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{{Short description|Former Sri Lankan government ministry until 2015 reorganization and renaming}}
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|agency name = Ministry of Highways, Ports and Shipping
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|agency_name = Ministry of Highways, Ports and Shipping
|logo = Coat_of_arms_of_Sri_Lanka.svg
|logo = Coat_of_arms_of_Sri_Lanka.svg
|logo_width = 150 px
|logo_width = 50 px
|formed = 1960
|formed = 1960
| dissolved = 18 January 2015
|preceding1 = [[Ministry of Nationalised Services, Shipping & Transport]]
|preceding1 = [[Ministry of Nationalised Services, Shipping & Transport]]
|preceding2 = [[Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Food & Shipping]]
|preceding2 = [[Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Food & Shipping]]
|preceding3 = [[Ministry of Irrigation, Power & Highways]]
|preceding3 = [[Ministry of Irrigation, Power & Highways]]
|preceding4 = [[Ministry of Shipping, Aviation & Tourism]]
|preceding4 = [[Ministry of Shipping, Aviation & Tourism]]
|preceding5 = [[Ministry of Ports & Shipping]]
|preceding5 = [[Ministry of Ports & Shipping]]<br /> [[Ministry of Trade & Shipping]]
|preceding6 = [[Ministry of Transport & Highways]]
|preceding6 = [[Ministry of Transport & Highways]]
|preceding7 = [[Ministry of Trade & Shipping]]
|preceding7 =
|jurisdiction = [[Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka]]
|jurisdiction = [[Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka]]
|superseding = [[Ministry of Ports and Shipping]],<br /> [[Ministry of Higher Education and Highways (Sri Lanka)|Ministry of Higher Education and Highways]],<br /> Minister of Highways and Investment Promotion
|minister1_name = [[Mahinda Rajapaksa]]
|minister1_name = [[Mahinda Rajapaksa]] (last)
|minister1_pfo = the President of the Democratic Socialist republic of Sri Lanka.
|minister1_pfo = [[Minister of Highways, Ports & Shipping]]
|chief1_name = [[R.W.R.Pemasiri]]
|chief1_name = [[R.W.R.Pemasiri]]
|website = http://www.mohsl.gov.lk/
|website = http://www.mohsl.gov.lk/
}}
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The '''Ministry of Highways,Ports and Shipping''' is the [[Sri Lankan government ministry]] responsible for the governance,implementation,creation and development of Ports including [[Colombo]], [[Galle]] and [[Trincomalee]] ports, Highways including [[E01 expressway (Sri Lanka)|Southern expressway]], [[E02 expressway (Sri Lanka)|Colombo Outer Circular expressway]], [[E03 expressway (Sri Lanka)|Katunayake exprssway]] and their transport services.
The '''Ministry of Highways, Ports and Shipping''' was a [[Sri Lankan government ministry]] responsible for the governance, implementation, creation and development of Ports including [[Colombo]], [[Galle]] and [[Trincomalee]] ports, Highways including [[E01 expressway (Sri Lanka)|Southern expressway]], [[E02 expressway (Sri Lanka)|Colombo Outer Circular expressway]], [[E03 expressway (Sri Lanka)|Katunayake expressway]] and their transport services. It was reorganized as two separate ministries, the [[Ministry of Ports and Shipping]] and [[Ministry of Higher Education and Highways (Sri Lanka)|Ministry of Higher Education and Highways]] following the formation of the [[Sirisena cabinet]] in January 2015.


==History==
==History==
It was created in 1960, at the [[Second Dudley Senanayake cabinet]] as the [[Ministry of Nationalised Services, Shipping & Transport]].It included most of the subjects of the current ministry.
It was created in 1960, at the [[Second Dudley Senanayake cabinet]] as the [[Ministry of Nationalised Services, Shipping & Transport]]. It included most of the subjects of the current ministry.
Then it was renamed as the [[Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Food & Shipping]] at the [[First Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet]].
Then it was renamed as the [[Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Food & Shipping]] at the [[First Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet]].
The section '''Highways''' was included in the [[Ministry of Irrigation, Power & Highways]] in both, [[Second Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet]] and [[Jayewardene cabinet]]. In the Jayewardene Cabinet, the section '''Shipping''' was included in the [[Ministry of Shipping, Aviation & Tourism]].
The highways section was included in the [[Ministry of Irrigation, Power & Highways]] in both, [[Second Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet]] and [[Jayewardene cabinet]]. In the Jayewardene Cabinet, the shipping section was included in the [[Ministry of Shipping, Aviation & Tourism]].
In the [[Premadasa cabinet]] The sections '''Ports''' and '''Shipping''' were included in the [[Ministry of Ports & Shipping]] and the [[Ministry of Trade & Shipping]] and the section '''Highways''' was included in the [[Ministry of Transport & Highways]].
In the [[Premadasa cabinet]], the ports and shipping sections were included in the [[Ministry of Ports & Shipping]] and the [[Ministry of Trade & Shipping]] and the highways section was included in the [[Ministry of Transport & Highways]].
In the [[Kumaratunge cabinet]] (2000) the section of '''Ports''' was included in the [[Ministry of Ports Development & Development of the South]],the section '''Highways''' was included in the [[Ministry of Highways]],the section of '''Shipping''' was included in the [[Ministry of Internal & International Trade Commerce, Muslim Religious Affairs & Shipping Development]].
In the [[Kumaratunge cabinet]] (2000) the ports section was included in the [[Ministry of Ports Development & Development of the South]], the highways section was included in the Ministry of Highways, the shipping section was included in the [[Ministry of Internal & International Trade Commerce, Muslim Religious Affairs & Shipping Development]].
The section of '''Highways''' and into some distance the section of '''Shipping''' too included in [[Ministry of Transport, Highways & Aviation]] of [[Ranil Wickramasinghe cabinet]].
The highways section and to some extent the shipping section was included in [[Ministry of Transport, Highways & Aviation]] of [[Ranil Wickramasinghe cabinet]].
The section '''Highways''' was included in the [[Ministry of Highways & Road Development]] and the sections '''Ports''' and '''Shipping''' were included in the [[Ministry of Ports & Aviation]] in the [[First Mahinda Rajapaksha cabinet]].
The highways section was included in the [[Ministry of Highways & Road Development]] and the ports and shipping sections were included in the [[Ministry of Ports & Aviation]] in the [[First Mahinda Rajapaksha cabinet]].


The original name '''Ministry of Highways, Ports and Shipping''' was created in [[Second Mahinda Rajapaksha cabinet]] in 2010.
The name "Ministry of Highways, Ports and Shipping" was created in [[Second Mahinda Rajapaksha cabinet]] in 2010.


==Officials==
==Officials==
* [[Minister of Ports and Highways]](Cabinet)&mdash; the President of the Democratic Socialist republic of Sri Lanka, Hon.Mr.Mahinda Rajapaksha.
* [[Minister of Highways, Ports & Shipping|Minister of Ports and Highways]] (Cabinet)&mdash; the President of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, Mahinda Rajapaksha.
* Project Minister of Ports and Highways &mdash; [[Nirmala Kotalawala]] MP
* Project Minister of Ports and Highways &mdash; [[Nirmala Kotalawala]] MP
* Project Minister of Ports and Highways &mdash; [[Rohitha Abeygunawardena]]MP
* Project Minister of Ports and Highways &mdash; [[Rohitha Abeygunawardena]]MP
* [[Permanent Secretary]] &mdash; R.W.R.Pemasiri.<ref>http://www.mohsl.gov.lk/web/index.phpoption=com_content&view=article&id=66&Itemid=76&lang=en</ref>
* [[Permanent Secretary]] &mdash; R.W.R.Pemasiri.<ref>http://www.mohsl.gov.lk/web/index.phpoption=com_content&view=article&id=66&Itemid=76&lang=en{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


