Minister_of_Justice_and_Prison_Reforms_(Sri_Lanka)

Minister of Justice (Sri Lanka)

Minister of Justice (Sri Lanka)

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The Minister of Justice, Prisons Affairs and Constitutional Reforms is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

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The constitution defines that it is mandatory for a minister of the cabinet to be styled as the Minister of Justice. From 1947 to 1970, per section 48 of the constitution, the Minister of Justice was one of two Ministers appointed from the Senate of Ceylon, as such appointments have been held by Advocates.[1] It succeeded the office of Legal Secretary of Ceylon which existed from 1932 to 1947.

List of Justice Ministers

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  Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United National Party   Sri Lanka Muslim Congress   Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna

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  1. [1]
    fergusons-ceylon-directory (PDF). historyofceylontea.lk. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
  2. [2]
    "Sri Lanka appoints nine new cabinet ministers". EconomyNext. 2022-05-20. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
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