Ministry of Sports (Sri Lanka)
Agency overview | |
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Formed | 1966 |
Jurisdiction | Government of Sri Lanka |
Minister responsible |
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Website | www |
Minister of Sports of Sri Lanka | |
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Ministry of Sports | |
Appointer | The President with advice of Prime Minister |
Inaugural holder | Kiri Banda Ratnayake |
Formation | 1972 |
Website | Ministry of Sports |
The Ministry of Sports is a ministry in the Government of Sri Lanka whose role is to promote the role of sports in Sri Lankan culture and society.[1] As of 2021, Namal Rajapaksa is the Minister of Youth and Sports of Sri Lanka,[2] an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.
History[]
The ministry was initially created in 1966 to help bring the varied sports initiatives together.[3][4] as part of the portfolio of the Ministry of Nationalised Services. The first Minister was V. A. Sugathadasa, the first Secretary was Dr. H. S. R. Gunawardena and the first Director was Austin Rajakaruna. In 1970 the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Sports was established. In 1989 this entity was renamed the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and subsequently in 2000 as the Ministry of Tourism and Sports. In 2004 it was called the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, in 2007 the Ministry of Sports and Public Recreation of Sports and finally in 2010 the Ministry of Sports.
As of 2021 it's called the Ministry of Youth & Sports.
List of Sports Ministers[]
- Parties
Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
References[]
- ^ Madhushani, A. A. L. (1 December 2019). "Challenges in Integrity of Sport: Current Practices and Preventive Approaches of Sport Corruption in Sri Lanka". Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research. 84 (1): 21–26. doi:10.2478/pcssr-2019-0023. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ Ratnaweera, Dhammika. "Sports Ministry to support National High-Performance athletes". Daily News. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ Biyanwila, S. Janaka (2018). "Development and Sports in Sri Lanka". Sports and the Global South: Work, Play and Resistance in Sri Lanka: 179–217. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-68502-1_6. ISBN 978-3-319-68501-4.
- ^ "Former Ministers & Secretaries". Ministry of Sports. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- ^ Clementine, Rex. "When failures boast of success". island.lk. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
External links[]
- Sports ministers of Sri Lanka
- Lists of government ministers of Sri Lanka
- Government ministries of Sri Lanka