=== Current and past ministers ===
=== Current and past ministers ===
;Parties
;Parties
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{{Incomplete list|date=December 2013}}
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! Ministerial title
! Ministerial title
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| !align="center" style="background:{{United National Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|United National Party}}; color:white;"|
| [[Montague Jayawickrama]]
| [[Montague Jayawickrama]]
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| [[United National Party]]
| [[United National Party]]
| 23 March 1960 - 1960 July
| 23 March 1960 - 1960 July
| !align="center" style="background:{{United National Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|United National Party}}; color:white;"|
| [[Dudley Senanayake]]
| [[Dudley Senanayake]]
| [[Minister of Nationalised Services, Shipping & Transport]]
| [[Minister of Nationalised Services, Shipping & Transport]]
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| !align="center" style="background:{{Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"|
| [[T. B. Ilangaratne]]
| [[T. B. Ilangaratne]]
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| [[Sri Lanka Freedom Party]]
| [[Sri Lanka Freedom Party]]
| 23 July 1960 - 1965
| 23 July 1960 - 1965
| !align="center" style="background:{{Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"|
| rowspan=2| [[Sirimavo Bandaranaike]]
| rowspan=2| [[Sirimavo Bandaranaike]]
| [[Minister of Commerce, Trade, Food & Shipping]]
| [[Minister of Commerce, Trade, Food & Shipping]]
|-
|-
| !align="center" style="background:{{Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"|
| [[Maithripala Senanayake]]
| [[Maithripala Senanayake]]
|
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| [[Sri Lanka Freedom Party]]
| [[Sri Lanka Freedom Party]]
| 31 May 1970 - 1977
| 31 May 1970 - 1977
| !align="center" style="background:{{Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"|
| rowspan=2| [[Minister of Irrigation, Power & Highways]]
| rowspan=2| [[Minister of Irrigation, Power & Highways]]
|-
|-
| !align="centre" style="background:{{United National Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="centre" style="background:{{party color|United National Party}}; color:white;"|
| [[Gamini Dissanayake]]
| [[Gamini Dissanayake]]
|
|
| [[United National Party]]
| [[United National Party]]
| 23 July 1977 - 2 January 1989
| 23 July 1977 - 2 January 1989
| !align="center" style="background:{{United National Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|United National Party}}; color:white;"|
| rowspan=2| [[Junius Richard Jayewardene]]
| rowspan=2| [[Junius Richard Jayewardene]]
|-
|-
| !align="center" style="background:{{United National Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|United National Party}}; color:white;"|
| [[Wimala Kannangara]]
| [[Wimala Kannangara]]
|
|
| [[United National Party]]
| [[United National Party]]
| 23 July 1977 - 2 January 1989
| 23 July 1977 - 2 January 1989
| !align="center" style="background:{{United National Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|United National Party}}; color:white;"|
| [[Minister of Shipping, Aviation & Tourism]]
| [[Minister of Shipping, Aviation & Tourism]]
|-
|-
| !align="center" style="background:{{United National Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|United National Party}}; color:white;"|
| [[Alick Aluvihare]]
| [[Alick Aluvihare]]
|
|
| [[United National Party]]
| [[United National Party]]
| 14 March 1991 - 1 May 1993
| 14 March 1991 - 1 May 1993
| !align="center" style="background:{{United National Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|United National Party}}; color:white;"|
| rowspan=4| [[Ranasinghe Premadasa]]
| rowspan=4| [[Ranasinghe Premadasa]]
| rowspan=2| [[Minister of Ports & Shipping]]
| rowspan=2| [[Minister of Ports & Shipping]]
|-
|-
| !align="center" style="background:{{United National Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|United National Party}}; color:white;"|
| [[Rupasena Karunatilake]]
| [[Rupasena Karunatilake]]
|
|
| [[United National Party]]
| [[United National Party]]
|
|
| !align="center" style="background:{{United National Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|United National Party}}; color:white;"|
|-
|-
| !align="center" style="background:{{United National Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|United National Party}}; color:white;"|
| [[Abdul Razak Munsoor]]
| [[Abdul Razak Munsoor]]
|
|
| [[United National Party]]
| [[United National Party]]
| 18 February 1989 - May 1993
| 18 February 1989 - May 1993
| !align="center" style="background:{{United National Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|United National Party}}; color:white;"|
| [[Minister of Trade & Shipping]]
| [[Minister of Trade & Shipping]]
|-
|-
| !align="center" style="background:{{United National Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|United National Party}}; color:white;"|
| [[Wijayapala Mendis]]
| [[Wijayapala Mendis]]
|
|
| [[United National Party]]
| [[United National Party]]
| 1989 - 1993
| 1989 - 1993
| !align="center" style="background:{{United National Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|United National Party}}; color:white;"|
| [[Minister of Transport & Highways]]
| [[Minister of Transport & Highways]]
|-
|-
| !align="center" style="background:{{Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"|
| [[Ronnie de Mel]]
| [[Ronnie de Mel]]
|
|
| [[Sri Lanka Freedom Party]]
| [[Sri Lanka Freedom Party]]
| rowspan=3| 18 October 2000 - 10 October 2001
| rowspan=3| 18 October 2000 - 10 October 2001
| !align="centre" style="background:{{Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="centre" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"|
| rowspan=6| [[Chandrika Kumaratunga]]
| rowspan=6| [[Chandrika Kumaratunga]]
| [[Minister of Ports Development & Development of the South]]
| [[Minister of Ports Development & Development of the South]]
|-
|-
| !align="center" style="background:{{Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"|
| [[A. H. M.Fowzie]]
| [[A. H. M.Fowzie]]
|
|
| [[Sri Lanka Freedom Party]]
| [[Sri Lanka Freedom Party]]
| !align="center" style="background:{{Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"|
| [[Minister of Highways]]
| [[Minister of Highways]]
|-
|-
| !align="center" style="background:{{Sri Lanka Muslim Congress/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Muslim Congress}}; color:white;"|
| [[Rauff Hakeem]]
| [[Rauff Hakeem]]
|
|
| [[Sri Lanka Muslim Congress]]
| [[Sri Lanka Muslim Congress]]
| !align="center" style="background:{{Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"|
