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Ministry of Public Security (Sri Lanka)

February 08, 2023

The Ministry of Public Security[2] (Sinhala: මහජන ආරක්ෂක අමාත්‍යාංශය; Tamil: பொதுமக்கள் பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சு) is a cabinet ministry of the Government 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.[3] The ministry manages the country's police. The current Minister of Public Security is Tiran Alles.[1] The ministry's secretary is Jagath Wijeweera.[4]

Ministry of Public Security
මහජන ආරක්ෂක අමාත්‍යාංශය
பொதுமக்கள் பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சு
Ministry overview
Formed16 August 2013; 9 years ago (2013-08-16)
JurisdictionGovernment of Sri Lanka
HeadquartersFloor 14, Suhurupaya, Subuthipura road, Battaramulla
6°54′11″N 79°55′01″E / 6.903069°N 79.917034°E / 6.903069; 79.917034
Annual budget
  • LKR 63 billion (2018, recurrent)
  • LKR 5 billion (2018, capital)
Minister responsible
Ministry executive
  • S. Hettiarachchi, Ministry Secretary
Child agencies
Websitewww.pubsec.gov.lk

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 Public Security is a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

Ministers of Law and Order
Name Portrait Party Took office Left office Head of government Ministerial title Refs
Mahinda Rajapaksa   Sri Lanka Freedom Party 26 August 2013 8 January 2015 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 25 February 2018 Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development [22][23][24][25]
Ranil Wickremesinghe   United National Party 25 February 2018 8 March 2018 Minister of Law and Order [26][27][28]
Ranjith Madduma Bandara   United National Party 8 March 2018 18 November 2019 [29][30][31]

Secretaries

Law and Order Secretaries
Name Took office Left office Title Refs
Nanda Mallawaarachchi 19 August 2013 Law and Order Secretary [32][33][34]
Mahinda Balasuriya 20 October 2014 Law and Order Secretary [35][36][37]
T. M. K. B. Tennakoon 19 January 2015 Public Order, Disaster Management and Christian Affairs Secretary [38][39][40][41]
Jagath Wijeweera 8 September 2015 Law and Order and Prison Reforms Secretary [42][43][44]
19 November 2015 Law and Order and Southern Development Secretary [45]

References

  1. ^ a b "LIST OF CABINET MINISTERS". cabinetoffice.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  2. ^ "Extra Gazette No. 2281/41 of 27.05.2022 (Duties and Functions)" (PDF). documents.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
  3. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications THE CONSTITUTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA Notification" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1933/13. 21 September 2015.[permanent dead link]
  4. ^ "Secretaries to the Ministries". President's Media Division News.
  5. ^ Ferdinando, Shamindra (24 August 2013). "Police, STF placed under new ministry in line with LLRC recommendations – GR". The Island (Sri Lanka).
  6. ^ Karunaratne, Waruni (27 October 2013). "Law Out Of Order?". The Sunday Leader.
  7. ^ . News First. 23 August 2013. Archived from the original on 26 August 2013.
  8. ^ . Daily FT. 24 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2015-01-28. Retrieved 2015-01-24.
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  10. ^ Perera, Chaminda (24 August 2013). . Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 28 January 2015.
  11. ^ "Talk at the Cafe Spectator". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 25 May 2014.
  12. ^ (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1897/16. 18 January 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2015.
  13. ^ "New Cabinet ministers sworn in". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 12 January 2015.
  14. ^ . The Nation (Sri Lanka). 12 January 2015. Archived from the original on 18 January 2015.
  15. ^ (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1907/48. 26 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015.
  16. ^ "More Ministers appointed". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 22 March 2015.
  17. ^ "Cabinet balloons to 40 as 26 more SLFPers luck out". The Island (Sri Lanka). 23 March 2015.
  18. ^ Weerasinghe, Chamikara (23 March 2015). . Daily News (Sri Lanka). Archived from the original on 29 March 2015.
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  20. ^ "New Cabinet". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 4 September 2015.
  21. ^ . Ceylon Today. 4 September 2015. Archived from the original on 7 September 2015.
  22. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1941/26. 19 November 2015.[permanent dead link]
  23. ^ "Sagala, Swaminathan sworn in as Ministers". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 11 November 2015.
  24. ^ Santiago, Melanie (11 November 2015). "Update: Ministers Sagala Ratnayaka and Swaminathan given additional portfolios". News First.
  25. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Government Notifications NOTIFICATION" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 2062/26. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
  26. ^ Marasinghe, Sandasen; Mallawaarachchi, Amali (26 February 2018). "President reshuffles UNP pack". Daily News. Colombo, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  27. ^ "PM sworn is as law and order minister in low key reshuffle". The Island. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 26 February 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  28. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & C., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 2062/27. 14 March 2018. Retrieved 20 March 2018.
  29. ^ "Ranjith Madduma Bandara new Law and Order Minister". The Daily Mirror. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  30. ^ "Ranjith Madduma Bandara appointed Law and Order Minister". The Sunday Leader/Colombo Gazette. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 8 March 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
  31. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & C., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. Colombo, Sri Lanka. 2063/39. 22 March 2018. Retrieved 24 March 2018.
  32. ^ (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1825/08. 27 August 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2015. Retrieved 24 January 2015.
  33. ^ . Daily News (Sri Lanka). 24 August 2013. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015.
  34. ^ Ranwala, Madura (31 August 2013). "Law and Order Ministry Secy. vows to make police people friendly". The Island (Sri Lanka).
  35. ^ (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1886/07. 27 October 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 28 January 2015.
  36. ^ Dias, Supun (20 October 2014). "Ex-IGP Balasuriya new Law and Order Secretary". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka).
  37. ^ Shanmugarajah, Kavinthan (20 October 2014). "New appointment for Dr Mahinda Balasuriya". News First.
  38. ^ (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1899/14. 28 January 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 September 2015.
  39. ^ Edirisinghe, Dasun (20 January 2015). "President reminds new Ministry secretaries of their fundamental duty". The Island (Sri Lanka).
  40. ^ . Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation. 19 January 2015. Archived from the original on 28 January 2015.
  41. ^ "Secretaries appointed to new Ministries". news.lk. 19 January 2015.
  42. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1932/69. 18 September 2015.[permanent dead link]
  43. ^ "44 new Ministry Secretaries appointed". The Daily Mirror (Sri Lanka). 8 September 2015.
  44. ^ "New Secretaries to Ministries appointed". The Island (Sri Lanka). 9 September 2015.
  45. ^ "PART I : SECTION (I) — GENERAL Appointments & c., by the President" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary. 1942/29. 27 November 2015.[permanent dead link]

