Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Food Security

The Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Food Security^[2] (Sinhala: වෙළඳ, වාණිජ හා ආහාර සුරක්ෂිතතා අමාත්‍යාංශය; Tamil: வர்த்தக, வாணிப மற்றும் உணவுப் பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சு) is the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for "Promotion of competitive and fair trade in the market while securing the interests of local manufacturer and consumer, promotion of co-operative services and contribution to the development of human resources in order to create a knowledge based economy."

Ministry of Trade, Commerce and Food Security

වෙළඳ, වාණිජ හා ආහාර සුරක්ෂිතතා අමාත්‍යාංශය வர்த்தக, வாணிப மற்றும் உணவுப் பாதுகாப்பு அமைச்சு
Ministry overview
Jurisdiction	Government of Sri Lanka
Annual budget	Rs 2.315 Billion
Minister responsible	Wasantha Samarasinghe[1], Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security
Website	www.trade.gov.lk

List of ministers

The Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

Parties

  Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United National Party   Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna   National People's Power

Name		Portrait	Party	Tenure	Designation
	A. Ratnayake		United National Party	1947-1952	Minister of Food and Cooperative Undertakings
	Felix Dias Bandaranaike		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1963-1965	Minister of Agriculture, Food and Co-operative Development
	S. K. K. Suriarachchi		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1970-1977	Minister of Food, Co-operatives and Small Industries
	Wijeyananda Dahanayake		United National Party	1986-1988	Minister of Co-operatives
	Lalith Athulathmudali		United National Party	18 February 1989 - 28 March 1990	Minister of Agriculture, Food and Co-operatives
	Johnston Fernando		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	23 April 2010 - 9 January 2015	Ministry of Co-operatives and Internal Trade
	Mangala Samaraweera		United National Party	9 January 2015 - 9 November 2018	Minister of Labour and Trade Union Relations
	Johnston Fernando		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	9 November 2018 - 11 January 2019	Minister of Trade, Consumer Affairs, Co-operative Development and Christian Religious Affairs
	Daya Gamage		United National Party	11 January 2019 - 22 November 2019	Minister of Labour, Trade Union Relations and Social Empowerment
	Chamal Rajapaksa		Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	22 November 2019 - 12 August 2020	Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security
	Bandula Gunawardena			12 August 2020 - 18 April 2022
	Shehan Semasinghe			18 April 2022 - 9 May 2022
	Nalin Fernando			9 May 2022 - 24 September 2024
	Harini Amarasuriya		National People's Power	24 September 2024 - 18 November 2024	Ministry of Co-operatives and Internal Trade
	Wasantha Samarasinghe			18 November 2024 - Present		[3]

See also

• Ministries of Sri Lanka