| [[Minister of Internal & International Trade Commerce, Muslim Religious Affairs & Shipping Development]]
| [[Minister of Internal & International Trade Commerce, Muslim Religious Affairs & Shipping Development]]
|-
|-
| !align="centre" style="background:{{United National Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="centre" style="background:{{party color|United National Party}}; color:white;"|
| [[Gamini Athukorala]]
| [[Gamini Athukorala]]
|
|
| [[United National Party]]
| [[United National Party]]
| 19 December 2001 - 31 December 2001
| 19 December 2001 - 31 December 2001
| !align="center" style="background:{{Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"|
| rowspan=2| [[Minister of Transport, Highways & Aviation]]
| rowspan=2| [[Minister of Transport, Highways & Aviation]]
|-
|-
| !align="centre" style="background:{{United National Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="centre" style="background:{{party color|United National Party}}; color:white;"|
|
|
|
|
| [[United National Party]]
| [[United National Party]]
| 1 January 2002 - 7 February 2004
| 1 January 2002 - 7 February 2004
| !align="center" style="background:{{Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"|
|-
|-
| !align="center" style="background:{{Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"|
| [[Mahinda Rajapaksa]]
| [[Mahinda Rajapaksa]]
| [[File:WEF on the Middle East Arab and foreign Ministers Crop.jpg|80px|Mahinda Rajapaksa]]
| [[File:WEF on the Middle East Arab and foreign Ministers Crop.jpg|80px|Mahinda Rajapaksa]]
| [[Sri Lanka Freedom Party]]
| [[Sri Lanka Freedom Party]]
| 22 April 2004 - 19 November 2005
| 22 April 2004 - 19 November 2005
| !align="center" style="background:{{Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"|
| [[Minister of Highways]]
| [[Minister of Highways]]
|-
|-
| !align="center" style="background:{{Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"|
| [[Jeyaraj Fernandopulle]]
| [[Jeyaraj Fernandopulle]]
|
|
| [[Sri Lanka Freedom Party]]
| [[Sri Lanka Freedom Party]]
| 22 April 2004 - 6 April 2008
| 22 April 2004 - 6 April 2008
| !align="center" style="background:{{Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"|
| rowspan=3| [[Mahinda Rajapaksa]]
| rowspan=3| [[Mahinda Rajapaksa]]
| [[Minister of Highways & Road Development]]
| [[Minister of Highways & Road Development]]
|-
|-
| !align="centre" style="background:{{Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="centre" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"|
| [[Mangala Samaraweera]]
| [[Mangala Samaraweera]]
|
|
| [[Sri Lanka Freedom Party]]
| [[Sri Lanka Freedom Party]]
| 22 April 2004 - 9 February 2007
| 22 April 2004 - 9 February 2007
| !align="centre" style="background:{{Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="centre" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"|
| [[Minister of Ports & Aviation Services]]
| [[Minister of Ports & Aviation Services]]
|-
|-
| !align="centre" style="background:{{Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="centre" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"|
| [[Mahinda Rajapaksa]]
| [[Mahinda Rajapaksa]]
| [[File:WEF on the Middle East Arab and foreign Ministers Crop.jpg|80px|Mahinda Rajapaksa]]
| [[File:WEF on the Middle East Arab and foreign Ministers Crop.jpg|80px|Mahinda Rajapaksa]]
| [[Sri Lanka Freedom Party]]
| [[Sri Lanka Freedom Party]]
| 23 April 2010 – 09 January 2015
| 23 April 2010 – 9 January 2015
| !align="center" style="background:{{Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"|
| Minister of Highways, Ports & Shipping
| Minister of Highways, Ports & Shipping
|-
|-
| !align="center" style="background:{{United National Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="center" style="background:{{party color|United National Party}}; color:white;"|
| [[Kabir Hashim]]
| [[Kabir Hashim]]
|
|
| [[United National Party]]
| [[United National Party]]
| 12 January 2015 – ''Present''
| 12 January 2015 – 22 November 2019
| !align="centre" style="background:{{Sri Lanka Freedom Party/meta/color}}; color:white;"|
| !align="centre" style="background:{{party color|Sri Lanka Freedom Party}}; color:white;"|
| [[Maithripala Sirisena]]
| [[Maithripala Sirisena]]
| Minister of Highways and Investment Promotion
| Minister of Highways and Investment Promotion
|}
|}
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==Duties and Functions==
==Duties and Functions==
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==Departments==
==Departments==
Departments, with their heads {{As of|2014}}:
Departments, with their heads {{As of|2014}}:
* [[Road Development Authority]] and its Subsidiaries and Associates, headed by Director General, W.A.S. Weerasinghe<ref>http://www.rda.gov.lk/source/contact_Mgt.htm</ref>
* [[Road Development Authority]] and its Subsidiaries and Associates, headed by Director General, W.A.S. Weerasinghe<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.rda.gov.lk/source/contact_Mgt.htm |title=Contacts of RDA Management |accessdate=2013-12-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131208060253/http://www.rda.gov.lk/source/contact_Mgt.htm |archivedate=2013-12-08 }}</ref>
* Road Development Fund
* Road Development Fund
* [[Sri Lanka Ports Authority]] and its Subsidiaries and Associates, headed by chairman, Priyath B. Wickrama<ref>http://www.slpa.lk/board_of_directors.asp?chk=1</ref>
* [[Sri Lanka Ports Authority]] and its Subsidiaries and Associates, headed by chairman, Priyath B. Wickrama<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.slpa.lk/board_of_directors.asp?chk=1 |title=Sri Lanka Port Authority |accessdate=2013-12-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131125172549/http://www.slpa.lk/board_of_directors.asp?chk=1 |archivedate=2013-11-25 }}</ref>
* Ceylon Shipping Corporation Ltd and its Subsidiaries and Associates, headed by chairman, [[Vice Admiral]] [[Jayanath Colombage]]<ref>http://www.cscl.lk/management_3.htm</ref>
* Ceylon Shipping Corporation Ltd and its Subsidiaries and Associates, headed by chairman, [[Vice Admiral]] [[Jayanath Colombage]]<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cscl.lk/management_3.htm |title=::Ceylon Shipping Corporation LTD:: |accessdate=2013-12-21 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131224094533/http://www.cscl.lk/management_3.htm |archivedate=2013-12-24 }}</ref>
* Director General's Office of Merchant Shipping, headed by Director General, A W Seneviratne<ref>http://www.dgshipping.gov.lk/web/index.phpoption=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=77&lang=en</ref>
* Director General's Office of Merchant Shipping, headed by Director General, A W Seneviratne<ref>http://www.dgshipping.gov.lk/web/index.phpoption=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=77&lang=en{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


