Ministry of National Languages and Social Integration

The Ministry of National Co-existence Dialogue and Official Languages (formerly the Ministry of National Languages and Social Integration) (Sinhala: ජාතික සහජීවනය, සංවාද හා රාජ්‍ය භාෂා අමාත්‍යාංශය Jāthika Sahajeewanaya, Sangwāda hā Rājya Bhāsha Amathyanshaya; Tamil: தேசிய சகவாழ்வு, கலந்துரையாடல் மற்றும் அரசகரும மொழிகள் அமைச்சு) is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible for formulating and implementing policy for communal coexistence by way of official and national languages and creating a national dialogue.^[1]

Ministry of National Co-existence Dialogue and Official Languages

ජාතික සහජීවනය, සංවාද හා රාජ්‍ය භාෂා අමාත්‍යාංශය தேசிய சகவாழ்வு, கலந்துரையாடல் மற்றும் அரசகரும மொழிகள் அமைச்சு
Ministry overview
Jurisdiction	Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Headquarters	40 Buthgamuwa road, Rajagiriya 6.909775°N 79.899831°E / 6.909775; 79.899831
Minister responsible	Mano Ganesan, Minister of National Co-existence Dialogue and Official Languages
Ministry executive	W.M.P.G. Wickramasinghe, Ministry Secretary
Child agencies	Department of Official Languages Official Languages Commission National Institute of Language Education and Training National Secretariat for Non-Governmental Organizations
Website	www.mncdol.gov.lk

List of ministers

Minister of National Co-existence Dialogue and Official Languages
Incumbent Mano Ganesan since 4 September 2015
Nominator	Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
Appointer	President of Sri Lanka
Website	www.mncdol.gov.lk

Parties

  Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United National Party   Democratic Left Front   Democratic People's Front

Name		Portrait	Party	Tenure	President		Ministerial title
	Vasudeva Nanayakkara		Democratic Left Front	22 November 2010 – 12 January 2015		Mahinda Rajapaksa	Minister of National Languages and Social Integration
	Mano Ganesan		Democratic People's Front	4 September 2015 – present		Maithripala Sirisena	Minister of National Co-existence Dialogue and Official Languages

See also

• Culture of Sri Lanka
• Demographics of Sri Lanka
• Languages of Sri Lanka
• List of ministries of Sri Lanka