Formation 26 September 1947 | Website www.treasury.gov.lk | |
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Appointer The President with advice of Prime Minister Inaugural holder Junius Richard Jayewardene | ||
The Minister of Finance is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka. The post was created in 1947 with the Ceylon gaining independence and establishing self governess. The post has always been held by a senior member of the ruling party and in the recent years by the President with a deputy minister. The post has been known as Minister of Finance & Planning, when the portfolio includes national planning.
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Minister of Finance (Sri Lanka) Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA