Ministry of Youth Affairs and Skills Development

Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Sri Lanka
Employees	2,882
Annual budget	Rs 11.220,108 Billion
Minister responsible	Sunil Kumara Gamage[1]
Website	youthskillsmin.gov.lk

The Ministry of Youth Affairs and Skills Development is the Sri Lankan government ministry responsible “to build up a young generation capable of actively participating in national development endowed with skills and personality.”

The Minister of Youth Affairs and Skills Development 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	President
	Pavithra Devi Wanniarachchi		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	28 January 2007 - 23 April 2010		Mahinda Rajapaksa
	Dullas Alahapperuma		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	23 April 2010 - 12 January 2015
	Niroshan Perera		United National Party	12 January 2015 - 17 August 2015		Maithripala Sirisena
	Sagala Ratnayaka			1 May 2018 - 26 October 2018
	Maithripala Sirisena		Sri Lanka Freedom Party	1 November 2018 - 20 December 2018
	Ranil Wickremesinghe		United National Party	20 December 2018 - 18 March 2019
	Dullas Alahapperuma		Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	22 November 2019 - 12 August 2020		Gotabaya Rajapaksa
	Namal Rajapaksa			12 August 2020 - 18 April 2022
	Thenuka Vidanagamage			18 April 2022 - 23 May 2022
	Roshan Ranasinghe			23 May 2022 - 27 November 2023
	Harin Fernando		United National Party	27 November 2023 - 9 August 2024		Ranil Wickremesinghe
	Harini Amarasuriya		National People's Power	24 September 2024 - 18 November 2024		Anura Kumara Dissanayake
	Sunil Kumara Gamage			18 November 2024 - Present			[2]

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