State Ministry of Higher Education

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State Ministry of Higher Education
Ministry overview
උසස් අධ්‍යාපන රාජ්‍ය අමාත්‍යාංශය உயர் கல்வி இராஜாங்க அமைச்சு

Superseding Ministry	Ministry of Education
Jurisdiction	Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Headquarters	18 Ward place, Colombo 7 6°55′00″N 79°52′01″E / 6.9166°N 79.8669°E / 6.9166; 79.8669
Annual budget	LKR 30 billion (2018, recurrent) LKR 133 billion (2018, capital)
Minister responsible	Vacant, State Minister of Higher Education
Ministry executive	Mrs. J.M.B. Jayawardana, State Secretary
Child Ministry	University Grants Commission
Website	mohe.gov.lk

The State Ministry of Higher Education (Sinhala: උසස් අධ්‍යාපන රාජ්‍ය අමාත්‍යාංශය, romanized: Usas Adh‍yāpana Rāj‍ya Amāt‍yāṅśaya; Tamil: உயர் கல்வி இராஜாங்க அமைச்சு) is a Non-cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on higher education and other subjects which come under its purview. Broadly, this involves the maintenance, expansion, standardisation and general oversight and regulation of higher education institutions in the country.

The current State Minister of Higher Education is vacant.

Ministers

Parties

Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna

**Ministers of Higher Education**
	Party	Took office	Left office		Ministerial title
J. R. Jayewardene	United National Party	14 February 1980		J. R. Jayewardene	Minister of Higher Education
A. C. S. Hameed	United National Party	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	Ranasinghe Premadasa	Minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology
Lalith Athulathmudali	United National Party	30 March 1990		Ranasinghe Premadasa	Minister of Education and Higher Education
W. J. M. Lokubandara	United National Party	August 1993		D. B. Wijetunga
Richard Pathirana	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	19 August 1994		D. B. Wijetunga
Indika Gunawardena	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	19 October 2000		Chandrika Kumaratunga	Minister of Higher Education and Information Technology Development
Sarath Amunugama	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	14 September 2001		Chandrika Kumaratunga	Minister of Education and Higher Education
W. A. Wiswa Warnapala	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	28 January 2007		Mahinda Rajapaksa	Minister of Higher Education
S. B. Dissanayake		22 November 2010		Mahinda Rajapaksa	Minister of Higher Education
Kabir Hashim	United National Party	12 January 2015	22 March 2015	Maithripala Sirisena	Minister of Highways, Higher Education and Investment Promotion
Sarath Amunugama	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	22 March 2015	17 August 2015		Minister of Higher Education and Research
Lakshman Kiriella	United National Party	4 September 2015	14 October 2015		Minister of University Education and Highways
Lakshman Kiriella	United National Party	14 October 2015	25 February 2018		Minister of Higher Education and Highways
Kabir Hashim	United National Party	25 February 2018	22 November 2019		Minister of Higher Education and Highways
Bandula Gunawardane	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	22 November 2019		Gotabaya Rajapaksa	Minister of Higher Education, Technology and Innovation

Secretaries

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**Higher Education Secretaries**
Name	Took office	Left office	Title
Sunil Jayantha Navaratne	22 November 2010		Higher Education Secretary
Udaya R. Seneviratna	19 January 2015		Highways, Higher Education and Investment Promotio Secretary
D. C. Dissanayake	8 September 2015	27 November 2019	University Education and Highways Secretary
D.M.A.R.B. Dissanayake	27 November 2019	Present	Higher Education, Technology and Innovation Secretary

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