- Minister of Foreign Affairs (Sri Lanka)
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The Minister of Foreign Affairs is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. The post was created in 1978 when the former Ministry of External Affairs and Defence was separated into two ministries. Prior to that the post of Minister of External Affairs and Defence was held by the Prime Minister since 1947, with a Parliamentary Secretary for Defence and External Affairs who was an elected parliamentarian and was the de-facto foreign minister.
List of Ministers of Foreign Affairs
Minister Term Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed 1978 - 1989 Ranjan Wijeratne 1989 - 1991 Harold Herath 1991 - 1993 Abdul Cader Shahul Hameed 1993 - 1994 Lakshman Kadirgamar 1994 - 2001 Tyronne Fernando 2001 - 2004 Lakshman Kadirgamar 2004 - 2005 Anura Bandaranaike 2005 - 2005 Mangala Samaraweera, MP 2005 – 2007 Rohitha Bogollagama 2007 - April 2010 Prof. G. L. Peiris, MP 23 April 2010 – present See also
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Categories:- Foreign Ministers of Sri Lanka
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