Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation

Minister of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation of Sri Lanka
Minister of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation of Sri Lanka
	Incumbent; Hon. Mahinda Amaraweera; since 23 May 2022
	Ministry of Wildlife Resources Conservation
Formation	6 February 2013
Website	wrcmin.gov.lk

Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation
වනජීවී හා වන සම්සත් සංරක්ෂණ අමාත්‍යාංශය; வனசீவராசிகள் மற்றும் வனப்பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சு
Agency overview
Formed	6 February 2013; 11 years ago
Jurisdiction	Government of Sri Lanka
Employees	1,292
Annual budget	Rs 1.536,000 Billion
Minister responsible	Hon. Mahinda Amaraweera, Minister of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation;
Agency executive	B. K. U. A. Wickramasinghe, Secretary;
Website	wrcmin.gov.lk

The Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation^[2] (Sinhala: වනජීවී හා වන සම්සත් සංරක්ෂණ අමාත්‍යාංශය; Tamil: வனசீவராசிகள் மற்றும் வனப்பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சு) is a ministry in the Government of Sri Lanka responsible "to pave the way for human beings and all animal species to live in harmony through the establishment of an effective Wildlife Reservation Network".^[3] It was created on 6 February 2013.^[4]^[5]

List of ministers

The Minister of Wildlife and Forest Resources Conservation is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

Parties

Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party

Name		Portrait	Party	Tenure	President
	Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	28 January 2013 – 9 January 2015		Mahinda Rajapaksa

References

^ ^a ^b "LIST OF CABINET MINISTERS". cabinetoffice.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
^ "Extra Gazette No. 2281/41 of 27.05.2022 (Duties and Functions)" (PDF). documents.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
^ "Mission". Ministry of Wildlife Resources Conservation. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
^ "History". Ministry of Wildlife Resources Conservation. Retrieved 14 December 2014.
^ "No. 1796/10" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2014.

External links

[minister-1] "LIST OF CABINET MINISTERS". cabinetoffice.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.

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

[3] "Mission". Ministry of Wildlife Resources Conservation. Retrieved 14 December 2014.

[4] "History". Ministry of Wildlife Resources Conservation. Retrieved 14 December 2014.

[5] "No. 1796/10" (PDF). The Gazette of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 May 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2014.

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