# Ministry of Ports and Shipping (Sri Lanka)

The Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Aviation (Sinhala: වරාය, නාවික හා ගුවන් සේවා අමාත්‍යාංශය; Tamil: துறைமுகங்கள், கப்பற்றுறை மற்றும் விமான சேவைகள் அமைச்சு) is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for ports and shipping. The ministry is responsible for formulating and implementing national policy on ports and shipping and other subjects which come under its purview. The current Minister is Vijitha Herath.The ministry's secretary is M.M.P.K. Mayadunne.

## Ministers

The Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation is a member of the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.
Ministers of Shipping :
| Name | Party | Took office | Left office | Head of government | Ministerial title |
| Montague Jayawickrama | United National Party | 23 March 1960 | 1960 | Dudley Senanayake | Minister of Nationalised Services, Shipping and Transport |
| T. B. Ilangaratne | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 23 July 1960 | | Sirimavo Bandaranaike | Minister of Commerce, Trade, Food and Shipping |
| P. B. G. Kalugalla | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | | | Sirimavo Bandaranaike | Minister of Shipping, Aviation and Tourism |
| Wimala Kannangara | United National Party | 23 July 1977 | | J. R. Jayewardene | Minister of Shipping, Aviation and Tourism |
| Lalith Athulathmudali | United National Party | | | J. R. Jayewardene | Minister of Trade and Shipping |
| Abdul Razak Munsoor | United National Party | 18 February 1989 | 28 March 1990 | Ranasinghe Premadasa | Minister of Trade and Shipping |
| Rupa Karunathilake | United National Party | 30 March 1990 | 14 March 1991 | Ranasinghe Premadasa | Minister of Ports and Shipping |
| Alick Aluwihare | United National Party | 14 March 1991 | | Ranasinghe Premadasa | Minister of Ports and Shipping |
| M. H. M. Ashraff | Sri Lanka Muslim Congress | | 19 August 1994 | D. B. Wijetunga | Minister of Shipping, Ports and Rehabilitation |
| Rauff Hakeem | Sri Lanka Muslim Congress | 19 October 2000 | 20 June 2001 | Chandrika Kumaratunga | Minister of Internal and International Trade Commerce, Muslim Religious Affairs and Shipping Development |
| Mahinda Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 14 September 2001 | | Chandrika Kumaratunga | Minister of Ports, Shipping and Fisheries |
| Rauff Hakeem | Sri Lanka Muslim Congress | 12 December 2001 | | Chandrika Kumaratunga | Minister of Ports Development and Shipping |
| Mangala Samaraweera | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 10 April 2004 | | Chandrika Kumaratunga | Minister of Ports and Aviation |
| Mangala Samaraweera | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 23 November 2005 | | Mahinda Rajapaksa | Minister of Ports and Aviation |
| Mahinda Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 23 April 2010 | | Mahinda Rajapaksa | Minister of Ports and Aviation |
| Mahinda Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 22 November 2010 | | Mahinda Rajapaksa | Minister of Ports and Highways |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | | 12 January 2015 | | Maithripala Sirisena | Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | | 22 March 2015 | Maithripala Sirisena | Minister of Ports, Shipping and Aviation |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 22 March 2015 | | Maithripala Sirisena | Minister of Ports and Shipping |
| Arjuna Ranatunga | Democratic National Movement | | 22 May 2017 | Maithripala Sirisena | Minister of Ports and Shipping |
| Mahinda Samarasinghe | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 22 May 2017 | 12 August 2020 | Maithripala Sirisena | Minister of Ports and Shipping |
| Rohitha Abeygunawardena | 12 August 2020 | 18 April 2022 | | | |
| Pramitha Tennakoon | | 18 April 2022 | | | |

## Secretaries

Shipping Secretaries :
| Name | Took office | Title |
| K. V. P. Ranjith de Silva | 25 April 2010 | Ports and Aviation Secretary |
| Sujatha Cooray | 22 November 2010 | Ports and Highways Secretary |
| L. P. Jayampathy | 19 January 2015 | Ports, Shipping and Aviation Secretary |
| L. P. Jayampathy | 8 September 2015 | Ports and Shipping Affairs Secretary |