Minister of Education (Sri Lanka)

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Minister of Education of Sri Lanka
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Incumbent
Dinesh Gunawardena
since 16 August 2021
Ministry of Education
AppointerThe President with advice of Prime Minister
Inaugural holderE. A. Nugawela
Formation26 September 1947
WebsiteMinistry of Education

The Minister of Education is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

List of Education Ministers[]

Parties

  Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United National Party   Sinhala Language Front   Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna   Mahajana Eksath Peramuna

Name Portrait Party Tenure Head(s) of Government Reference
C. W. W. Kannangara 1931-1947 [1]
E. A. Nugawela United National Party 26 September 1947 – 12 October 1953 D. S. Senanayake
Dudley Senanayake
M. D. Banda United National Party 12 October 1953 – 12 April 1956 John Kotelawala
Wijeyananda Dahanayake Wijeyananda Dahanayake Sinhala Language Front 12 April 1956 – 26 September 1959 S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
Bernard Aluwihare United National Party 23 March 1960 – 21 July 1960 Dudley Senanayake
Badi-ud-din Mahmud Sri Lanka Freedom Party 23 July 1960 – 28 May 1963 Sirimavo Bandaranaike
P. B. G. Kalugalla Sri Lanka Freedom Party 28 May 1963 – 25 March 1965
I. M. R. A. Iriyagolle United National Party 25 March 1965 – 29 May 1970 Dudley Senanayake
Badi-ud-din Mahmud Sri Lanka Freedom Party 31 May 1970 – 23 July 1977 Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Nissanka Wijeyeratne Nissanka Wijeyeratne United National Party 23 July 1977 – 14 February 1980 J. R. Jayewardene
Ranil Wickremasinghe Ranil Wickremasinghe United National Party 14 February 1980 – 1989
W. J. M. Lokubandara W. J. M. Lokubandara United National Party 1989 – 1991 Ranasinghe Premadasa
Lalith Athulathmudali Lalith Athulathmudali United National Party 1991 – 1993
Richard Pathirana Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1994 – 2000 Chandrika Kumaratunga
Susil Premajayantha Sri Lanka Freedom Party 2000 - 2001 [2]
Sarath Amunugama Sri Lanka Freedom Party 2001

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Karunasena Kodituwakku Karunasena Kodituwakku United National Party 2001 - 2004
Suranimala Rajapaksha United National Party 2001 - 2004 (State Minister Of Education) [4]
Susil Premajayantha Sri Lanka Freedom Party 23 November 2005 – 8 April 2010 Mahinda Rajapaksa [5][6]
Bandula Gunawardane Sri Lanka Freedom Party 23 April 2010 – 9 January 2015 [7]
Akila Viraj Kariyawasam United National Party 12 January 2015 - 21 November 2019 Maithripala Sirisena [8]
Dullas Alahapperuma Dullas Alahapperuma GloCha-Klagenfurt-2014 9799-2.jpg Sri Lanka Freedom Party 22 November 2019 - 12 August 2020 Gotabaya Rajapaksa
G. L. Peiris G. L. Peiris portrait.jpg Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna 12 August 2020 - 16 August 2021
Dinesh Gunawardena Dinesh Gunawardena.jpg Mahajana Eksath Peramuna 16 August 2021 – Present

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 7: State Councils – elections and boycotts". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 7 February 2002. Retrieved 8 September 2017.CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ Premajayantha, Susil (3 August 2015). "Message from Susil Premajayantha". LankaWeb. LankaWeb. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
  3. ^ "New Cabinet", Daily News (Sri Lanka), 15 September 2001
  4. ^ http://www.island.lk/2003/10/14/content.html
  5. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1420/28. 23 November 2005. Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2007.
  6. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1482/08. 29 January 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014.
  7. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1681/02. 22 November 2010. Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2014.
  8. ^ "New Cabinet ministers sworn in". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 12 January 2015.

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