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Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education of Sri Lanka
අධ්‍යාපන, උසස් අධ්‍යාපන සහ වෘත්තීය අධ්‍යාපන අමාත්‍ය
கல்வி, உயர்கல்வி மற்றும் தொழிற்கல்வி அமைச்சர்
since 24 September 2024
Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education
AppointerThe President with advice of Prime Minister
Inaugural holderC. W. W. Kannangara (as Chairman of Executive Committee on Education)
E. A. Nugawela (as Minister of Education)
Formation26 September 1947
WebsiteMinistry of Education

The Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education[1] (Sinhala: අධ්‍යාපන, උසස් අධ්‍යාපන සහ වෘත්තීය අධ්‍යාපන අමාත්‍ය; Tamil: கல்வி, உயர்கல்வி மற்றும் தொழிற்கல்வி அமைச்சர்) is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

Cabinet Ministers

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Parties

  Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United National Party   Sinhala Language Front   Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna   Mahajana Eksath Peramuna   National People's Power

No. Portrait Minister
(Birth-Death)
Constituency
Term of office Political party Ministry Head of Government
From To Period
Chairman of the Executive Committee on Education
- C. W. W. Kannangara
සී.ඩබ්ලිව්.ඩබ්ලිව්.කන්නන්ගර
(1884–1969)
MP for Galle District
7 July
1931
24 September
1947
16 years, 79 days - First Board of Ministers
Second Board of Ministers
D. B. Jayatilaka
D. S. Senanayake
Minister of Education
1 Major
E. A. Nugawela ED
ඊ.ඒ.නුගවෙල
(1898–1972)
MP for Kadugannawa District
24 September
1947
22 March
1952
4 years, 269 days United National Party Don Stephen D. S. Senanayake
22 March
1952
19 June
1952
Dudley I Dudley Senanayake
2 M. D. Banda
එම්.ඩී.බණ්ඩා
(1914–1974)
MP for Maturata District
19 June
1952
12 October
1953
3 years, 298 days
12 October
1953
12 April
1956
Kotelawala Sir John Kotelawala
3 Wijeyananda Dahanayake
විජයානන්ද දහනායක
(1902–1997)
MP for Galle District

(Prime Minister from
26 September 1959)
12 April
1956
26 September
1959
3 years, 343 days Sri Lanka Freedom Party Solomon S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike
26 September
1959
20 March
1960
Dahanayake Self
Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs
4 Bernard Aluwihare
බර්නාඩ් අලුවිහාරේ
(1902–1961)
MP for Matale District
21 March
1960
21 July
1960
122 days United National Party Dudley II Dudley Senanayake
Minister of Education and Broadcasting
5 Deshamanya
Badi-ud-din Mahmud
බදි-උද්-දින් මහමුද්
(1904–1997)
23 July
1960
28 May
1963
2 years, 309 days Sri Lanka Freedom Party Sirimavo I Sirimavo Bandaranaike
Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs
5 P. B. G. Kalugalla
පී බී ජී කළුගල්ල
(1920–2007)
MP for Kegalle District
28 May
1963
25 March
1965
1 year, 301 days Sri Lanka Freedom Party Sirimavo I Sirimavo Bandaranaike
6 I. M. R. A. Iriyagolle
අයි.එම්.ආර්.ඒ.ඊරියගොල්ලේ
(1907–1973)
MP for Kuliyapitiya District
25 March
1965
29 May
1970
5 years, 65 days United National Party Dudley III Dudley Senanayake
Minister of Education
(5) Deshamanya
Badi-ud-din Mahmud
බදි-උද්-දින් මහමුද්
(1904–1997)
Appointed MP
29 May
1970
23 July
1977
7 years, 55 days Sri Lanka Freedom Party Sirimavo II Sirimavo Bandaranaike
7 Deshamanya
Nissanka Wijeyeratne
නිශ්ශංක පරාක්‍රම විජයරත්න
(1924–2007)
MP for Dedigama District
23 July
1977
14 February
1980
2 years, 206 days United National Party Jayewardene J. R. Jayewardene
8 Ranil Wickremesinghe
රනිල් වික්‍රමසිංහ
(born 1949)
MP for Biyagama District
14 February
1980
2 January
1989
9 years, 0 days
2 January
1989
14 February
1989
Premadasa Ranasinghe Premadasa
Minister of Education, Cultural Affairs and Information
9 W. J. M. Lokubandara
වි. ජ. මු. ලොකුබණ්ඩාර
(1941–2021)
MP for Badulla District
18 February
1989
28 March
1990
1 year, 38 days United National Party Premadasa Ranasinghe Premadasa
Minister of Education and Higher Education
10 Lalith Athulathmudali
ලලිත් ඇතුලත්මුදලි
(1936–1993)
MP for Colombo District
30 March
1990
30 August
1991
1 year, 153 days United National Party Premadasa Ranasinghe Premadasa
(9) W. J. M. Lokubandara
වි. ජ. මු. ලොකුබණ්ඩාර
(1941–2021)
MP for Badulla District
12 August
1993
15 August
1994
1 year, 3 days Wijetunga Dingiri Banda Wijetunga
11 Richard Pathirana
රිචඩ් පතිරණ
(1938–2008)
MP for Galle District
19 August
1994
12 November
1994
6 years, 61 days Sri Lanka Freedom Party
12 November
1994
19 October
2000
Kumaratunga Chandrika Kumaratunga
Minister of Education
12 Susil Premajayantha
සුසිල් ප්‍රේමජයන්ත
(born 1955)
MP for Colombo District
19 October
2000
14 September
2001
330 days Sri Lanka Freedom Party Kumaratunga Chandrika Kumaratunga
Minister of Education and Higher Education
13 Sarath Amunugama
සරත් ලීලානන්ද බණඩාර අමුනුගම
(born 1939)
MP for Kandy District
14 September
2001
10 October
2001
26 days Sri Lanka Freedom Party Kumaratunga Chandrika Kumaratunga
Minister of Human Resources, Education and Culture
14 Karunasena Kodituwakku
කරුණාසේන කොඩිතුවක්කු
(born 1945)
MP for Colombo District

