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Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs
Ministry overview
Jurisdiction	Government of Sri Lanka
Headquarters	8th Floor, Sethsiripaya, Battaramulla, Colombo; 6°54′12.60″N 79°54′55.60″E
Annual budget	Rs. 3 billion (2016, recurrent); Rs. 3 billion (2016, capital);
Minister responsible	S. B. Nawinne, Minister of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs;
Deputy Minister responsible	Palitha Thewarapperuma, Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs;
Ministry executive	D. Swarnapala, Secretary;
Child agencies	Department of Cultural Affairs; Department of Immigration and Emigration; Department of National Museum; Department of Registration of Persons;
Website	cultural.gov.lk

Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs

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The Ministry of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs is the central government ministry of Sri Lanka responsible for internal affairs, development of Wayamba and culture. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on internal affairs, Waymba development and cultural affairs and other subjects which come under its purview.^[1] The current Minister of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs and Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs are S. B. Nawinne and Palitha Thewarapperuma respectively.^[2]^[3] The ministry's secretary is D. Swarnapala.^[4]

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	Party	Took office	Left office		Ministerial title	Refs
Jayaweera Kuruppu	Sri Lanka Freedom Party			S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike	Minister of Local Government and Cultural Affairs	^[5]^[6]^[7]
P. B. G. Kalugalla	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	9 June 1959		S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike	Minister of Cultural Affairs and Social Services	^[8]
P. B. G. Kalugalla	Sri Lanka Freedom Party		8 December 1959	W. Dahanayake	Minister of Cultural Affairs and Social Services	^[8]
Bernard Aluwihare	United National Party	23 March 1960	1960	Dudley Senanayake	Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs	^[8]
Maithripala Senanayake	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	23 July 1960		Sirimavo Bandaranaike	Minister of Industries, Home and Cultural Affairs	^[9]
P. B. G. Kalugalla	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	28 May 1963		Sirimavo Bandaranaike	Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs	^[10]
I. M. R. A. Iriyagolla	United National Party	March 1965		Dudley Senanayake	Minister of Education and Cultural Affairs	^[11]^[12]
T. B. Tennekoon				Sirimavo Bandaranaike	Minister of Cultural Affairs	^[13]
E. L. B. Hurulle	United National Party	23 July 1977		J. R. Jayewardene	Minister of Cultural Affairs	^[14]^[15]^[16]
W. J. M. Lokubandara	United National Party	18 February 1989	28 March 1990	Ranasinghe Premadasa	Minister of Education, Cultural Affairs and Information	^[17]^[18]
		30 March 1990		Ranasinghe Premadasa	Minister of Cultural Affairs and Information	^[18]^[19]
			August 1993	D. B. Wijetunga	Minister of Cultural Affairs and Information	^[20]
Lakshman Jayakody	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	19 August 1994		D. B. Wijetunga	Minister of Cultural and Religious Affairs	^[21]^[22]
Monty Gopallawa	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	19 October 2000		Chandrika Kumaratunga	Minister of Cultural Affairs	^[23]
Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	25 July 2005		Chandrika Kumaratunga	Minister of Cultural Affairs and National Heritage	^[24]
Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	28 January 2007		Mahinda Rajapaksa	Minister of Cultural Affairs	^[25]^[26]
Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	23 April 2010			Minister of National Heritage and Cultural Affairs	^[27]^[28]^[29]
T. B. Ekanayake	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	22 November 2010			Minister of Culture and the Arts	^[30]^[31]
Ranil Wickremesinghe	United National Party	12 January 2015	17 August 2015	Maithripala Sirisena	Minister of Policy Planning, Economics Affairs, Child, Youth and Cultural Affairs	^[32]^[33]^[34]^[35]
S. B. Nawinne	United National Party	4 September 2015		Maithripala Sirisena	Minister of Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs	^[36]^[37]^[38]

Name	Took office	Title	Refs
Wimal Rubasinghe	25 April 2010	National Heritage and Cultural Affairs Secretary	^[39]
Wimal Rubasinghe	22 November 2010	Culture and the Arts Secretary	^[40]
K. Liyanage	19 January 2015	Policy Planning, Economic Affairs, Child, Youth and Cultural Affairs Secretary	^[41]
D. Swarnapala	8 September 2015	Internal Affairs, Wayamba Development and Cultural Affairs Secretary	^[42]^[43]^[44]

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