External links

  • Official website

February 08, 2023
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The Ministry of Public Security 2 Sinhala මහජන ආරක ෂක අම ත ය ශය Tamil ப த மக கள ப த க ப ப அம ச ச is a cabinet ministry of the Government 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 3 The ministry manages the country s police The current Minister of Public Security is Tiran Alles 1 The ministry s secretary is Jagath Wijeweera 4 Ministry of Public Securityමහජන ආරක ෂක අම ත ය ශය ப த மக கள ப த க ப ப அம ச ச Ministry overviewFormed16 August 2013 9 years ago 2013 08 16 JurisdictionGovernment of Sri LankaHeadquartersFloor 14 Suhurupaya Subuthipura road Battaramulla6 54 11 N 79 55 01 E 6 903069 N 79 917034 E 6 903069 79 917034Annual budgetLKR 63 billion 2018 recurrent LKR 5 billion 2018 capital Minister responsibleHon Tiran Alles 1 Minister of Public SecurityMinistry executiveS Hettiarachchi Ministry SecretaryChild agenciesSri Lanka Police ServiceNational Dangerous Drugs Control BoardGalle Heritage FoundationWebsitewww wbr pubsec wbr gov wbr lk Contents 1 History 2 Ministers 3 Secretaries 4 References 5 External linksHistory EditSince 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 EditThe Minister of Public Security is a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka This list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items January 2015 Ministers of Law and Order Name Portrait Party Took office Left office Head of government Ministerial title RefsMahinda Rajapaksa Sri Lanka Freedom Party 26 August 2013 8 January 2015 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 25 February 2018 Minister of Law and Order and Southern Development 22 23 24 25 Ranil Wickremesinghe United National Party 25 February 2018 8 March 2018 Minister of Law and Order 26 27 28 Ranjith Madduma Bandara United National Party 8 March 2018 18 November 2019 29 30 31 Secretaries EditThis list is incomplete you can help by adding missing items January 2015 Law and Order Secretaries Name Took office Left office Title RefsNanda Mallawaarachchi 19 August 2013 Law and Order Secretary 32 33 34 Mahinda Balasuriya 20 October 2014 Law and Order Secretary 35 36 37 T M K B Tennakoon 19 January 2015 Public Order Disaster Management and Christian Affairs Secretary 38 39 40 41 Jagath Wijeweera 8 September 2015 Law and Order and Prison Reforms Secretary 42 43 44 19 November 2015 Law and Order and Southern Development Secretary 45 References Edit a b LIST OF CABINET MINISTERS cabinetoffice gov lk Retrieved 2022 06 10 Extra Gazette No 2281 41 of 27 05 2022 Duties and Functions PDF documents gov lk Retrieved 2022 06 10 PART I SECTION I GENERAL Government Notifications THE CONSTITUTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA Notification PDF The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary 1933 13 21 September 2015 permanent dead link Secretaries to the Ministries President s Media Division News Ferdinando Shamindra 24 August 2013 Police STF placed under new ministry in line with LLRC recommendations GR The Island Sri Lanka Karunaratne Waruni 27 October 2013 Law Out Of Order The Sunday Leader Police Dept brought under purview of newly established Ministry News First 23 August 2013 Archived from the original on 26 August 2013 New Ministry of Law and Order set up Daily FT 24 August 2013 Archived from the original on 2015 01 28 Retrieved 2015 01 24 PART I SECTION I GENERAL Government Notifications THE CONSTITUTION OF THE DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF SRI LANKA Notification PDF The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary 1823 70 16 August 2013 Archived from the original PDF on 28 January 2015 Retrieved 24 January 2015 Perera Chaminda 24 August 2013 BRAND NEW LAW AND ORDER MINISTRY BORN Daily News Sri Lanka Archived from the original on 28 January 2015 Talk at the Cafe Spectator The Sunday Times Sri Lanka 25 May 2014 PART I SECTION I GENERAL Appointments amp c by the President PDF The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary 1897 16 18 January 2015 Archived from the original PDF on 28 January 2015 New Cabinet ministers sworn in The Daily Mirror Sri Lanka 12 January 2015 New Cabinet takes oaths The Nation Sri Lanka 12 January 2015 Archived from the original on 18 January 2015 PART I SECTION I GENERAL Appointments amp c by the President PDF The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary 1907 