Ministry of Public Security (Sri Lanka)

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Ministry of Public Security
මහජන ආරක්ෂක අමාත්‍යාංශය
பொதுமக்கள் பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சு
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Ministry overview
Formed16 August 2013; 12 years ago (2013-08-16)
JurisdictionGovernment of Sri Lanka
HeadquartersFloor 14, Suhurupaya, Subuthipura road, Battaramulla
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Annual budget
  • LKR 63 billion (2018, recurrent)
  • LKR 5 billion (2018, capital)
Minister responsible
Deputy Minister responsible
Ministry executive
Child agencies
Websitewww.pubsec.gov.lk

The Ministry of Public Security[1] (Sinhala: මහජන ආරක්ෂක අමාත්‍යාංශය Mahajana Arakshaka Amathyanshaya; 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.[2] The ministry manages the country's police. The current Minister of Public Security is Ananda Wijepala.[3] The ministry's secretary is Ravi Seneviratne.[4]

History

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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

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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 File:Mahinda Rajapaksa.jpg 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 File:Secretary Pompeo Meets With Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Marapana (47862759611) (cropped).jpg 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 File:R Wickremasinghe.jpg United National Party 25 February 2018 8 March 2018 Minister of Law and Order [26][27][28]
Ranjith Madduma Bandara File:Ranjith Madduma Bandara.jpg United National Party 8 March 2018 18 November 2019 [29][30][31]
Janaka Bandara Tennakoon Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna 22 November 2019 12 August 2020 Gotabaya Rajapaksa Minister of Public Administration, Home Affairs, Provincial Councils and Local Government [32]
Sarath Weerasekara Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna 26 November 2020 18 April 2022 Minister of Public Security [33]
Prasanna Ranatunga Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna 18 April 2022 9 May 2022 Minister of Public Security and Tourism [34]
Tiran Alles Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna 20 May 2022 24 September 2024 Ranil Wickremesinghe Minister of Public Security [35]
Vijitha Herath File:Vijitha Herath in 2024 (cropped).jpg National People's Power 24 September 2024 18 November 2024 Anura Kumara Dissanayake Minister of Public Security [36]
Ananda Wijepala National People's Power 18 November 2024 Incumbent Minister of Public Security and Parliamentary Affairs [37]

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 [38][39][40]
Mahinda Balasuriya 20 October 2014 Law and Order Secretary [41][42][43]
T. M. K. B. Tennakoon 19 January 2015 Public Order, Disaster Management and Christian Affairs Secretary [44][45][46][47]
Jagath Wijeweera 8 September 2015 Law and Order and Prison Reforms Secretary [48][49][50]
19 November 2015 Law and Order and Southern Development Secretary [51]

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