Minister_of_Sports_(Sri_Lanka)
The Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs[1] (Sinhala: ක්රීඩා හා යෞවන කටයුතු අමාත්යාංශය; Tamil: இளைஞர் மற்றும் விளையாட்டுத்துறை அமைச்சு) is a ministry in the Government of Sri Lanka whose role is to promote the role of sports in Sri Lankan culture and society.[2] As of 27 November 2023, Harin Fernando is the Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs, an appointment to the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.[3]
| ක්රීඩා හා යෞවන කටයුතු අමාත්යාංශය இளைஞர் மற்றும் விளையாட்டுத்துறை அமைச்சு | |
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| Formed | 1966 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Sri Lanka |
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| Website | www |
| Minister of Sports and Youth Affairs of Sri Lanka | |
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| Appointer | The President with advice of Prime Minister |
| Inaugural holder | Kiri Banda Ratnayake |
| Formation | 1972 |
| Website | www |
The ministry was initially created in 1966 to help bring the varied sports initiatives together as part of the portfolio of the Ministry of Nationalised Services.[4][5] The first Minister was V. A. Sugathadasa, the first Secretary was Dr. H. S. R. Gunawardena and the first Director was Austin Rajakaruna. In 1970 the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs and Sports was established. In 1989 this entity was renamed the Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports and subsequently in 2000 as the Ministry of Tourism and Sports. In 2004 it was called the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs, in 2007 the Ministry of Sports and Public Recreation of Sports and finally in 2010 the Ministry of Sports.
As of 2022 it is called the Ministry of Sports and Youth Affairs.
- Parties
Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
- "Extra Gazette No. 2281/41 of 27.05.2022 (Duties and Functions)" (PDF). documents.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- Madhushani, A. A. L. (1 December 2019). "Challenges in Integrity of Sport: Current Practices and Preventive Approaches of Sport Corruption in Sri Lanka". Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research. 84 (1): 21–26. doi:10.2478/pcssr-2019-0023. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- "Harin Fernando appointed as Sri Lanka's new sports minister". Asian News International. 27 November 2023. Archived from the original on 14 January 2024. Retrieved 14 January 2024.
- Biyanwila, S. Janaka (2018). "Development and Sports in Sri Lanka". Sports and the Global South. pp. 179–217. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-68502-1_6. ISBN 978-3-319-68501-4.
{{cite book}}:|journal=ignored (help) - "Former Ministers & Secretaries". Ministry of Sports. Retrieved 17 December 2013.
- Clementine, Rex. "When failures boast of success". island.lk. Retrieved 15 April 2021.