Ministry of Sports (Sri Lanka)

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Ministry of Sports
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Agency overview
Formed1966
JurisdictionGovernment of Sri Lanka
Minister responsible
Websitewww.mos.gov.lk
Minister of Sports of Sri Lanka
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Incumbent
Namal Rajapaksa
since 12 August 2020
Ministry of Sports
AppointerThe President with advice of Prime Minister
Inaugural holderKiri Banda Ratnayake
Formation1972
WebsiteMinistry 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

Name Portrait Party Tenure
V. A. Sugathadasa United National Party 1966 - 1970
Kiri Banda Ratnayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1972 - 1977
Vincent Perera United National Party 1977 - 1988
Nanda Mathew United National Party 1989 - 1993
S. B. Dissanayake S. B. Dissanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party 1994 - 2001
Mangala Samaraweera Mangala Samaraweera Sri Lanka Freedom Party 2001
Lakshman Kiriella United National Party 2001 - 2002
Johnston Fernando Johnston Fernando United National Party 2002 - 8 April 2004
Jeewan Kumaranatunga Sri Lanka Freedom Party 8 April 2004 - 28 January 2007
Gamini Lokuge United National Party (D) 28 January 2007 - 23 April 2010
C. B. Rathnayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party 23 April 2010 - 22 November 2010
Mahindananda Aluthgamage[5] Sri Lanka Freedom Party 22 November 2010 – 12 January 2015
Navin Dissanayake United National Party 19 January 2015 - 4 September 2015
Dayasiri Jayasekara Sri Lanka Freedom Party 4 September 2015 - 12 April 2018
Faiszer Musthapha Sri Lanka Freedom Party 12 April 2018 - 15 December 2018
Harin Fernando S. B. Dissanayake United National Party 20 December 2018 - 15 November 2019
Dullas Alahapperuma Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna 22 November 2019 – 12 August 2020
Namal Rajapaksa Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna 12 August 2020 – Present

References[]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Ratnaweera, Dhammika. "Sports Ministry to support National High-Performance athletes". Daily News. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ "Former Ministers & Secretaries". Ministry of Sports. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
  5. ^ Clementine, Rex. "When failures boast of success". island.lk. Retrieved 15 April 2021.

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