Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare

Ministry of Foreign Employment
Foreign Employment Division of Ministry of Telecommunication , Digital Infrastructure & Foreign Employment
Ministry of Foreign Employment
Ministry of Foreign Employment Promotion and Welfare
Government Ministry overview
Formed 22 November 2010 (2010-11-22)
Type Ministry
Jurisdiction Sri Lanka
Headquarters No.52/1/1, Asset Arcade Building, York Street, Colombo-01
Employees 55
Annual budget Rs .561,650 Billion
Minister responsible
Government Ministry executives
  • Wasantha Deshapriya, Secretary
  • M.I.Ameer, 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

The Ministry of Foreign Employment 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]

List of ministers

Minister of Foreign Employment of Sri Lanka
Ministry of Foreign Employment
Appointer The President with advice of Prime Minister
Formation 22 November 2010
Website Ministry of Foreign Employment

The Minister of Foreign Employment is an appointment in the Cabinet of Sri Lanka.

Parties

  Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United National Party

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 – Present Maithripala Sirisena

See also

References

  1. ↑ "About us". Ministry of Foreign Employment. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
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