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Minister of Justice (Sri Lanka)

The Minister of Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

Minister of Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms of Sri Lanka
Incumbent
Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, PC
since 20 May 2022
Ministry of Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms
NominatorThe Prime Minister
AppointerThe President
Formation26 September 1947
Websitewww.moj.gov.lk

The constitution defines that it is mandatory for a minister of the cabinet to be styled as the Minister of Justice. From 1947 to 1970, per section 48 of the constitution, the Minister of Justice was one of two Ministers appointed from the Senate of Ceylon, as such appointments have been held by Advocates.[1] It succeeded the office of Legal Secretary of Ceylon which existed from 1932 to 1947.

List of Justice Ministers

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Parties

  Sri Lanka Freedom Party  United National Party  Sri Lanka Muslim Congress  Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna

NamePortraitPartyTenureHead(s) of Government
Sir Lalita Rajapaksa, QCUnited National Party26 September 1947 – 1953D. S. Senanayake
Dudley Senanayake
E. B. Wikramanayake, QCUnited National Party1953 – 1956John Kotelawala
M. W. H. de Silva, QCSri Lanka Freedom Party1956 – June 1959S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
Valentine S. JayawickremaSri Lanka Freedom PartyJune 1959 – 1960
Wijeyananda Dahanayake
E. J. CoorayUnited National Party23 March 1960 – 21 July 1960Dudley Senanayake
Sam P. C. FernandoSri Lanka Freedom Party23 July 1960 – March 1965Sirimavo Bandaranaike
A. F. WijemanneUnited National PartyMarch 1965 – 1970Dudley Senanayake
Felix Dias BandaranaikeSri Lanka Freedom Party1970 – 1976Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Ratnasiri Wickremanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party1976 – 1977
K. W. DevanayagamUnited National Party23 July 1977 – 14 February 1980J. R. Jayewardene
Nissanka Wijeyeratne United National Party14 February 1980 – 1988
Vincent PereraUnited National Party1989 – 1990Ranasinghe Premadasa
Abdul Cader Shahul HameedUnited National Party1990 – 1993
Harold HerathUnited National Party1993 – 1994Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
G. L. Peiris Sri Lanka Freedom Party1994 – 2001Chandrika Kumaratunga
W. J. M. Lokubandara United National Party2001 – 2004
John SeneviratneSri Lanka Freedom Party2004 - 2006


Amarasiri Dodangoda2006 – 30 May 2009
Mahinda Rajapaksa
Milinda MoragodaSri Lanka Freedom Party30 May 2009 – 23 April 2010
Athauda SeneviratneSri Lanka Freedom Party23 April 2010 – 22 November 2010
Rauff Hakeem Sri Lanka Muslim Congress22 November 2010 – 28 December 2014
Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, PC United National Party12 January 2015 - 23 August 2017Maithripala Sirisena
Thalatha Atukorale United National Party25 August 2017 - 22 November 2019
Nimal Siripala de Silva Sri Lanka Freedom Party22 November 2019 - 12 August 2020Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Ali Sabry, PC Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna12 August 2020 - 3 April 2022Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Office Vacant3 April 2022 - 26 April 2022Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Ali Sabry, PC Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna26 April 2022 - 9 May 2022Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe, PC independent20 May 2022[2] - presentGotabaya Rajapaksa


See also

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References

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  1. ^ fergusons-ceylon-directory (PDF). historyofceylontea.lk. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. ^ "Sri Lanka appoints nine new cabinet ministers". EconomyNext. 2022-05-20. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
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