48 26 March 2015 Archived from the original PDF on 23 September 2015 More Ministers appointed The Daily Mirror Sri Lanka 22 March 2015 Cabinet balloons to 40 as 26 more SLFPers luck out The Island Sri Lanka 23 March 2015 Weerasinghe Chamikara 23 March 2015 SLFPers take oaths as ministers in National Govt Daily News Sri Lanka Archived from the original on 29 March 2015 PART I SECTION I GENERAL Appointments amp c by the President PDF The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary 1932 07 14 September 2015 permanent dead link New Cabinet The Daily Mirror Sri Lanka 4 September 2015 The new Cabinet Ceylon Today 4 September 2015 Archived from the original on 7 September 2015 PART I SECTION I GENERAL Appointments amp c by the President PDF The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary 1941 26 19 November 2015 permanent dead link Sagala Swaminathan sworn in as Ministers The Daily Mirror Sri Lanka 11 November 2015 Santiago Melanie 11 November 2015 Update Ministers Sagala Ratnayaka and Swaminathan given additional portfolios News First PART I SECTION I GENERAL Government Notifications NOTIFICATION PDF The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary Colombo Sri Lanka 2062 26 14 March 2018 Retrieved 17 March 2018 Marasinghe Sandasen Mallawaarachchi Amali 26 February 2018 President reshuffles UNP pack Daily News Colombo Sri Lanka Retrieved 25 March 2018 PM sworn is as law and order minister in low key reshuffle The Island Colombo Sri Lanka 26 February 2018 Retrieved 25 March 2018 PART I SECTION I GENERAL Appointments amp C by the President PDF The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary Colombo Sri Lanka 2062 27 14 March 2018 Retrieved 20 March 2018 Ranjith Madduma Bandara new Law and Order Minister The Daily Mirror Colombo Sri Lanka 8 March 2018 Retrieved 25 March 2018 Ranjith Madduma Bandara appointed Law and Order Minister The Sunday Leader Colombo Gazette Colombo Sri Lanka 8 March 2018 Retrieved 25 March 2018 PART I SECTION I GENERAL Appointments amp C by the President PDF The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary Colombo Sri Lanka 2063 39 22 March 2018 Retrieved 24 March 2018 PART I SECTION I GENERAL Appointments amp c by the President PDF The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary 1825 08 27 August 2013 Archived from the original PDF on 28 January 2015 Retrieved 24 January 2015 Major General Rtd Nanda Mallawarachchi receives the letter of appointment as Law and Order Ministry Secretary from President Mahinda Rajapaksa Daily News Sri Lanka 24 August 2013 Archived from the original on 28 January 2015 Ranwala Madura 31 August 2013 Law and Order Ministry Secy vows to make police people friendly The Island Sri Lanka PART I SECTION I GENERAL Appointments amp c by the President PDF The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary 1886 07 27 October 2014 Archived from the original PDF on 28 January 2015 Dias Supun 20 October 2014 Ex IGP Balasuriya new Law and Order Secretary The Daily Mirror Sri Lanka Shanmugarajah Kavinthan 20 October 2014 New appointment for Dr Mahinda Balasuriya News First PART I SECTION I GENERAL Appointments amp c by the President PDF The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary 1899 14 28 January 2015 Archived from the original PDF on 23 September 2015 Edirisinghe Dasun 20 January 2015 President reminds new Ministry secretaries of their fundamental duty The Island Sri Lanka The new Ministry Secretaries receive their appointments Sri Lanka Broadcasting Corporation 19 January 2015 Archived from the original on 28 January 2015 Secretaries appointed to new Ministries news lk 19 January 2015 PART I SECTION I GENERAL Appointments amp c by the President PDF The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary 1932 69 18 September 2015 permanent dead link 44 new Ministry Secretaries appointed The Daily Mirror Sri Lanka 8 September 2015 New Secretaries to Ministries appointed The Island Sri Lanka 9 September 2015 PART I SECTION I GENERAL Appointments amp c by the President PDF The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka Extraordinary 1942 29 27 November 2015 permanent dead link External links EditOfficial website Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ministry of Public Security Sri Lanka amp oldid 1097402193, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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