<ref>http://www.mohsl.gov.lk/web/index.phpoption=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=34&lang=en</ref>
<ref>http://www.mohsl.gov.lk/web/index.phpoption=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=34&lang=en{{dead link|date=February 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Minister of Ports and Highways]]
* [[Minister of Highways, Ports & Shipping|Minister of Ports and Highways]]
* [[Ministry of Finance and Planning (Sri Lanka)]]
* [[Ministry of Finance and Planning (Sri Lanka)]]
* [[Ministries of Sri Lanka]]
* [[Ministries of Sri Lanka]]
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==External links==
==External links==
* [http://www.priu.gov.lk/ Government of Sri Lanka]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150810070644/http://www.priu.gov.lk/ Government of Sri Lanka]
* [http://www.mohsl.gov.lk/ Ministry of Highways,Ports and Shipping]
* [http://www.mohsl.gov.lk/ Ministry of Highways,Ports and Shipping]
* [http://www.rda.gov.lk/ Road Development Authority]
* [http://www.rda.gov.lk/ Road Development Authority]
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[[Category:Government ministries of Sri Lanka|Ports and Highways]]
[[Category:1960 establishments in Ceylon]]
[[Category:Ports and Highways ministries|Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:Defunct government ministries of Sri Lanka|Highways, Ports and Shipping]]
[[Category:Defunct transport organisations based in Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:Ministries established in 1960]]
[[Category:Ministries established in 1960]]
[[Category:Shipping in Sri Lanka]]
[[Category:Shipping ministries|Sri Lanka]]

