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The Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for internal affairs, development of Wayamba and culture. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on internal affairs, Waymba development and cultural affairs and other subjects which come under its purview.[1] The current Minister of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs and Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs are S. B. Nawinne and Palitha Thewarapperuma respectively.[2][3] The ministry's secretary is D. Swarnapala.[4]

JurisdictionGovernment of Sri Lanka
Headquarters
  • 8th Floor, Sethsiripaya, Battaramulla, Colombo
  • 6°54′12.60″N 79°54′55.60″E
Annualbudget
  • Rs. 3 billion (2016, recurrent)
  • Rs. 3 billion (2016, capital)
Minister responsible
  • S. B. Nawinne, Minister of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs
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Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs
Ministry overview
JurisdictionGovernment of Sri Lanka
Headquarters
  • 8th Floor, Sethsiripaya, Battaramulla, Colombo
  • 6°54′12.60″N 79°54′55.60″E
Annual budget
  • Rs. 3 billion (2016, recurrent)
  • Rs. 3 billion (2016, capital)
Minister responsible
  • S. B. Nawinne, Minister of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs
Deputy Minister responsible
Ministry executive
  • D. Swarnapala, Secretary
Child agencies
  • Department of Cultural Affairs
  • Department of Immigration and Emigration
  • Department of National Museum
  • Department of Registration of Persons
Websitecultural.gov.lk
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Ministers

The Minister of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs is a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

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Ministers of Culture
Name Portrait Party Took office Left office Head of government Ministerial title Refs
Jayaweera KuruppuSri Lanka Freedom PartyS. W. R. D. BandaranaikeMinister of Local Government and Cultural Affairs[5][6][7]
P. B. G. KalugallaSri Lanka Freedom Party9 June 1959Minister of Cultural Affairs and Social Services[8]
8 December 1959W. Dahanayake[8]
Bernard AluwihareUnited National Party23 March 19601960Dudley SenanayakeMinister of Education and Cultural Affairs[8]
Maithripala SenanayakeSri Lanka Freedom Party23 July 1960Sirimavo BandaranaikeMinister of Industries, Home and Cultural Affairs[9]
P. B. G. KalugallaSri Lanka Freedom Party28 May 1963Sirimavo BandaranaikeMinister of Education and Cultural Affairs[10]
I. M. R. A. IriyagollaUnited National PartyMarch 1965Dudley Senanayake[11][12]
T. B. TennekoonSirimavo BandaranaikeMinister of Cultural Affairs[13]
E. L. B. HurulleUnited National Party23 July 1977J. R. Jayewardene[14][15][16]
W. J. M. LokubandaraUnited National Party18 February 198928 March 1990Ranasinghe PremadasaMinister of Education, Cultural Affairs and Information[17][18]
30 March 1990Minister of Cultural Affairs and Information[18][19]
August 1993D. B. Wijetunga[20]
Lakshman JayakodySri Lanka Freedom Party19 August 1994Minister of Cultural and Religious Affairs[21][22]
Monty GopallawaSri Lanka Freedom Party19 October 2000Chandrika KumaratungaMinister of Cultural Affairs[23]
Mahinda Yapa AbeywardenaSri Lanka Freedom Party25 July 2005Minister of Cultural Affairs and National Heritage[24]
28 January 2007Mahinda RajapaksaMinister of Cultural Affairs[25][26]
Pavithra Devi WanniarachchiSri Lanka Freedom Party23 April 2010Minister of National Heritage and Cultural Affairs[27][28][29]
T. B. EkanayakeSri Lanka Freedom Party22 November 2010Minister of Culture and the Arts[30][31]
Ranil WickremesingheUnited National Party12 January 201517 August 2015Maithripala SirisenaMinister of Policy Planning, Economics Affairs, Child, Youth and Cultural Affairs[32][33][34][35]
S. B. NawinneUnited National Party4 September 2015Minister of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs[36][37][38]
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Secretaries

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Culture Secretaries
Name Took office Left office Title Refs
Wimal Rubasinghe25 April 2010National Heritage and Cultural Affairs Secretary[39]
22 November 2010Culture and the Arts Secretary[40]
K. Liyanage19 January 2015Policy Planning, Economic Affairs, Child, Youth and Cultural Affairs Secretary[41]
D. Swarnapala8 September 2015Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs Secretary[42][43][44]
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