Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Food Security

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Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Food Security
Ministry overview
වෙළඳ, වාණිජ හා ආහාර සුරක්ෂිතතා අමාත්‍යාංශය வர்த்தக, வாணிப மற்றும் உணவுப் பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சு

Jurisdiction	Government of Sri Lanka
Annual budget	Rs 2.315 Billion
Minister responsible	Wasantha Samarasinghe, Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security
Website	www.trade.gov.lk

The Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Food Security (Sinhala: වෙළඳ, වාණිජ හා ආහාර සුරක්ෂිතතා අමාත්‍යාංශය; Tamil: வர்த்தக, வாணிப மற்றும் உணவுப் பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சு) is the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for "Promotion of competitive and fair trade in the market while securing the interests of local manufacturer and consumer, promotion of co-operative services and contribution to the development of human resources in order to create a knowledge based economy."

List of ministers

The Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

Parties

Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna National People's Power

	Party	Tenure	Designation
A. Ratnayake	United National Party	1947-1952	Minister of Food and Cooperative Undertakings
Felix Dias Bandaranaike	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1963-1965	Minister of Agriculture, Food and Co-operative Development
S. K. K. Suriarachchi	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1970-1977	Minister of Food, Co-operatives and Small Industries
Wijeyananda Dahanayake	United National Party	1986-1988	Minister of Co-operatives
Lalith Athulathmudali	United National Party	18 February 1989 - 28 March 1990	Minister of Agriculture, Food and Co-operatives
Johnston Fernando	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	23 April 2010 - 9 January 2015	Ministry of Co-operatives and Internal Trade
Mangala Samaraweera	United National Party	9 January 2015 - 9 November 2018	Minister of Labour and Trade Union Relations
Johnston Fernando	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	9 November 2018 - 11 January 2019	Minister of Trade, Consumer Affairs, Co-operative Development and Christian Religious Affairs
Daya Gamage	United National Party	11 January 2019 - 22 November 2019	Minister of Labour, Trade Union Relations and Social Empowerment
Chamal Rajapaksa	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	22 November 2019 - 12 August 2020	Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security
Bandula Gunawardena		12 August 2020 - 18 April 2022
Shehan Semasinghe		18 April 2022 - 9 May 2022
Nalin Fernando		9 May 2022 - 24 September 2024
Harini Amarasuriya	National People's Power	24 September 2024 - 18 November 2024	Ministry of Co-operatives and Internal Trade
Wasantha Samarasinghe	National People's Power	18 November 2024 - Present	Ministry of Co-operatives and Internal Trade

References

newsdmp-w (2024-11-18). "The New Prime Minister and Cabinet Officially Sworn In". PMD. Retrieved 2024-12-01.
"Extra Gazette No. 2281/41 of 27.05.2022 (Duties and Functions)" (PDF). documents.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
"Sri Lanka President appoints NPP cabinet minsters". EconomyNext. 2024-11-18. Retrieved 2024-12-01.

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