Latest revision as of 09:50, 25 November 2022

Ministry of Highways, Ports and Shipping
Agency overview
Formed1960
Preceding agencies
Dissolved18 January 2015
Superseding agency
JurisdictionDemocratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Minister responsible
Agency executive
Websitehttp://www.mohsl.gov.lk/

The Ministry of Highways, Ports and Shipping was a Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for the governance, implementation, creation and development of Ports including Colombo, Galle and Trincomalee ports, Highways including Southern expressway, Colombo Outer Circular expressway, Katunayake expressway and their transport services. It was reorganized as two separate ministries, the Ministry of Ports and Shipping and Ministry of Higher Education and Highways following the formation of the Sirisena cabinet in January 2015.

History[edit]

It was created in 1960, at the Second Dudley Senanayake cabinet as the Ministry of Nationalised Services, Shipping & Transport. It included most of the subjects of the current ministry. Then it was renamed as the Ministry of Commerce, Trade, Food & Shipping at the First Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet. The highways section was included in the Ministry of Irrigation, Power & Highways in both, Second Sirimavo Bandaranaike cabinet and Jayewardene cabinet. In the Jayewardene Cabinet, the shipping section was included in the Ministry of Shipping, Aviation & Tourism. In the Premadasa cabinet, the ports and shipping sections were included in the Ministry of Ports & Shipping and the Ministry of Trade & Shipping and the highways section was included in the Ministry of Transport & Highways. In the Kumaratunge cabinet (2000) the ports section was included in the Ministry of Ports Development & Development of the South, the highways section was included in the Ministry of Highways, the shipping section was included in the Ministry of Internal & International Trade Commerce, Muslim Religious Affairs & Shipping Development. The highways section and to some extent the shipping section was included in Ministry of Transport, Highways & Aviation of Ranil Wickramasinghe cabinet. The highways section was included in the Ministry of Highways & Road Development and the ports and shipping sections were included in the Ministry of Ports & Aviation in the First Mahinda Rajapaksha cabinet.

The name "Ministry of Highways, Ports and Shipping" was created in Second Mahinda Rajapaksha cabinet in 2010.

Officials[edit]

Current and past ministers[edit]

Parties

  Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United National Party   Sri Lanka Muslim Congress