12 December
2001
7 February
2004
2 years, 57 days United National Party Kumaratunga Chandrika Kumaratunga
Minister of Education
15 Chandrika Kumaratunga
චන්ද්‍රිකා බණ්ඩාරනායක
(born 1945)
(President)
10 April
2004
19 November
2005
1 year, 223 days Sri Lanka Freedom Party Kumaratunga Chandrika Kumaratunga
(12) Susil Premajayantha
සුසිල් ප්‍රේමජයන්ත
(born 1955)
MP for Colombo District
23 November
2005
23 April
2010
4 years, 151 days Mahinda Mahinda Rajapaksa
16 Bandula Gunawardane
බන්දුල ගුණවර්ධන
(born 1953)
MP for Colombo District
23 April
2010
12 January
2015
4 years, 264 days
17 Akila Viraj Kariyawasam
අකිල විරාජ් කාරියවසම්
(born 1973)
MP for Kurunegala
12 January
2015
26 October
2018
3 years, 287 days United National Party Sirisena I Maithripala Sirisena
Sirisena II
Minister of Education and Higher Education
18 Wijeyadasa Rajapakshe
විජයදාස රාජපක්ෂ
(born 1959)
MP for Colombo District
29 October
2018
15 December
2018
47 days United National Party Sirisena III Maithripala Sirisena
Minister of Education
(17) Akila Viraj Kariyawasam
අකිල විරාජ් කාරියවසම්
(born 1973)
MP for Kurunegala
20 December
2018
21 November
2019
336 days United National Party Sirisena IV Maithripala Sirisena
18 Dullas Alahapperuma
ඩලස් අලහප්පෙරුම
(born 1959)
MP for Matara District
22 November
2019
12 August
2020
264 days Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Gotabaya I Gotabaya Rajapaksa
19 G. L. Peiris
ගාමිණී ලක්ශ්මන් පීරිස්
(born 1946)
National List MP
12 August
2020
16 August
2021
1 year, 4 days Gotabaya II
20 Dinesh Gunawardena
දිනේෂ් ගුණවර්ධන
(born 1949)
MP for Colombo District
16 August
2021
18 April
2022
245 days Mahajana Eksath Peramuna
21 Ramesh Pathirana
රමේෂ් පතිරණ
(born 1969)
MP for Galle District
18 April
2022
9 May
2022
21 days Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Gotabaya III
22 Susil Premajayantha
සුසිල් ප්‍රේමජයන්ත
(born 1955)
MP for Colombo District
20 May
2022
23 September 2024 2 years, 126 days Gotabaya IV
Wickremesinghe Ranil Wickremesinghe
Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education
23 Harini Amarasuriya
හරිනි අමරසූරිය
(born 1970)
MP for Colombo District
24 September
2024
Incumbent 91 days National People's Power Dissanayake I Anura Kumara Dissanayake
Dissanayake II

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Extra Gazette No. 2281/41 of 27.05.2022 (Duties and Functions)" (PDF). documents.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
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