Minister of Justice (Sri Lanka)

Minister of Justice, Public Administration, Provincial Councils, Local Government and Labour of Sri Lanka
since 24 September 2024
Minister of Justice, Public Administration, Provincial Councils, Local Government and Labour
NominatorThe Prime Minister of Sri Lanka
AppointerThe President of Sri Lanka
Formation26 September 1947
Websitewww.moj.gov.lk

The Minister Justice, Public Administration, Provincial Councils, Local Government and Labour is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

The constitution defines that it is mandatory for a minister of the cabinet to be styled as the Minister of Justice. From 1947 to 1970, per section 48 of the constitution, the Minister of Justice was one of two Ministers appointed from the Senate of Ceylon, as such appointments have been held by Advocates.[1] It succeeded the office of Legal Secretary of Ceylon which existed from 1932 to 1947.

  1. ^ fergusons-ceylon-directory (PDF). historyofceylontea.lk. Retrieved 10 July 2020.