Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare

The State Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotions and Market Diversification is a ministry in the Government of Sri Lanka responsible “for converting the entire labour migration sector into a demand driven process and make it highly competitive by introducing required structural changes together with necessary promotional and welfare activities to meet the international market challenges considering the importance of its contribution to the national economy.”^[1]

State Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotions and Market Diversification

Government Ministry overview
Formed	1 January 2005; 20 years ago (2005-01-01)
Type	Ministry
Jurisdiction	Sri Lanka
Headquarters	No. 34, Narahenpita Road, Nawala.
Employees	987
Annual budget	Rs .561,650 Billion
Minister responsible	Piyankara Jayaratne
Government Ministry executives	Suntharam Arumainayaham, Secretary Pradeep Saputhanthri, Additional Secretary
Parent Government Ministry	Sri Lanka Government
Child agencies	Sri Lanka Bureau of Foreign Employment Sri Lanka Foreign Employment Agency
Website	mfe.gov.lk

List of ministers

State Minister of Foreign Employment Promotions and Market Diversification of Sri Lanka
Incumbent Piyankara Jayaratne
Appointer	The president on advice of the prime minister
Formation	1 January 2005
Website	State Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotions and Market Diversification

The state minister of foreign employment promotions and market diversification is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

Parties

Sri Lanka Freedom Party

United National Party

Sri Lanka Podu Jana Peramuna

Name			Portrait	Party	Tenure		President
		Dilan Perera		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	22 November 2010 – 9 January 2015			Mahinda Rajapaksa
		Thalatha Atukorale		United National Party	12 January 2015 – 25 February 2018			Maithripala Sirisena
		Harin Fernando		United National Party	25 February 2018 – 1 November 2019			Maithripala Sirisena
		Dinesh Gunawardene		Sri Lanka Podu Jana Peramuna	1 November 2019 - 20 August 2020			Gotabaya Rajapaksha
		Piyankara Jayaratne		Sri Lanaka Podujana Peramuna	20 August 2020 – Present			Gotabaya Rajapaksha

See also

• List of ministries of Sri Lanka