Ministry of Law and Order and Southern Development

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Ministry of Law and Order and Southern Development
Emblem of Sri Lanka.svg
Ministry overview
Formed 16 August 2013; 10 years ago (2013-08-16)
Jurisdiction Government of Sri Lanka
Headquarters 13th Floor, Sethsiripaya Stage II, Battaramulla, Colombo
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Annual budget
  • Rs. 63 billion (2016, recurrent)
  • Rs. 5 billion (2016, capital)
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Ministry executive
  • Jagath Wijeweera, Secretary
Child agencies
Website lawandorder.lk

The Ministry of Law and Order and Southern Development is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for law and order. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on law and order and other subjects which come under its purview..[1] The ministry manages the country's police. The ministry is not responsible for migration and prisons - these come under the purview of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs and Ministry of Prison Reforms, Rehabilitation, Resettlement and Hindu Religious Affairs respectively. The current Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development and State Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development are Sagala Ratnayaka and Piyankara Jayaratne respectively.[2][3] The ministry's secretary is Jagath Wijeweera.[4]

History

Since independence in 1948 the Sri Lankan police had come under the Ministry of Defence. The Lessons Learnt and Reconciliation Commission had recommended that policing be transferred to a separate ministry.[5][6] The Ministry of Law and Order was established on 16 August 2013 to manage policing in the country.[7][8][9]

Ministers

The Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development is a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

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Ministers of Law and Order
Name Portrait Party Took office Left office Head of government Ministerial title Refs
Mahinda Rajapaksa Mahinda Rajapaksa.jpg Sri Lanka Freedom Party 26 August 2013 Mahinda Rajapaksa Minister of Law and Order [10][11]
John Amaratunga United National Party 12 January 2015 22 March 2015 Maithripala Sirisena Minister of Public Order, Disaster Management and Christian Affairs [12][13][14]
22 March 2015 17 August 2015 Minister of Public Order and Christian Religious Affairs [15][16][17][18]
Tilak Marapana United National Party 4 September 2015 9 November 2015 Minister of Law and Order and Prison Reforms [19][20][21]
Sagala Ratnayaka United National Party 11 November 2015 Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development [22][23][24]

Secretaries

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Law and Order Secretaries
Name Took office Left office Title Refs
Nanda Mallawaarachchi 19 August 2013 Law and Order Secretary [25][26][27]
Mahinda Balasuriya 20 October 2014 Law and Order Secretary [28][29][30]
T. M. K. B. Tennakoon 19 January 2015 Public Order, Disaster Management and Christian Affairs Secretary [31][32][33][34]
Jagath Wijeweera 8 September 2015 Law and Order and Prison Reforms Secretary [35][36][37]
19 November 2015 Law and Order and Southern Development Secretary [38]

References

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