Lanka | 1994 | Herself |
Sirimavo Bandaranaike | Prime Minister of Sri Lanka | 1960 | Oliver Goonetilleke William Gopallawa |
Sirimavo Bandaranaike | Prime Minister of Sri Lanka | 1970 | William Gopallawa |
Chandrika Kumaratunga | Prime Minister of Sri Lanka | 1994 | Dingiri Banda Wijetunga |
Sirimavo Bandaranaike | Prime Minister of Sri Lanka | 1994 | Chandrika Kumaratunga |
Minister of Buddhasasana and Religious Affairs | |||
Chandrika Kumaratunga | 1994 | ||
Minister of Child Development and Women's Affairs | |||
Sunethra Ranasinghe | Minister of Women's Affairs and Teaching Hospitals | 1985 | |
Minister of Health and Women's Affairs | 1989 | ||
Chandra Karunaratne | Minister of State of Women's Affairs | 1990 | |
Srimani Athulathmudali | Minister of Transport, Highways, Environment and Women's Affairs | 1994 | |
Sumedha Gunawathie Jayasena | Minister of Women’s Affairs | 1999 | |
Sumedha Gunawathie Jayasena | Minister of Women's Empowerment | 2004 | |
Sumedha Gunawathie Jayasena | Minister of Child's Affairs | 2005 | |
Ferial Ismail Ashraff | Minister of Women’s Affairs | 2001 | |
Minister of Defence | |||
Sirimavo Bandaranaike | Minister of Defence | 1960 | |
Chandrika Kumaratunga | Minister of Defence | 1994 | |
Chandrika Kumaratunga | Minister of Defence | 2003 | |
Minister of Education | |||
Minister of State of Education | 1989 | ||
Sunethra Ranasinghe | Minister of State of Education | 1989 | |
R.M. Pulendran | Minister of State of Education | 1990 | |
Chandrika Kumaratunga | Minister of Constitutional Affairs and Education | 2004 | |
Minister of Environment | |||
Srimani Athulathmudali | Minister of Transport, Highways, Environment and Women's Affairs | 1994 | |
Ministry of Finance and Planning | |||
Sirimavo Bandaranaike | Minister of Finance, Planning and Plan Implementation | 1970 | |
Chandrika Kumaratunga | Minister of Finance and Planning | 1994 | |
Nirupama Deepika Rajapaksa | Minister of Plan Implementation | 1999 | |
Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi | Minister of Land and Plan Implementation | 2000 | |
Minister of Fisheries | |||
Irene Wimala Kannangara | Minister of Shipping, Aviation and Tourism | 1977 | |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |||
Sirimavo Bandaranaike | Minister of Foreign Affairs | 1960 | |
Sirimavo Bandaranaike | Minister of Foreign Affairs | 1970 | |
Minister of Lands and Land Development | |||
Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi | Minister of Land and Plan Implementation | 2000 | |
Minister of Livestock and Rural Community Development | |||
Irene Wimala Kannangara | 1978 | ||
Ferial Ismail Ashraff | 2000 | ||
Minister of Labour Relations and Productivity Improvement | |||
Sirimavo Bandaranaike | 1960 | ||
Minister of Local Government and Provincial Councils | |||
Vimala Wijewardene | 1959 | ||
Minister of Highways and Road Development | |||
Srimani Athulathmudali | Minister of Transport, Highways, Environment and Women's Affairs | 1994 | |
Minister of Health | |||
Vimala Wijewardene | Minister of Health | 1956 | |
Minister of Health | 1976 | ||
Minister of Health and Women's Affairs | 1982 | ||
Sunethra Ranasinghe | Minister of Health | 1983 | |
Minister of Housing and Construction Industry | |||
Ferial Ismail Ashraff | 2004 | ||
Ferial Ismail Ashraff | 2004 | ||
Minister of Mass Media and Communication | |||
Chandrika Kumaratunga | Minister of Media Affairs, Poverty Relief, Aviation and Tourism | 2001 | |
Chandrika Kumaratunga | Minister of Interior, Information and Media | 2003 | |
Minister of National Heritage and Cultural Affairs | |||
Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi | 2010 | ||
Minister of Petroleum Industries | |||
Chandrika Kumaratunga | 2005 | ||
Minister of Ports and Aviation | |||
Irene Wimala Kannangara | Minister of Shipping, Aviation and Tourism | 1977 | |
Chandrika Kumaratunga | Minister of Media Affairs, Poverty Relief, Aviation and Tourism | 2001 | |
Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi | Minister of Samurdhi and Poverty Alleviation | 2004 | |
Minister of Post and Telecommunication | |||
Irene Wimala Kannangara | Minister of Shipping, Aviation and Tourism | 1977 | |
Chandrika Kumaratunga | Minister of Media Affairs, Poverty Relief, Aviation and Tourism | 2001 | |
Minister of Public Administration and Home Affairs | |||
Minister of State of Home Affairs | 1988 | ||
Chandrika Kumaratunga | Minister of Interior, Information and Media | 2003 | |
Minister of Rehabilitation and Prison Reforms | |||
Chandrika Kumaratunga | 2005 | ||
Minister of Resources & Enterprise Development | |||
Chandrika Kumaratunga | 2005 | ||
Minister of Social Services | |||
Minister of State of Social Services | 1989 | ||
Minister of State of Reconstruction and Social Welfare | 1990 | ||
Minister of Social Services | 1999 | ||
Minister of Social Welfare | 2004 | ||
Minister of Youth Affairs | |||
Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi | Minister of Youth Affairs | 2007 | |
Minister without Portfolio | |||
Sirimavo Bandaranaike | 1994 |
See also[]
External links[]
- List of female cabinet ministers of Sri Lanka[permanent dead link]
Categories:
- Government ministers of Sri Lanka
- Government of Sri Lanka
- Women government ministers of Sri Lanka
- Lists of women government ministers by country
- Lists of Sri Lankan women
- Lists of political office-holders in Sri Lanka