Ministry of Mass Media
ජනමාධ්ය අමාත්යාංශය வெகுசன ஊடக அமைச்சு | |
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The Ministry of Mass Mediapostage stamps, representing Sri Lanka's interests at the Universal Postal Union, the oversight of banking, insurance and wire transfer services provided at postal offices.[3]
The current Minister of Mass Media is
secretary is W.A. Chulananda Perera.[4]
Ministers
- Parties
Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Name | Portrait | Party | Took office | Left office | Head of government | Ministerial title | Refs | ||
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Mohamed Macan Markar | 1931 | 1936 | Minister of Communications and Works | [5] | |||||
John Kotelawala | 1936 | 1945 | [6][7] | ||||||
C. Sittampalam | Independent | 26 September 1947 | D. S. Senanayake | Minister of Posts and Telecommunication | [8][9][10] | ||||
1952 | Dudley Senanayake | [10] | |||||||
V. Nalliah | United National Party | 19 June 1952 | 12 July 1952 | Minister of Posts and Information | [10] | ||||
S. Natesan | United National Party | 1952 | [10][11] | ||||||
19 January 1956 | John Kotelawala | [12] | |||||||
C. A. S. Marikar |
Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 12 April 1956 | S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike | Minister of Posts, Broadcasting and Information | [13][14][15][16] | ||||
W. Dahanayake |
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Montague Jayawickrama | United National Party | 23 March 1960 | 1960 | Dudley Senanayake | Minister of Posts, Works and Power | [17] | |||
M. P. de Z. Sriwardene |
28 May 1963 | Sirimavo Bandaranaike | Minister of Public Works and Post | [18] | |||||
J. A. Amaratunga | United National Party | 1969 | 1970 | Dudley Senanayake | Minister of Information and Broadcasting | [19] | |||
Chelliah Kumarasuriar | 31 May 1970 | Sirimavo Bandaranaike | Minister of Posts and Telecommunications | [20][21] | |||||
Shelton Jayasinghe | United National Party | 23 July 1977 | J. R. Jayewardene | [22][23] | |||||
D. B. Wijetunga |
United National Party | [24] | |||||||
Alick Aluwihare | United National Party | 18 February 1989 | 14 March 1991 | Ranasinghe Premadasa | [25][26][27] | ||||
A. M. S. Adhikari | United National Party | 14 March 1991 | [26][27] | ||||||
Mangala Samaraweera | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 19 August 1994 | D. B. Wijetunga |
[28][29] | |||||
Nimal Siripala de Silva | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 19 October 2000 | Chandrika Kumaratunga | [30][31] | |||||
Indika Gunawardena | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 14 September 2001 | [31][32] | ||||||
D. M. Jayaratne | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 10 April 2004 | Minister of Post, Telecommunications and Udarata Development | [33][34][35] | |||||
23 November 2005 | Mahinda Rajapaksa | Minister of Posts and Telecommunication | [36] | ||||||
Rauff Hakeem | Sri Lanka Muslim Congress | 28 January 2007 | December 2007 | [37][38][39][40][41] | |||||
Jeewan Kumaranatunga | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 23 April 2010 | [42][43][44] | ||||||
22 November 2010 | Minister of Postal Services | [45][46] | |||||||
M. H. A. Haleem | United National Party | 21 January 2015 | 17 August 2015 | Maithripala Sirisena | Minister of Muslim Religious Affairs and Posts | [47][48][49] | |||
4 September 2015 | 22 November 2019 | Minister of Posts, Postal Service and Muslim Affairs | [50][51][52] | ||||||
Bandula Gunawardane | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 22 November 2019 | 17 January 2020 | Gotabaya Rajapaksa | Minister of Information and Communication Technology | [53] | |||
17 January 2020 | Minister of Information and Mass Media | [54] | |||||||
23 May 2022 | Present | Minister of Mass Media |
Secretaries
Name | Took office | Left office | Title | Refs |
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Asoka Jayasekara | 25 April 2010 | Posts and Telecommunication Secretary | [55] | |
22 November 2010 | Postal Services Secretary | [56] | ||
Abdul Majeed | 19 January 2015 | Muslim Religious Affairs and Posts Secretary | [57][58] | |
P. H. L. Wimalasiri Perera | 8 September 2015 | Postal, Postal Services and Muslim Religious Affairs Secretary | [59][60][61] | |
D. G. M. V. Hapuarachchi | 1 August 2016 | 27 November 2019 | Postal, Postal Services and Muslim Religious Affairs Secretary | |
W.A. Chulananda Perera | 27 November 2019 | Present | Information and Mass Media Secretary | [4][62] |
See also
References
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- ^ a b "About Us". Media.gov.lk. Ministry of Information and Mass Media. Retrieved 30 April 2020.
- ^ a b "Secretaries". Office of the Cabinet of Ministers, Sri Lanka.
- ^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 7: State Councils – elections and boycotts". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 7 February 2002.
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- ^ "First cabinet had only 14 ministers". The Sunday Times (Sri Lanka). 23 September 2007.
- ^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 12: Tryst with independence". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 3 January 2002.
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- ^ Rajasingham, K. T. "Chapter 21: A further lack of perspicuity". Sri Lanka: The Untold Story. Archived from the original on 27 January 2002.
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