Name Portrait Party Tenure Head(s) of Government Ministerial title
Montague Jayawickrama United National Party 23 March 1960 - 1960 July Dudley Senanayake Minister of Nationalised Services, Shipping & Transport
T. B. Ilangaratne Sri Lanka Freedom Party 23 July 1960 - 1965 Sirimavo Bandaranaike Minister of Commerce, Trade, Food & Shipping
Maithripala Senanayake Sri Lanka Freedom Party 31 May 1970 - 1977 Minister of Irrigation, Power & Highways
Gamini Dissanayake United National Party 23 July 1977 - 2 January 1989 Junius Richard Jayewardene
Wimala Kannangara United National Party 23 July 1977 - 2 January 1989 Minister of Shipping, Aviation & Tourism
Alick Aluvihare United National Party 14 March 1991 - 1 May 1993 Ranasinghe Premadasa Minister of Ports & Shipping
Rupasena Karunatilake United National Party
Abdul Razak Munsoor United National Party 18 February 1989 - May 1993 Minister of Trade & Shipping
Wijayapala Mendis United National Party 1989 - 1993 Minister of Transport & Highways
Ronnie de Mel Sri Lanka Freedom Party 18 October 2000 - 10 October 2001 Chandrika Kumaratunga Minister of Ports Development & Development of the South
A. H. M.Fowzie Sri Lanka Freedom Party Minister of Highways
Rauff Hakeem Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Minister of Internal & International Trade Commerce, Muslim Religious Affairs & Shipping Development
Gamini Athukorala United National Party 19 December 2001 - 31 December 2001 Minister of Transport, Highways & Aviation
United National Party 1 January 2002 - 7 February 2004
Mahinda Rajapaksa Mahinda Rajapaksa Sri Lanka Freedom Party 22 April 2004 - 19 November 2005 Minister of Highways
Jeyaraj Fernandopulle Sri Lanka Freedom Party 22 April 2004 - 6 April 2008 Mahinda Rajapaksa Minister of Highways & Road Development
Mangala Samaraweera Sri Lanka Freedom Party 22 April 2004 - 9 February 2007 Minister of Ports & Aviation Services
Mahinda Rajapaksa Mahinda Rajapaksa Sri Lanka Freedom Party 23 April 2010 – 9 January 2015 Minister of Highways, Ports & Shipping
Kabir Hashim United National Party 12 January 2015 – 22 November 2019 Maithripala Sirisena Minister of Highways and Investment Promotion

Duties and Functions[edit]

  • Formulation of policies programmes and projects in regard to the subjects of Ports, Highways and Expressways and all subjects that come under the purview of the ministry.
  • Direction of the implementation of such policies, programmes and projects within time lines agreed with the national planning authorities and within budgeted resources, with a view to achieving relevant objectives.
  • Provision of all public services that come under the purview of the Ministry in an efficient and people friendly manner.
  • Reforming of all systems and procedures to ensure the conduct of business in an efficient manner deploying modern management techniques and technology where applicable while eliminating corruption and waste
  • Provision and Maintenance in optimum condition of a high quality network of national highways and other principal road
  • Implementation of the Maga Neguma Rural Road Development Programme
  • Improvement of clear co-ordination process to cover all road project implementing agencies for an integration development and monitoring collection of road user charges in respect of National Policy
  • Formulation of Programmes and Projects based on National Policy in respect of Provincial and Local Authority roads and co-ordination and monitoring of such programs and projects
  • Road Development activities connected to Kottawa, Kaduwela and Kadawatha Township Development Project
  • Development and Administration of ports and harbours, light houses and beacons, oil installation other than those belong to Admiralty
  • Arbitration of disputes between shipping Service providers and users
  • Establish rules of competition for shipping Services
  • Assist and ensure consultation between shipping service providers and users
  • Receiving of Wrecks and Ocean salvages
  • Administration of Shipping Development Fund
  • Freight and shipping Services
  • Coastwise passenger traffic[2]

Departments[edit]

Departments, with their heads As of 2014:

[7]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ http://www.mohsl.gov.lk/web/index.phpoption=com_content&view=article&id=66&Itemid=76&lang=en[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ http://www.mohsl.gov.lk/web/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=34&lang=en
  3. ^ "Contacts of RDA Management". Archived from the original on 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
  4. ^ "Sri Lanka Port Authority". Archived from the original on 2013-11-25. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
  5. ^ "::Ceylon Shipping Corporation LTD::". Archived from the original on 2013-12-24. Retrieved 2013-12-21.
  6. ^ http://www.dgshipping.gov.lk/web/index.phpoption=com_content&view=article&id=50&Itemid=77&lang=en[permanent dead link]
  7. ^ http://www.mohsl.gov.lk/web/index.phpoption=com_content&view=article&id=46&Itemid=34&lang=en[permanent dead link]

External links[edit]

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