Minister of Finance (Sri Lanka)
Minister of Finance of Sri Lanka | |
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Ministry of Finance and Planning | |
Appointer | The President with advice of Prime Minister |
Inaugural holder | Junius Richard Jayewardene |
Formation | 26 September 1947 |
Website | www.treasury.gov.lk |
The Minister of Finance is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. The post was created in 1947 with the Ceylon gaining independence and establishing self governess. The post has always been held by a senior member of the ruling party and in the recent years by the President with a deputy minister. The post has been known as Minister of Finance & Planning, when the portfolio includes national planning.
List of Finance Ministers
See also
External links
- List of Ministers and Deputy Ministers
- Government of Sri Lanka
- Official Website Treasury of Sri Lanka
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